ASTM_D_4707_-_09_2013.pdf

Designation:D470709(Reapproved 2013)Standard Test Method forMeasuring Paint Spatter Resistance During RollerApplication1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4707;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers the determination of the ten-dency of a paint to spatter when applied with a paint roller toa substrate.1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D3924 Specification for Environment for Conditioning andTesting Paint,Varnish,Lacquer,and Related MaterialsD3925 Practice for Sampling Liquid Paints and RelatedPigmented Coatings2.2 Other Document:Pictorial Standards of Paint Roller Spatter33.Summary of Test Method3.1 The test paint is applied to a black plastic panel bydraw-down.The coated plastic panel is immediately mountedon an essentially vertical surface above a sheet of paper used tocatch any spatter.A specially designed notched spool roller(see 5.1)is rolled through the film following a definedprocedure,tending to generate spatter.Any spatter falls uponthe spatter catch paper and,after drying,is rated against thepictorial standards.4.Significance and Use4.1 Paint spatter generated by roller application is depen-dent on the properties of both the paint being applied and thepaint roller cover used for the application.To eliminate theinfluence of the paint roller cover as a variable,and thus restrictthe spatter-inducing variable to the paint under test only,thepaint roller cover is replaced by a standard notched spool rollerto generate spatter by a mechanism that simulates that of apaint-applying roller cover.4.2 Although most of the development work to establish thistest method was undertaken using latex paints,sufficient workwas also done to show its applicability to solvent-reduciblepaints.4.3 Tests during the development of this test methodshowed that the spattering properties of paints,like otherphysical properties,may in time change.Therefore,the resultsof this test are valid only for the time when the test is run.5.Apparatus5.1 Notched Spool Test Roller(Fig.1).4,55.2 Glass Plateat least 230 by 485 mm(9 by 19 in.)by 6mm(0.25 in.)thick.5.3 U-shaped Film Caster,6,5having a 175-m(7-mil)clear-ance by 135 mm(5.25 in.)wide.5.4 Metronome,adjusted to 80 beats per min.6.Materials6.1 Black Plastic Panels,7,5165 by 430 mm(6.5 by 17 in.).6.2 Flannel Cloth.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paintand Related Coatings,Materials,and Applications and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D01.42 on Architectural Coatings.Current edition approved July 1,2013.Published July 2013.Originally approvedin 1987.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as D4707 09.DOI:10.1520/D4707-09R13.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Copies of the pictorial photographic reference standards are contained inPictorial Standards of Coatings Defects and may be obtained from the Federationof Societies For Coatings Technology,492 Norristown Rd.,Blue Bell,PA 19422.4The sole source of supply for the notched spool test roller known to thecommittee at this time is Precision Gage and Tool Co.,28 Volkenand Ave.,Dayton,OH 45410.5If you are aware of alternative suppliers,please provide this information toASTM International Headquarters.Your comments will receive careful consider-ation at a meeting of the responsible technical committee,1which you may attend.6The sole source of supply for the Dow film caster known to the committee atthis time is BYKGardner,Inc.,Gardner Laboratory,2435 Linden Lane,SilverSpring,MD 20910.7The sole source of supply for the dull black plastic panels,Leneta P-121-10N,612by 17 in.by 10 mil(production tolerance 61 mil)(165 by 430 by 250 m)insize known to the committee at this time is Leneta Company,15 Whitney Rd.,Mahwah,NJ 07430.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 6.3 Masking Tape,25 mm(1 in.)wide.6.4 Spatter Catch Paper,minimum size 190 by 240 mm(7.5by 9.5 in.).This paper can be any convenient paper to whichthe spatter droplets will adhere and of a color to contrast thatof the paint under test.7.Sampling and Conditioning7.1 Sample the material in accordance with Practice D3925.7.2 Prior to testing,the samples shall be conditioned inaccordance with the