If you supply, use or test paints or varnishes or are familiar with paint testing standards, such as BS EN ISO 2409, BS 3900-E6:2007 Paints and varnishes. Cross-cut test or BS EN ISO 2808, BS 3900-C5:2007 Paints and varnishes. Determination of film thickness then this new British Standard provides you with:
Using BS 3900-0 will help you to find the correct version of a test, or find a test method that you might not already be aware of. BS3900 Part 0 will be most useful if you use several of the methods listed.
BS 3900-0 has been fully revised to include the principal changes. This part of BS 3900 tabulates the standards available for testing paints and varnishes. It contains no test methods.
BS 3900 now includes tables listing the standards, with current and previous identifiers.
The test procedures and conditions are now described in other standards, so those have been removed.
Standards for testing paints and varnishes are published under many different identifiers (standards numbers). Many of these are derived from the identifier of the corresponding international standard (e.g. BS EN ISO 9514) while others remain in the BS 3900 series.
(e.g. BS 3900-A5). Most of these standards are listed in this document.
BS 3900-0 provides tables that detail standards relating to methods for testing paints and allied materials, including methods for evaluating performance.
New standards could be added to this series, usually implementing corresponding ISO methods.
BS3900 does not list all methods of test for paints. Other test methods for paint are given in BS 3483, BS 3962 and BS 6782.
This part of BS 3900 supersedes BS 3900-0:1989+A1:1992, which has been withdrawn.