Paints and varnishes — Determination of hiding power — Part 1: Kubelka-Munk method for white and light-coloured paints

This document specifies a method for determining the hiding power (spreading rate necessary to give a hiding power of 98 %) of white or light-coloured paints. It is applicable to paint films having the tri-stimulus value of Y ≥ 70 and hiding power > 80 %. It is not applicable to fluorescent or metallic paints.