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1860 Bath Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214-4616

Testing Services

Paint Testing
Sampling & Analysis

Paint Testing Services

Accurate Building Inspectors® provides paint testing for adhesion, density, drying time, pigment, solvent, vehicle etc.

* Fees on Request.

CAT# Test Fee *
4450.1 Adhesion $  70.00
4451.0 Density $120.00
4452.0 Drying Time $  50.00
4453.0 Elkometer Thick Determination $700.00
4454.0 Fineness Grind (Hegman) $120.00
4455.0 Flash Point (Pensky-Martens Closed Cup) $  70.00
4456.0 Gloss / Specular $110.00
4457.0 Lead Content (AA Analysis) $  50.00
4458.0 Linseed Oil in Vehicle (%) $150.00
4459.0 Pigment (% by weight) $130.00
4460.0 Primer / Solids Content $220.00
4460.1 Primer I/Wet Film Thickness $300.00
4460.2 Primer II/Weight Gallon $100.00
4460.3 Primer II/Epoxide Equivalent Solids $350.00
4460.4 Primer II/Pot Life $220.00
4460.5 Primer II/Reflective Solids Content $250.00
4461.0 Sag Resistance $  50.00
4462.0 Silicone in Vehicle (% SiO2) $  80.00
4463.0 Solids by Weight $  80.00
4463.1 Solids by Volume $130.00
4464.0 Technician (Structural Steel)/Diem $700.00
4465.0 Thermoplastic Material/Composition $1000.00
4465.1 Thermoplastic Material/Color $100.00
4465.2 Thermoplastic Material/Softening Point $350.00
4465.3 Thermoplastic Material/Specific Gravity $350.00
4465.4 Thermoplastic Material/Yellowness Index $300.00
4465.5 Thermoplastic Material/Reflective Glass
- Spheres, Shade, Color

$150.00
4465.6 Thermoplastic Material/Reflective Glass
- Reflective Index

$250.00
4465.7 Thermoplastic Material/Reflective Glass
- Silica Content

$200.00
4465.8 Thermoplastic Material/Reflective Glass
- Crushing Resistance

$300.00
4465.9 Thermoplastic Material/Reflective Glass
- Gradation

$150.00
4466.0 Tooke Gauge(Total/Indiv Thick) $110.00
4467.0 Vehicle (% by weight) $  80.00
4467.1 Vehicle / Non-Volatile $130.00
4468.0 Viscosity (KREB Units) $130.00
4469.0 Volatile Organic Compounds $440.00
4469.1 Volatile Organics (Solvent Based) $170.00
4469.2 Volatile Organics (Water Based) $190.00
4469.2 Paint Failures *

* Fees on Request.