ItTbDesignation:D4540-92AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS1916RaceStPhiladelphia,Pa19103ReprintedfromtheAnnualBookofASTMStandards.CopyrightASTMIfnotlistedinthecurrentcombinedindex,willappearinthenextedaion.StandardGuideforTestingInteriorLatexSemiglossandGlossPaints'ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4540:thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(0indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheselectionanduseofproceduresfortestinglatexsemiglossorglosspaintsintendedforuseoninteriorwallsortrim.ThetestmethodsincludedarelistedinTables1and2.1.2Thelatexsemiglossandglosspaintscoveredbythisguideareintendedforapplicationbybrushing,rolling,spraying,orothermeans,onplaster,masonrysurfaces,wood,wallboard,previouslypaintedsurfacesandotherinteriorarchitecturalsurfaces,1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesg/Îelyproblems,ifany,associatedwithitsirse.itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofIhisstandardtoestablishappro-priaresafityandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D16TerminologyRelatingtoPaint,Varnish,Lacquer,D185TestMethodsforCoarseParticlesinPigments,D344TestMethodforRelativeHidingPowerofPaintsD522TestMethodsforMandreIBendTestofAttachedD523TestMethodforSpecularGloss3D562TestMethodforConsistencyofPaintsUsingtheD869TestMethodforEvaluatingDegreeofSettlingofD1210TestMethodforFinenessofDispersionofPig-D1475TestMethodforDensityofPaint,Varnish,Lac-D1640TestMethodsforDrying,Curing,orFilmForma-D1729PracticeforVisualEvaluationofColorDiffer-D1736TestMethodforEmorescenceofInteriorWallD1849TestMethodforPackageStabilityofPaint3andRelatedProducts2Pastes,andPaints3bytheVisualEvaluationofBrushouts3OrganicCoatings3StormerViscometer3Paint3ment-VehicleSystems3quer,andRelatedProducts3tionofOrganicCoatingsatRoomTem...