Surface condition

Photographic representation of RE rust scales

Use has been made of the European Scale of Degree of Rusting for anticorrosive paints as a guide to the surface condition of the paint system to be maintained. The scale provides a series of photographs which show breakdown of paint coatings aligning with the following %:

The nomenclature in this guide aligns to that standard.

Re1	0.05%
Re2	0.5%
Re3	1%
Re4	3%
Re5	8%
Re6	15/20%
Re7	40/50%
Re8	75/85%
Re9	95%