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  • BS 3900:GENINTRO(1969) : LATEST

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    METHODS OF TEST FOR PAINTS - GENERAL INTRODUCTION

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    Superseded date:  23-07-2013

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    Published date:  23-11-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    BS 3900-A17:1986 Methods of test for paints. Tests on liquid paints (excluding chemical tests) Coating of test panels at a specified spreading rate
    BS 3900-D4:1974 Methods of test for paints. Optical tests on paint films Comparison of contrast ratio (hiding power) of paints of the same type and colour
    BS 3900-F13:1986 Methods of tests for paints; filiform corrosion test on steel
    BS 3900-B5:1986 Methods of test for paints. Tests involving chemical examination of liquid paints and dried paint films Preparation of acid extracts from liquid paints or coating powders
    BS 3900-F12:1985 Methods of test for paint. Durability tests on paint films Determination of resistance to neutral salt spray
    BS 3900-B10:1986 Methods of test for paints. Tests involving chemical examination of liquid paints and dried paint films Determination of hexavalent chromium content of solid matter
    BS 3900-F9(1982) : AMD 8611 METHODS OF TEST FOR PAINTS - DURABILITY TESTS ON PAINT FILMS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO HUMIDITY (CONTINUOUS CONDENSATION)
    BS 3900-A16:1986 Methods of test for paints. Tests on liquid paints (excluding chemical tests) Determination of natural spreading rate by brush application
    BS 3900-B15:1987 Methods of test for paints Rapid method for estimation of lead in liquid paints
    BS 3900-B11:1986 Methods of test for paints. Tests involving chemical examination of liquid paints and dried paint films Determination of total chromium content of liquid matter
    BS 3900-H2:1983 Methods of test for paints. Evaluation of paint and varnish defects Designation of degree of blistering
    BS 3900-F8:1976 Methods of test for paint. Durability tests on paint films Determination of resistance to humid atmospheres containing sulphur dioxide
    BS 3900-A5:1968 Methods of test for paints Large scale brushing test
    BS 3900-F11:1985 Methods of test for paint. Durability tests on paint films Determination of resistance to cathodic disbonding of coatings for use on land-based buried structures
    BS 3900-F6:1976 Methods of test for paint. Durability tests on paint films Notes for guidance on the conduct of natural weathering test
    BS 3900-B4:1986 Methods of test for paints. Tests involving chemical examination of liquid paints and dried paint films Determination of total lead in paints and similar materials
    BS 3900-E3:1973 Methods of test for paints Impact (falling weight) resistance
    BS 3900-H1:1983 Methods of test for paints. Evaluation of paint and varnish defects Designation of intensity, quantity and size of common types of defect: general principles and rating schemes
    BS 3900-H3:1983 Methods of test for paints. Evaluation of paint and varnish defects Designation of degree of rusting
    BS 3900-D10:1986 Methods of test for paints Determination of colour and colour difference: calculation
    BS 3900-C2:1971 Methods of test for paints. Tests associated with paint film formation Surface-drying test (ballotini method)
    BS 3900-B12:1986 Methods of test for paints. Tests involving chemical examination of liquid paints and dried paint films Determination of \'soluble\' mercury content
    BS 3900-G7:1976 Methods of test for paints. Environmental tests on paint films (including tests for resistance to corrosion and chemicals) Determination of the effect of heat
    BS 3900-D7(1983) : 1983 AMD 16876 METHODS OF TEST FOR PAINTS - OPTICAL TESTS ON PAINT FILMS - DETERMINATION OF HIDING POWER OF WHITE AND LIGHT-COLOURED PAINTS BY THE KUBELKA-MUNK METHOD
    BS 3900-E6:1974 Methods of test for paints Cross-cut test
    BS 3900-B8:1986 Methods of test for paints. Tests involving chemical examination of liquid paints and dried paint films Determination of \'soluble\' barium content
    BS 3900-B7:1986 Methods of test for paints. Tests involving chemical examination of liquid paints and dried paint films Determination of \'soluble\' antimony content
    BS 3900-J4:1987 Methods of test for paints. Testing of coating powders Determination of the storage stability of coating powders
    BS EN ISO 4623:1995 Paints and varnishes. Filiform corrosion test on steel
    BS 3900-B3:1983 Methods of test for paints. Tests involving chemical examination of liquid paints and dried paint films Determination of \'soluble\' lead in the solid matter in liquid paints: method for use in conjunction with The Control of Lead at Work Regulations, 1980 (S.I. 1980 No. 1248)
    BS 3900-E5:1973 Methods of test for paints Pendulum damping test
    BS 3900-H4:1983 Methods of test for paints. Evaluation of paint and varnish defects Designation of degree of cracking
    BS 3900-H5:1983 Methods of test for paints. Evaluation of paint and varnish defects Designation of degree of flaking
    BS 3900-E8:1974 Methods of test for paints Resistance to impact (pendulum test)
    BS 3900-B6:1986 Methods of test for paints. Tests involving chemical examination of liquid paints and dried paint films Determination of \'soluble\' lead content
    BS 3900-C3:1971 Methods of test for paints Hard-drying time
    BS 3900-A1:1970 Methods of test for paints. Tests on liquid paints (excluding chemical tests) Sampling
    BS 3900-E9(1976) : 1976 AMD 10176 METHODS OF TEST FOR PAINTS - MECHANICAL TESTS ON PAINT FILMS - BUCHHOLZ INDENTATION TEST
    BS 3900-C1:1965 Methods of test for paints. Tests associated with paint film formation Wet edge time
    BS 3900-A7:1968 Methods of test for paints. Tests on liquid paints (excluding chemical tests) Determination of the viscosity of paint at a high rate of shear
    BS 3900-D9:1986 Methods of test for paints. Optical tests on paint films Determination of colour and colour difference: measurement
    BS 3900-F10:1985 Methods of test for paints Determination of resistance to cathodic disbonding of coatings for use in marine environments
    BS EN ISO 6270:1995 Paints and varnishes. Determination of resistance to humidity (continuous condensation)
    BS 3900-J5:1988 Methods of test for paints Determination of loss of mass on heating coating powders
    BS 3900-A11:1974 Methods of test for paints. Tests on liquid paints (excluding chemical tests) Small scale test for combustibility
    BS 3900-B9:1986 Methods of test for paints. Tests involving chemical examination of liquid paints and dried paint films Determination of \'soluble\' cadmium content
    BS 3900-E7:1974 Methods of test for paints Resistance to impact (falling ball test)
    BS 3900-F3:1971 Methods of test for paint. Durability tests on paint films Resistance to artificial weathering (enclosed carbon arc)
    BS 3900-J1:1987 Methods of test for paints Sampling of coating powders
    BS 3900-C9:1982 Methods of test for paints. Tests associated with paint film formation Methods for evaluation of the compatibility of a product with a surface to be painted
    BS 3900-F4:1968 Methods of test for paints Resistance to continuous salt spray
    BS 3900-G5:1976 Methods of test for paints. Environmental tests on paint films (including tests for resistance to corrosion and chemicals) Determination of resistance to liquids
    BS 3900-E2:1970 Methods of test for paints. Methods of test for paints Scratch test
    BS 3900-E1:1970 Methods of test for paints Bend test (cylindrical mandrel)
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