Designation:D4941−06(Reapproved2021)StandardPracticeforPreparingDrawdownsofArtists’PastePaints1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4941;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoverstheproductionofuniformfilmsofartists’tubepaintsandothernonflowingpigmentedpaintsusingpaintapplicatorsdesignedforlessviscouspaints.1.2Informationonhowtoachieveopaquespecimensfromthesepaintsisincluded.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D16TerminologyforPaint,RelatedCoatings,Materials,andApplicationsD4838TestMethodforDeterminingtheRelativeTintingStrengthofChromaticPaintsE1164PracticeforObtainingSpectrometricDataforObject-ColorEvaluation3.Terminology3.1Definitions—SeeTerminologyD16fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthispractice.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1drawdown,n—alayerofpaintdepositedonasubstratebyuseofadrawdownbarfortheevaluationofpaintcharac-teristics.3.2.2drawdownbar,n—ametalapplicatorwithaspecifiedgapdesignedtodepositawetpaintfilmuniformlyonaspecifiedtestpanel(forexample,anopacitychart)orothersubstrate.4.SummaryofPractice4.1Thepaintisspreadovertheareaofthetestpaneltobecoveredbythe...
