CEN/TS 16499:2013

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Apparatus
6 Sampling
7 Test panels - substrate - test specimens
8 Application to the test specimens
9 Drying time
10 Preparation of test strips and specimen
11 Conditioning of test strips
12 Application of load
13 Evaluation
14 Precision
15 Test report
Annex A (normative) - Necessary additional information
Annex B (informative) - Suggested form for specifying
        application parameters
Bibliography

This Technical Specification specifies a test method for determining, under standard conditions, whether a single-coat film or a multi-coat system of paints and varnishes on wood after a specified drying period is sufficiently dry to avoid damage when two painted surfaces or one painted surface and another surface are placed in contact under pressure and subsequently separated. The method is intended to simulate the conditions when painted articles come into contact which each other. In comparison to EN ISO 9117 2, the conditioning and parameters which influences the behaviour of wood coatings are more specific.NOTEIn some countries, the test is called a “block or blocking resistance” test.