Designation:D5069/D5069M−13(Reapproved2019)StandardPracticeforPreparationofPaint-RollerCoversforEvaluationofArchitecturalCoatings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5069/D5069M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthepreparationorbreaking-inofpaint-rollercoversforevaluation.1.2Thispracticeisapplicabletopaint-rollercovershavingnaplengthsupto13mm[1⁄2in.].Longerpilerollerscanbeadapted.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotnecessarilyexactequivalents;therefore,toensureconformancewiththestandard,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother,andvaluesfromthetwosystemsshallnotbecombined.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D3924SpecificationforStandardEnvironmentforCondi-tioningandTestingPaint,Varnish,Lacquer,andRelatedMaterials(Withdrawn2016)33.SummaryofPractice3.1Usingthepaintchosenfortheevaluation,thepaint-rollercovertobetestedisrepeatedlyandgenerouslyloadedwithpaintandpaintedoutoverthesameareauntilitissaturatedwithpaint,thatis,thepaint-rollercovercannotpickupanymorepaint,norapplyanymorepainttotheareabeingusedforbreak-in.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Untilapaint-rollercoverissaturatedwithpaint,onlypartofthe...
