6. Application conditions

6.1 Application conditions

As with surface preparation, when applying coatings, the conditions under which work is carried out have a decisive influence on..:

• the quality of the result obtained;

• the life of the corrosion protection and the visible appearance of the surface.

Interesting indications on this subject can be found in the standard NF P 74-201 DTU 59.1, which is mainly concerned with building painting work on all substrates, including metal. Article 6.1, which deals with "Minimum working conditions", contains a number of important recommendations:

"Paint, varnish,...