Testing Key ASTM Standards for Coatings The ASTM test methods coating specs cite most — D4541, D3359, D4417, D7091, D5162, B117 and more — and how to use them correctly. 4 min read
Testing The Coating Inspection Checklist A practical coating inspection checklist: pre-job review, surface prep, environmental checks, application, DFT, holidays, cure and documentation 4 min read
Testing Adhesion Testing (Pull-Off & Cross-Cut) Pull-off and cross-cut adhesion testing explained: ASTM D4541, D7234, D3359, ISO 4624 and ISO 2409, failure modes and acceptance criteria 6 min read
Testing Coating Inspector Certification Coating inspector certification explained: AMPP (legacy NACE CIP and SSPC), FROSIO, ICorr and other schemes, levels, requirements and choosing a… 5 min read
Business Coating Quality Control Plans Coating QC plans explained: QC vs QA, inspection and test plans, hold points, test methods and frequencies, nonconformance handling and… 4 min read
Testing Wet Film Thickness Measurement How to measure wet film thickness with notch and wheel gauges, convert WFT to DFT with volume solids and thinner,… 5 min read
Testing Environmental Monitoring Instruments Environmental monitoring instruments for coating work: sling psychrometers, digital hygrometers, surface thermometers, dew point meters and data loggers 4 min read
Testing Testing Coating Cure How to test coating cure: dry-time stages, solvent rub tests (ASTM D5402, D4752), pencil, Shore and Barcol hardness, and lab… 5 min read
Testing Daily Coating Inspection Reports What to record in a daily coating inspection report, from dew point and batch numbers to DFT and nonconformances, and… 4 min read
Testing Gloss & Color Measurement Gloss and color measurement explained: 20°, 60° and 85° gloss, ASTM D523, CIELAB, ΔE color difference, metamerism and practical tolerances 5 min read
Testing Dry Film Thickness (DFT) Measurement How to measure dry film thickness: gauge types, calibration, SSPC-PA 2 and ISO 19840 sampling and acceptance rules, and wet-to-dry… 5 min read
