Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.39 - Architectural and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Coatings › Section 26.11.39.02 - Test Methods-Incorporation by Reference

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following documents
				  are incorporated by reference.
B.
				  Documents Incorporated.
(1) Fire-Resistance
				  Rating. The fire-resistance rating of a fire-resistive coating shall be
				  determined by ASTM Test Method El 19-08, "Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests
				  of Building Construction and Materials ".
(2) Gloss Determination. The gloss of a
				  coating shall be determined by ASTM Test Method D523-89(1999), "Standard Test
				  Method for Specular Gloss ".
(3)
				  Metal Content of Coatings. The metallic content of a coating shall be
				  determined by South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Method
				  318-95, "Determination of Weight Percent Elemental Metal in Coatings by X-Ray
				  Diffraction", (Approved July 1996) SCAQMD "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for
				  Enforcement Samples ".
(4) Acid
				  Content of Coatings. The acid content of a coating shall be determined by ASTM
				  Test Method Dl 613-06, "Standard Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents
				  and Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related
				  Products''.
(5) Exempt
				  Compounds-Siloxanes. Exempt compounds that are cyclic, branched, or linear,
				  completely methylated siloxanes, shall be analyzed as exempt compounds by
				  methods referenced in ASTM D3960-05 "Standard Practice for Determining Volatile
				  Organic Compound (VOC) Content of Paints and Related Coatings " or Bay Area Air
				  Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Method 43, "Determination of Volatile
				  Methylsiloxanes in Solvent Based Coatings, Inks and Related Materials," BAAQMD
				  Manual of Procedures, Volume III, adopted November 6, 1996.
(6) Exempt
				  Compounds-Parachlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF). The exempt compound
				  parachlorobenzotrifluoride, shall be analyzed by methods referenced in ASTM
				  D3960-05 "Standard Practice for Determining Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)
				  Content of Paints and Related Coatings" or BAAQMD Method 41 "Determination of
				  Volatile Organic Compounds in Solvent Based Coatings and Related Materials
				  Containing Parachlorobenzotrifluoride," BAAQMD Manual of Procedures, Volume
				  III, adopted December 20, 1995.
(7)
				  Exempt Compounds. The content of compounds exempt under U.S. EPA Method 24
				  shall be analyzed by methods referenced in ASTM D3960-05 "Standard Practice for
				  Determining Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content of Paints and Related
				  Coatings " or South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Method
				  303-91 "Determination of Exempt Compounds (Revised 1993)", SCAQMD Laboratory
				  Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples.
(8) VOC Content of Coatings. The VOC content
				  of a coating shall be determined by U.S. EPA Method 24 as it exists in Appendix
				  A-7 of 40 CFR Part 60, "Determination of Volatile Matter Content, Water
				  Content, Density, Volume Solids, and Weight Solids of Surface
				  Coatings".
(9) Alternative VOC
				  Content of Coatings. The VOC content of coatings may be analyzed by either U.S.
				  EPA Method 24 as it exists in Appendix A-7 of 40 CFR Part 60, "Determination of
				  Volatile Matter Content, Water Content, Density, Volume Solids, and Weight
				  Solids of Surface Coatings" or SCAQMD Method 304-91 "Determination of Volatile
				  Organic Compounds (VOC) in Various Materials (Revised 1996)", SCAQMD
				  "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples ".
(10) Methacrylate Traffic Marking Coatings.
				  The VOC content of methacrylate multicomponent coatings used as traffic marking
				  coatings shall be analyzed by the procedures in 40 CFR Part 59, Subpart D,
				  Appendix A, "Determination of Volatile Matter Content of Methacrylate
				  Multicomponent Coatings Used as Traffic Marking Coatings".
(11) Radiation Resistance-Nuclear Coatings.
				  The radiation resistance of a nuclear coating shall be determined by ASTM
				  D4082-02 "Standard Test Method for Effects of Gamma Radiation on Coatings for
				  Use in Light-Water Nuclear Power Plants"
(12) Chemical Resistance-Nuclear Coatings.
				  The chemical resistance of nuclear coatings shall be determined by ASTM
				  D3912-95(2001) "Standard Test Method for Chemical Resistance of Coatings Used
				  in Light-Water Nuclear Power Plants ".
(13) Hydrostatic Pressure for Basement
				  Specialty Coatings. The hydrostatic pressure resistance for basement specialty
				  coatings shall be analyzed using ASTM D7088-04, "Standard Practice for
				  Resistance to Hydrostatic Pressure for Coatings Used in Below Grade
				  Applications Applied to Masonry ".
(14) Tub and Tile refinishing Coating
				  Adhesion. The adhesion of tub and tile coating shall be determined by ASTM
				  D4585-99, "Standard Practice for Testing Water Resistance of Coatings Using
				  Controlled Condensation" and ASTM D3359-02, "Standard Test Methods for
				  Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test".
(15) Tub and Tile Refinish Coating Hardness.
				  The hardness of tub and tile refinish coating shall be determined by ASTM
				  D3363-05, "Standard Test Method for Film Hardness by Pencil Test".
(16) Tub and Tile Refinish Coating Abrasion
				  Resistance. Abrasion resistance of tub and tile refinish coating shall be
				  analyzed by ASTM D4060-07, "Standard Test Methods for Abrasion Resistance of
				  Organic Coatings by the Taber Abraser".
(17) Tub and Tile Refinish Coating Water
				  Resistance. Water resistance of tub and tile refinish coatings shall be
				  determined by ASTM D4585-99, "Standard Practice for Testing Water Resistance of
				  Coatings Using Controlled Condensation " and ASTM D714-02el, "Standard Test
				  Method for Evaluating Degree of Blistering of Paints".
(18) Waterproofing Membrane. Waterproofing
				  membrane shall be tested by ASTM C836-06, "Standard Specification for High
				  Solids Content, Cold Liquid-Applied Elastomeric Waterproofing Membrane for Use
				  with Separate Wearing Course ".
(19) Mold and Mildew Growth for Basement
				  Specialty Coatings. Mold and mildew growth resistance for basement specialty
				  coatings shall be determined by ASTM D3273-00, "Standard Test Method for
				  Resistance to Growth of Mold on the Surface of Interior Coatings in an
				  Environmental Chamber" and ASTM D3274-95, "Standard Test Method for Evaluating
				  Degree of Surface Disfigurement of Paint Films by Microbial (Fungal or Algal)
				  Growth or Soil and Dirt Accumulation".
(20) Reactive Penetrating Sealer Water
				  Repellency. Reactive penetrating sealer water repellency shall be analyzed by
				  ASTM C67-07, "Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Brick and
				  Structural Clay Tile "; or ASTM C97-02, "Standard Test Methods for Absorption
				  and Bulk Specific Gravity of Dimension Stone"; or ASTM C140-06, "Standard Test
				  Methods for Sampling and Testing Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units
				  ".
(21) Reactive Penetrating Sealer
				  Water Vapor Transmission. Reactive penetrating sealer water vapor transmission
				  shall be analyzed ASTM E96/E96M-05, "Standard Test Method for Water Vapor
				  Transmission of Materials".
(22)
				  Reactive Penetrating Sealer - Chloride Screening Applications. Reactive
				  penetrating sealers shall be analyzed by National Cooperative Highway Research
				  Report 244 (1981), "Concrete Sealers for the Protection of Bridge Structures
				  ".
(23) Stone Consolidants. Stone
				  consolidants shall be tested using ASTM E2167-01, "Standard Guide for Selection
				  and Use of Stone Consolidants ".