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ItTb Designation:D 4540-92 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1916 RaceSt Philadelphia,Pa 19103 Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards.Copyright ASTM If not listed in the current combined index,will appear in the next edaion.Standard Guide for Testing Interior Latex Semigloss and Gloss Paints This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4540:the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superscript epsilon(0 indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope 1.1 This guide covers the selection and use of procedures for testing latex semigloss or gloss paints intended for use on interior walls or trim.The test methods included are listed in Tables 1 and 2.1.2 The latex semigloss and gloss paints covered by this guide are intended for application by brushing,rolling,spraying,or other means,on plaster,masonry surfaces,wood,wallboard,previously painted surfaces and other interior architectural surfaces,1.3 This standard does not purport to address all o f the sg/ely problems,if any,associated with its irse.it is the responsibility o f the user o f Ihis standard to establish appro-priare safity and health practices and determine the applica-bility o f regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards:D 16 Terminology Relating to Paint,Varnish,Lacquer,D 185 Test Methods for Coarse Particles in Pigments,D 344 Test Method for Relative Hiding Power of Paints D522 Test Methods for MandreI Bend Test of Attached D 523 Test Method for Specular Gloss3 D562 Test Method for Consistency of Paints Using the D869 Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Settling of D 1210 Test Method for Fineness of Dispersion of Pig-D 1475 Test Method for Density of Paint,Varnish,Lac-D 1640 Test Methods for Drying,Curing,or Film Forma-D 1729 Practice for Visual Evaluation of Color Differ-D 1736 Test Method for Emorescence of Interior Wall D 1849 Test Method for Package Stability of Paint3 and Related Products2 Pastes,and Paints3 by the Visual Evaluation of Brushouts3 Organic Coatings3 Stormer Viscometer3 Paint3 ment-Vehicle Systems3 quer,and Related Products3 tion of Organic Coatings at Room Temperature3 ences of Opaque Materials4 Paints3 I This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-l on Paint and Rclated Coatings.Materials and Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcomniittee D01.42 on Architectural Finishes.Currcnt edition approved May 15,1992.Published July 1992.Originally publislicd as D 4540-85.Last previous edition D 4540-9 I.hiiiiu/Uuk uf ASTM Siutidards,Vols 06.01,06.02,and 06.03.Ititiiiu/Buuk ofASTM Slandards,Vol 06.01.h i i i d Buok uf ASTM Siundurds,Vol 14.02.D 2196 Test Methods for Rheological Properties of Non-Newtonian Materials by Rotational(Brookfield)Vis-cometer3 D2243 Test Method for Freeze-Thaw Resistance of Wa-ter-Borne Paints3 D 2244 Test Method for Calculation of Color Differences from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates3 D 2369 Test Method for Volatile Content of Coatings3 D2486 Test Method for Scrub Resistance of Interior Latex Flat Wail Paints3 D 2574 Test Method for Resistance of Emulsion Paints in the Container to Attack by Microorganisms3 D2805 Test Method for Hiding Power of Paints by Reflectometry3 D 283 1 Test Method for Evaluating the Ability of a Latex Paint to Resist Emorescence from the Substrate3 D 3258 Test Method for Porosity of Paint Films3 D3450 Test Method for Washability Properties of Inte-rior Architectural Coatings3 D 3793 Test Method for Low-Temperature Coalescence of Latex Paint Films3 D 3925 Practice for Sampling Liquid Paints and Related Pigmented Coatings3 D3928 Test Method for Evaluation of Gloss or Sheen Uniformity3 D 3960 Practice for Determining Volatile Organic Com-pound(VOC)Content of Paints and Related Coatings3 D4062 Test Method for Leveling of Paints by Draw Down Method3 D 42 13 Test Method for Wet Abrasion Resistance of Interior Paints3 D4287 Test Method for High-Shear Viscosity Using the ICI Cone/Plate Viscometer3 D 4400 Test Methods for Sag Resistance of Paints Using a Multinotch Applicator3 D 4707 Test Method for Measurement of Paint Spatter Resistance to Roller Application3 D 4958 Test Method for Comparison of the Brush Drag of Latex Paints3 E 70 Test Method for pH of Aqueous Solutions with the Glass Electrode5 E 105 Practice for Probability Sampling of Materials4 2.2 US.Federal Test Methods Standard No.141:6 21 12 Application by Roller 2 13 1 Application of Sprayed Films 2 14 1 Application of Brushed Films 30 1 1 Condition in Container Antiiial Buok ufASTM Batidards,Vol 15.05.Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,Bldg.4 Section D,700 Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 191 11-5094.1 NOTICE:This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or discontinued.Contact ASTM International(www.as