BS 4479-4: 1990 pdf free download.Design of articles that are to be coated – Recommendations for paint coatings and varnish coatings.
This part of BS 4479 gives recommendations for the design of parts that are to be coated by painting or varnishing and covers four of the most commonly used methods whereby such coatings are applied.
This Part of BS 4479 outines the salient features each method of application, and highlights the advantages and short-comings of each.
Design considerations are clearly given for each of the four processes, and Annex A illustrates some preferred and deprecated design features.
Organic and inorganic paint finishes are applied to various articles in order to provide a decorative effect or to protect the basic metal. In the construction, automotive and aircraft industries. for example, some articles cannot be easily or
palntIng by one means or another is the loglc/ ce economically coated by other processes and hence painting by one means or another is the logical means of finishing.
Whatever paint application process is used, it is essential that surfaces should be adequately prepared prior to paint application with due regard to the coating system and expected conditions of service. Attention is drawn to the provisions of BS 7079.