- Author
- Campbell, P. G. | Sleater, G. A. | Post, M. A.
- Title
- Development of Guide Specifications for the 1980 Exterior Restoration of the White House.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- National Park Service, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 80-2122, October 1980,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- buildings; renovating; materials specifications; protective coatings; paints; paints removers; field tests; artificial weathering tests; guidelines; district of columbia
- Identifiers
- white house
- Abstract
- At the request of the National Park Service, a study was performed to develop guide specifications for use in the 1980 exterior restoration of the White House. The study included (1) an evaluation of historic practices and difficulties from painting of the White House, (2) an evaluation of technical literature on surface cleaning procedures and coating systems, (3) laboratory tests of selected coatings and field tests of selected surface cleaning procedures and coatings and (4) development of guide specifications. Four coating materials were selected for evaluation in laboratory and field tests and four surface cleaning methods were evaluated in a field test at the White House, of which one system was recommended for use in the 1980 restoration. This report presents the findings of the study and includes the proposed guide specifications.