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New high-solids coatings are sometimes required to meet volatile organic compound (VOC) legislation. Lack of data on same needs accelerated test methods to evaluate performance. The test method must: • Be performed using commercially available equipment • Take a relatively short time period. • Correlate with real life exposure.

Modern high performance paint systems are so durable that when exposed to natural weathering they may show only slight signs of deterioration.   This means that new coatings being marketed have limited track records. Which creates an  increased reliance on accelerated laboratory testing to evaluate performance.