Coating fingerprinting overall procedures for paints using FTIR and other related methods
This Malaysian Standard emphasises the evaluation of the manufacturer’s paint fingerprint, with the aim of reaffirming the consistency of the paint supplied with reference to the qualified paint. This Standard covers the fingerprint requirement of both single-pack and multi-pack paints for qualification, quality control and verification.
This Standard includes:
i. Coating fingerprinting qualification;
ii. Test method to fingerprint the paint supplied in the manufacturer’s container; and
iii. Criteria and execution of Coating Fingerprint Certificate.
NOTE. The requirement of coating fingerprinting is stated in various specifications and standards, namely ISO 12944-9, ASTM D7588-11 and ASTM D2621-87. This Malaysian Standard will support all of these standards in terms of the interpretation of FTIR spectra or the estimation of the degree of similarity between two FTIR spectra.
