500+ Panels
TESTED & CERTIFIED
8+
COATING TEST TYPES
SAE J400
AUTOMOTIVE STONE-CHIP STANDARD
NABL
ACCREDITED REPORTS
Why It Matters
A vehicle’s paint finish isn’t just about looks — it’s the first line of defense against stone chips, UV fade, road salt, and years of daily abuse. Painting coating properties testing puts your automotive coating through the same abuse it will face on the road: adhesion pulls, gravel impact, gloss measurement, and accelerated corrosion — so you know exactly how it will perform in the field, before a single vehicle ships.
At Kiyo R&D Lab, our painting coating properties testing covers cross-hatch adhesion, coating thickness, gloss and DOI, stone chip resistance, corrosion creepage, and color fastness — giving automotive OEMs, paint shops, and component manufacturers the confidence to certify finishes against SAE, ASTM, and ISO automotive coating standards.
This discipline complements the rest of our accredited testing network — mechanical properties testing for structural strength, electrical properties testing for insulation safety, thermal accelerated properties testing for heat durability, chemical corrosion properties testing for rust resistance, and degradation properties testing for long-term weathering — all coordinated through our material testing laboratory so a single coated panel can be validated across every relevant property.
Our Services
Eight precision test methods built around automotive coating performance
Our Edge
Full SAE J400 gravelometer capability alongside ASTM and ISO coating protocols.
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 certified reports recognized internationally.
Efficient scheduling that respects your production and launch timeline.
Specialists trained across SAE, ASTM, and ISO automotive coating protocols.
Compliance
Standard applicability depends on coating type — confirm exact protocol during sample intake. ↔ Swipe to view on mobile
Process
The workflow behind every accredited result
Coated sample conditioned per standard requirements
Gauges and rigs verified before every test run
Adhesion, impact, gloss, or corrosion run
Results benchmarked against OEM specification
NABL-recognized documentation delivered
Applications
Automotive and industrial segments that rely on our painting coating properties testing before releasing a finish
Locations
Our primary coating testing facility, equipped with gravelometers, gloss meters, and salt spray chambers for full-range painting coating properties testing.
Positioned in Chennai’s automotive manufacturing corridor, offering rapid-turnaround painting coating properties testing for OEMs and paint shops.
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Tensile, hardness, impact & fatigue testing for structural reliability.
View Testing →Heat aging, thermal shock & cycling testing for durability.
View Testing →Resistivity, dielectric strength & insulation resistance testing.
View Testing →Salt spray, chemical resistance & galvanic corrosion testing.
View Testing →UV weathering, ozone resistance & biodegradability testing.
View Testing →The complete facility covering all seven property domains.
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