What is BS EN 16566 – Adaptation of paints and varnish fillers with European standards about?
BS EN 16566 is a European Standard on paints and varnishes used as fillers for internal and/or external works.
BS EN 16566 defines coating materials designed to cover all backgrounds and substrates in traditional materials or compliant with the standards in force, whether new or existing, bare or coated, absorbent or non-absorbent, smooth or rough, in order to prepare them to receive paint or related system, or a bonded cover, whether specific or not. More generally intended to improve the surface appearance, they can also:
- Not be over-coated
- Create a textured appearance or not
- Be treated/coloured or not (pigments, wax, etc.)
The essential function of fillers covered by BS EN 16566 is therefore a decorative function. Therefore, these fillers are considered here as preparatory and/or decorative fillers, of smooth or textured appearance.
BS EN 16566 complies with the general system for the classification of water-borne coating materials and coating systems for interior walls and ceilings described in EN 13300.
BS EN 16566 complies with the general system for the description of coating materials and coating systems for exterior masonry and concrete described in EN 1062-1.
The essential function of fillers covered by BS EN 16566 is therefore a decorative function.
Note 1: Interior coating materials with grain sizes over 1 mm are not covered by BS EN 16566.
Note 2: Fillers specifically intended for wooden and metal substrates are not covered by BS EN 16566.
Who is BS EN 16566 - Adaptation of paints and varnish fillers with European standards for?
BS EN 16566 on paints and varnishes is useful for:
- Manufacturers of paints and vanishes
- Construction materials and products manufacturer and suppliers
- Paint and coating specialists
- Product development teams
- Technical experts
- Regulatory bodies
- Certification bodies
Why should you use BS EN 16566 - Adaptation of paints and varnish fillers with European standards?
The coating material is a product in liquid, paste or powder form, that, when applied to a substrate, forms a film possessing protective, decorative and/or other specific properties.
Filler is used as a coating material with a high proportion of extender, intended primarily to even out irregularities in substrates both internally and externally and/or to improve their surface appearance in order to prepare them to receive when required paint or related system or bonded cover.
BS EN 16566 defines the characteristics, specifications, and the corresponding classification of
interior and/or exterior fillers, whether in powder or paste form, in aqueous or solvent phase, mono- or multicomponent.
BS EN 16566 identifies the criteria that need to be taken into consideration when it is wished to evaluate the aptitude of a filler system for particular use in painting and provides a framework for the exchange of this information between manufacturers and users.
Ultimately, the aim of this BS EN 16566 is to combine by normative references the use of existing standards complemented, when necessary, with additional and/or modified requirements so that fillers can be described and evaluated under comparable conditions.
