# ISO 3678:1976 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 3678:1976, item title is Paints and varnishes — Print-free test; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 9117-6:2012; withdrawn / published date is 1976-07-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 3678:1976 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Paints and varnishes — Print-free test _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 9117-6:2012
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1976-07-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 9140,IS,,ISO 3678:1976,Paints and varnishes — Print-free test,Peintures et vernis — Essai de séchage 'apparent complet',1976-07-01,1,['87.040'],ISO/TC 35/SC 9,9599,,[56810],"['en','fr']",2,"<p>Assessing by means of a simple method, the resistance of a coating film to imprinting by a nylon gauze under a specified force applied for a specified time. The method may be carried out either as test by determining whether the print-free state has been reached after a specified period of drying or, in the case od stoving coatings, after stoving and ageing under specified conditions, or by repeating the print-free test at suitable intervals.</p>"

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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