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| Property | Unit | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Coating appearance | – | The coatings must be commercially uniform in appearance with no defects due to checking, cracking, pinholing or blistering. The colour coating must be commercially uniform and provide a reasonable match with the colour specified. |
| Specular gloss | – | The tolerance must be within ±5% of the agreed gloss, when determined with a 60° geometry on a plain sample. |
| Durability | – | The samples are to be inspected for not more than a slight colour change, no more chalking than that represented by a No. 6 degree of chalking. There should be no checking, cracking or objectionable fibre raising. |
| Water absorption | % | ≤ 14 |
| Thickness swell | % | ≤ 5 |
| Moisture content | % | 3 to 9 when shipped |