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The tests we perform fall into two basic categories:
 Tests to check Liquid paint (that is prior to application)
Tests of coatings (on the substrate)
Tests of liquid paints
List of properties to be tested prior to application:
Test
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Standard
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Homogeneity
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MSZ 9650-13:1977
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Amount and solidity of sediment
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MSZ 9650-14:1988
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Skin
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MSZ 9650-17:1977
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Colour comparison (visual)
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MSZ EN ISO 3668:2001
MSZ 9650-10:1976
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Dilutability
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MSZ 9650-7:1988
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Pot-life
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MSZ EN ISO 9514:2000
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Levelling
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MSZ 9650-18:1979
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Sagging
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MSZ 9650-23:1978
MSZ EN ISO 16862:2006
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Flow time
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MSZ EN ISO 2431:2001
DIN 53211:1987
(withdraw standard)
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Viscosity with rotational viscometer
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MSZ EN ISO 3219:2000
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Viscosity with Brookfield viscometer
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ASTM D 2196:1999
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Thixotropy
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MSZ 9650-16:1975
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Hiding power, spreading rate
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MSZ 9650-22:1989
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Hiding power (contrast ratio)
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ISO 6504-3:2007
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Heat-resistance
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MSZ EN ISO 3248:2000
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Density
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MSZ ISO 2811-1:2001
ASTM D-1475:1990
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Volatile and non-volatile content
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MSZ EN ISO3251:2003
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Fineness of grind
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MSZ EN ISO 1524:2002
ASTM D 1210:1979
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Flash point to Abel-Pensky
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MSZ9650-26:1982
(withdraw standard)
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Pigment/resin ratio
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MSZ 9650-8:1983 (withdraw standard)
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Pigment content
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MSZ EN ISO 14680-1:2006
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Shelf-life
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MSZ 13910:1973
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Drying time to Bandow-Wolff
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DIN 53150:1971
(modification: 2002)
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Stackability
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MSZ EN ISO 4622:2000
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Overcoatability
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MSZ 9650-24:1979
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Wet thickness
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ASTM D 1212:1991
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Volatile organic compounds (VOC) Part 1.: Differential method
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MSZ EN ISO 11890-1:2001
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Qualitative and quantitative determination of solvents by gas chromato-graphy, (in paint and thinner)
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QM-3:2004
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Freeze-thaw resistance
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Own method
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pH
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