AS/NZS 2311:2000

Provides guidelines on products and procedures for the painting of buildings for domestic, commercial and industrial use. Discusses different material surfaces, paint products, the preparation of unpainted and prepainted surfaces and gives recommendations for painting systems for new and maintenance work. Includes recommendations for some specialized service applications, guidelines on the preparation of a paint system specification and discusses inspection and testing protocols.

This Standard provides a guide to products and procedures for the painting of buildings for general domestic, commercial and industrial use.The Standard does not include specific recommendations for the long-term protection of iron or steel exposed directly to the atmosphere or to internal climates likely to have aggressive environments which are dealt with in AS/NZS 2312.

First published in Australia as AS 2311-1979.
Second edition 1983.
Third edition 1992.
NZS 7703 first published in New Zealand in 1985.
AS 2311-1992 and NZS 7703:1985 jointly revised, amalgamated and redesignated as AS/NZS 2311:2000.