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1.1 ,This practice covers the selection and use of procedures for testing primers and primer surfacers. The test methods included are listed in Table 1.
TABLE 1 Test Methods
| Property | Section | ASTM Method | Federal Test |
| Abrasion resistance: | , | , | , |
| ,Air blast abrasion tester | 6.2 | D658 | ... |
| Adhesion: | , | , | , |
| ,Scrape adhesion | 6.3 | D2197 | 6303.1 |
| ,Parallel-groove adhesion | 6.3 | D2197 | 6302.1 |
| ,Tape adhesion | 6.3 | D3359 | ... |
| Chemical resistance: | , | , | , |
| ,Household chemical resistance | 6.4.2 | D1308 | ... |
| ,Detergent resistance | 6.4.3 | D2248 | , |
| ,Hydrocarbon resistance | 6.4.4 | ... | 6011 |
| Chip resistance | 6.5 | D3170 | ... |
| Color difference: | , | , | , |
| ,Visual evaluation | 6.6 | D1729 | 4249.1 |
| Cracking resistance | 6.7 | D2246 | ... |
| Elongation: | , | , | , |
| ,Conical mandrel | 6.8 | D522 | ... |
| Filiform corrosion | 6.9 | D2803 | ... |
| Gloss | 6.10 | D523 | 6101 |
| Hardness | 6.11 | D1474 | ... |
| Holdout | 6.12 | C540 | ... |
| Mildew resistance | 6.13 | ... | 6271.1 |
| Outdoor exposure: | , | , | , |
| ,Blistering | 6.14.2 | D714 | 6461 |
| ,Cracking | 6.14.2 | D661 | 6471 |
| ,Rusting | 6.14.2 | D610 | 6451 |
| ,Checking | 6.14.2 | D660 | 6421 |
| Print resistance | 6.15 | D2091 | ... |
| Salt spray resistance | 6.16 | B117 | 6061 |
| Sanding properties | 6.17 | ... | 6321 |
| Water resistance: | , | , | , |
| ,High humidity | 6.18.2 | D1735 | ... |
| Weldability | 6.19 | ... | A |
(A) ,U.S. Military Specification MIL-P-46105 (MR).