AS 3730.0-1991

1 - AS 3730.0-1991 GUIDE TO THE PROPERTIES OF PAINTS FOR BUILDINGS - GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE SPECIFICATION, PURCHASING AND TES
4 - PREFACE
4 - CONTENTS
5 - 1 SCOPE
5 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
5 - 3 DIFFICULTIES IN SPECIFICATION
5 - 4 THE SPECIFICATIONOF ‘VOLUME SOLIDS’
5 - 5 THE SPECIFICATION OF COLOUR
6 - 6 PURCHASING GUIDELINES
6 - 6.1 General
6 - 6.2 Packaging and identification
6 - 6.3 Supplementary information to be supplied with the enquiry or order
6 - 7 NOTES ON PAINT TESTING
8 - APPENDIX A - LIST OF REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
9 - APPENDIX B - GUIDE TO THE CONDUCT AND INTERPRETATION OF VISUAL COLOUR MATCH TESTING
9 - B1 SCOPE
9 - B2 PRIMARY CONSIDERATIONS
9 - B3 PERSONS CONDUCTING THE ASSESSMENT
9 - B4 REFERENCE SAMPLE
9 - B5 TEST SAMPLE
10 - B6 VIEWING ENVIRONMENT
10 - B6.1 Field testing
10 - B6.2 Laboratory testing
10 - B7 THE LEVEL OF COLOUR MATCH
10 - B8 SUGGESTIONS FOR ACCEPTABLE COLOUR MATCHING USING TABLE B1

Provides general information on the specification of paints and gives a guide to the features and typical properties of paints for buildings.

This Standard presents information generally applicable to the specification of paints intended for decorative, and to a lesser extent, protective purposes on domestic, public and commercial buildings. It refers to the difficulties involved in setting specifications for paints that are intended for a wide range of uses.

First published as AS 3730.0-1991.