1 thou. = 25.

4 um

BS 7079 Preparation of Steel Substrate before application of paints & related Products.

High Pressure Water Blasting Up to 3000psi

High Pressure water plus abrasive injection 20000psi

Low pressure water blasting 100psi

Test for Soluble Iron Salts Potassium Ferricyanide (Potassium Heaxa Cyanoferrate)

Test for Soluble Chlorides Silver Nitrate Test

Test for Millscale Copper Sulphate

Test for Dust Cello-tape

Test for Moisture Sprinkle with Talc or Powder

Long oil Paint More than 60% oil to resin

Medium oil Paint Between 45-60% oil to resin

Short Oil Paint Less than 45% oil to resin

Pigment Particle Size - 1/10 um

Density = Weight / Volume

Relative density or Specific Gravity = density of x / Density of water

Viscosity of water one centi-poise

Dynamic Viscosity Measurements Rotothinner

Kinetic Viscosity Measurements - Kerbs Stormer Viscometer

BS 3900 - Method of Test for Liquid Paint

Flash Point Determination Closed Abel Cup

Density Determination - Density Cup (Capacity 100cc)

Dgree of dispersion of Paint using Hegman grind Gauge.

Viscosity Fluid resistance to flow. Using Rotational viscometers & Flow viscometer

Film thickness Measurement - Using Eccentric Wheel & Comb Gauge

Destructive test Gauge PIG (Paint Inspector Gauge),Ericson Test Drill, Saberg Thickness Drill

Non destructive test Gauge - Electronic & Magnetic (Elcetro Magnetic Induction -Ferro Magnetic-)
Eddy Current Non Ferro Magnetic)
Magnetic Permanent Magnet, No Batteries (Tinsely Pencil or Pull of gauge)
Also known as formans gauge

Test for abrasion Resistance - Using Taber Rotary Abraser

Test for Hardness Koenig Albert

Flexibility BS 3900 E1 Cylindrical Mandrels (3mm diameter to 37mm)

Impact Resistance Tabular Impact Testers (Direct Impact & indirect Impact)

Accelerating Test - Humidity Cabinets, Salt Spray Cabinets, Water Soak tests, Temperature Cycling,
Prohesion Testing.

Drying & Curing Test Ballotini Test & Beck Koller stylus Test (BK Drying Time Recorder)

Other test for Drying & Curing Mechanical Thump Test, Pencil Scratch test, Mechanical Scratch test,

Test for Residual Tack - Gold Leaf test , Thumbnail Test

Opacity Test Cryptometers & Hiding Power chart and Micrometer

Cryptometers are Pfund Cryptometers 2 types Trough type & Black & white fused Plates

Adhesion Failure Primer to Substrate, Inter-coat adhesion, Cohesive Failure.

Test for Adhesion V cut Test Angle approximately 30 degree with Leg length 13mm
Cross cut Test 6 Vert x S Hori approximately 2mm space giving 25 squared grids.
Both are Quantitative Test.
Dolly test dolly are mild steel & reusable.

HATE - Hydraulic adhesion Test Equipment. Using Cyano-acrylic impact adhesive

BS 2015 Glossary of Paint & Related Terms

Whirling Hygrometer Wet&Dry bulb Temp.Readings, using hygrometric tables RH & DP Can Calculated

Holiday Detector / Pinhole Detector - it is an electrical device applied to detect holidays, pinholes.

Piant Application Methods Brush, Roller, Spary.

Spary Applications Conventional sparay & Airless Sparay.

COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health