1.1This practice covers the selection and use of procedures for testing primers and primer surfacers. The test methods included are listed in Table 1.
| Property | Section | ASTM Method | Federal Test Method Specification No. 141B |
| Abrasion resistance: | |||
| Air blast abrasion tester Falling sand method | 6.2 6.2 | D658 D968 | ... 6191 |
| 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 Instrumental evaluation | 6.6 6.6 | D1729 D2244 | 4249.1 6123 |
| Cracking resistance | 6.7 | D2246 | ... |
| Elongation: | |||
| Conical mandrel Cylindrical mandrel | 6.8 6.8 | D522 D1737 | ... ... |
| 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 Water immersion | 6.18.2 6.18.3 | D1735 D870 | ... ... |
| Weldability | 6.19 | ... | A |