ASTM D7802-12

Standard Terminology for Paint Roller Application Tools

SCOPE
1.1 This standard establishes the definitions or terminology used in the manufacturing and testing of paint rollers.  
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-May-2012
• ICS: 01.040.87 - Paint and colour industries (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 87.100 - Paint coating equipment
• Technical Committee: D01 - Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications
• Drafting Committee: D01.61 - Paint Application Tools

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D7802-12(2016) - Standard Terminology for Paint Roller Application Tools
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2016

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:D7802 −12
Standard Terminology for
Paint Roller Application Tools
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7802; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Terminology
1.1 This standard establishes the definitions or terminology 3.1 Definitions:
used in the manufacturing and testing of paint rollers. fabric, n—for paint applicators,apaintcarryingmediummade
by knitting or weaving; fabrics may consist of synthetic or
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
natural materials, or a combination of both.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
formulation, n—a specification that gives ingredients and
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
amounts, or process.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
matting, n—for fabric fibers, a condition where they tend to lie
flat during application.
2. Referenced Documents
nap, n—for fabric fibers, the length of fibers essentially
2.1 ASTM Standards:
perpendicular to the surface.
D5069 Practice for Preparation of Paint-Roller Covers for
Evaluation of Architectural Coatings
pick-up, n—for paint applicators,afterbreak-in,theamountof
D6337 Practice for Physical Characterization of Woven
paint, or other coating material, an applicator can hold.
Paint Applicator Fabrics
release, n—for paint applicators, after break-in, the amount of
D7073 Guide for Application and Evaluation of Brush and
paint, or other coating materials, that the applicator can
Roller Applied Paint Films
dispense after pick up.
sliver knitting, n—a process for producing an array of fibers
This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint locked essentially perpendicular to a knit backing.
and Related Coatings, Materials, andApplications and is the direct
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