Overview
This guide covers the selection and use of procedures for testing traffic paints both in the laboratory and in the field. This guide covers the testing of a premixed coating product of a spray-able consistency, which should be suitable for use as a reflective traffic guide on paved roads. The test shall be carried out according to the following test methods: liquid coating performance; Application and appearance characteristics; Properties of dry films; Paint analysis; And field assessments. Conditions such as: substrate type; Climatic conditions; Density of services; Type of traffic; And the presence of foreign objects on the road surface, which may affect the traffic paint.

ASTM D 2205-2020 Selection of Road Sign Paint Tests

Scope of
1.1 This guide covers the selection and use of procedures for testing traffic paints in the laboratory and in the field.

1.2 This guide covers the testing of premixed solvent-based and spray-able consistency waterborne paint products that should be suitable for use as a reflective traffic guide on paved roads.

1.3 Values expressed in SI units shall be regarded as standards. The values given in parentheses are for reference only.

1.4 This standard is not intended to address all safety issues, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health and environmental practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory restrictions prior to use.

1.5 This international Standard has been developed in accordance with the internationally recognized standardization principles established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guidelines and Recommendations issued by the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade of the World Trade Organization.