ASTM D 2371 - 85 (Reapproved 2005) Standard Test Method for Pigment Content of Solvent-Reducible Paints

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2005. Published February 2005. Originally approved in 1965. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 2371 – 85 (1999). 2 p. 1.1 This test method covers the procedure for the quantitative separation of the vehicle from the pigment in solvent-reducible coatings.
This test method has been proven to be applicable to the following types of paints: white linseed oil outside house paint, white soya and phthalic alkyd enamel, white linseed o-phthalic alkyd enamel, red lead primer, zinc chromate primer, flat white inside enamel, white epoxy enamel, white vinyl toluene modified alkyd, and white amino modified baking enamel. It is considered to be applicable to most solvent-reducible paints.