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Abstract
A brief history of paint research at the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) in Madison, Wisconsin, sets the stage for a discussion of testing paint on wood and wood products. Tests include laboratory and outdoor tests, and I discuss them in terms of several degradation mechanisms (loss of gloss and fading, mildew growth, extractives bleed, and cracking, flaking, and peeling). The paper is not a review of standard tests, but rather a summary of my opinions and recommendations for focusing tests to obtain specific information on finish performance on wood.
Keywords
Paint,
deterioration,
coatings,
testing,
finishes,
finishing,
weathering,
research,
commercial products,
paint industry,
trade,
protective coatings industry,
service life,
wood anatomy,
wood-decaying fungi,
biodegradation,
mildew,
molds,
durability,
exposure tests,
forest products laboratories,
product testing,
review article,
decay fungi,
wood extractives
Citation
Williams, R. Sam. 2009. Testing painted wood : past practices at the Forest Products Laboratory and recommendations for future research. Third International Coating Wood and Wood Composites Conference : durable and sustainable--today and beyond: proceedings, September 22-23, 2009 ... Charlotte, NC. [Plymouth Meeting, PA] : NPCA/FSCT, 2009: 28 p.
