BS 6952-1:1988

Foreword
Committees responsible
Guide
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
Section two. Terminology of exterior wood coatings
                and the factors which influence
                performance
3 Introduction
4 Substrate coating interactions
5 Classification and description of exterior wood
   coatings
6 End use
Section three. Classification and selection
7 Frameword for selection
Appendices
A Appearance
B Exposure conditions for exterior woodwork
C End use
D Substrate condition
Tables
1 Typical properties of exterior wood coating systems
2 Manufacturer's product information guide
3 Guide to the relationship of some existing product
   descriptions to the appearance classification terms
4 End use categories

Gives guidance to the user on the selection of wood coating systems for external use which meet their end use requirements in terms of appearance and performance. Describes a nomenclature and framework that the user can describe the appearance and the manufacturer can confirm has the desired appearance and is recommended for the proposed use and can identify any operational or other constraints. Identifies the significance of key properties which have an important bearing on performance but does not set performance criteria.