Paint manufacturers can derive such knowledge from technical materials provided by raw material producers, in the form of starter recipes, case studies and comparisons of various raw materials in formulations dedicated to different applications. This is of particular importance for new painters who begin their work in the production of paints from the point of view of their formulation and testing. ASTM, AATCC and MPI methods are particularly useful in this respect, as they supplement the tests in accordance with ISO standards, which often lack specialised test methods. ...