Standards for paints cover a wide range of applications, including steel structures, masonry and wood. The majority of the standards are test methods for paints, paint components and related materials but there are also specifications for some products; standards for the preparation of steel surfaces; colour standards; codes of practice, and a vocabulary.
Generally the standards would be used as the basis for contracts for purchasing materials and for work on the protection and decoration of buildings, such as airports, schools and hospitals, as well as other structures, such as ships, oil rigs and bridges.
The standards will be of use to manufacturers; contractors; architects and other specifiers; testing laboratories, and inspectors in many different industries.
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The performance of protective coatings of paint and related products applied to steel is significantly affected by the state of the steel surface immediately prior to painting.
If you are responsible for the preparation of steel prior to painting, then BS 7079 will be of interest.
The standard will be of use to contractors, specifiers and inspectors in a range of industries, who are responsible for defining the degree of surface preparation required by high pressure water jetting, including marine, bridges, chemical plants, refineries, and civil engineering.
