Division 2.1

means products designed to remove old coatings and rust, either mechanically or chemically, or to provide a key for new coatings:

1. (i)

   preparatory products include gunwash (a product designed for cleaning spray-guns and other equipment), paint strippers, degreasers (including anti-static types for plastic) and silicone removers;

2. (ii)

   ‘precleaner’ means a cleaning product designed for the removal of surface contamination during preparation for and prior to the application of coating materials;

means heavy-bodied compounds designed to be applied to fill deep surface imperfections prior to the application of the surfacer/filler;

means any coating that is designed for application to bare metal or existing finishes to provide corrosion protection prior to application of a primer surfacer:

1. (i)

   ‘surfacer/filler’ means a coating designed for application immediately prior to the application of topcoat for the purpose of corrosion resistance, to ensure adhesion of the topcoat, and to promote the formation of a uniform surface finish by filling in minor surface imperfections;

2. (ii)

   ‘general metal primer’ means a coating designed for application as primers, such as adhesion promoters, sealers, surfacers, undercoats, plastic primers, wet-on-wet, non-sand fillers and spray fillers;

3. (iii)

   ‘wash primer’ means coatings containing at least 0,5 % by weight of phosphoric acid designed to be applied directly to bare metal surfaces to provide corrosion resistance and adhesion; coatings used as weldable primers; and mordant solutions for galvanised and zinc surfaces;

means any pigmented coating that is designed to be applied either as a single-layer or as a multiple-layer base to provide gloss and durability. It includes all products involved such as base coatings and clear coatings:

1. (i)

   ‘base coatings’ means pigmented coatings designed to provide colour and any desired optical effects, but not the gloss or surface resistance of the coating system;

2. (ii)

   ‘clear coating’ means a transparent coating designed to provide the final gloss and resistance properties of the coating system;

means coatings designed for application as topcoats requiring special properties, such as metallic or pearl effect, in a single layer, high-performance solid-colour and clear coats, (e.g. anti-scratch and fluorinated clear- coat), reflective base coat, texture finishes (e.g. hammer), anti-slip, under-body sealers, anti-chip coatings, interior finishes; and aerosols.