ASTM D4214 standard now offered at Micom Laboratories

Micom laboratories is proud to announce that it now offers the ASTM D4214 standard as part of its paint testing services. This method details four test procedures that may be used to assess the degree of chalking of exterior paint films through a comparison with the photographic standard provided by this practice or by the quantification of the reflectance of the residue collected by an adhesive tape. Lastly, this standard does not supply a conditioning procedure for the specimen.

ASTM D4214 test

The objective of ASTM D4214 is to characterize the degree of chalking through a visual inspection or by measuring the reflectance value of the residue collected with an adhesive tape. More specifically,