Elcometer's range of Surface Standards, covers most of those required for surface cleanliness. They include: The Swedish standard, the British standard and the SSPC standards vis 1 and vis 3.
The Elcometer Fitz's Atlas 2 of Coating Defects (EFA) takes the reader through a comprehensive range of problems and discusses each in detail.
The EFA provides the User with a greater understanding of the defect, the probable cause and possible solutions. With in excess of 180 color photographs, the user can quickly gain an insight into the coatings industry and the possible pitfalls.
Similar to the Swedish and British standards, but the pictures of the required final appearances match the written descriptions in the USA standards. VISI 1-89 includes photographs of surfaces cleaned using metallic and non-metallic abrasives. Specified by ASTM D2200 Method B