EN ISO 3678:1995

Foreword
0 Introduction
1 Scope And Field Of Application
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Apparatus And Materials
5 Sampling
6 Test Panels
7 Procedure
8 Test Report
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Assessing by means of a simple method, the resistance of a coating film to imprinting by a nylon gauze under a specified force applied for a specified time. The method may be carried out either as test by determining whether the print-free state has been reached after a specified period of drying or, in the case od stoving coatings, after stoving and ageing under specified conditions, or by repeating the print-free test at suitable intervals.