Test Lab Services

Red Spot Services

The Test Lab at Red Spot Paint & Varnish Company, Inc is an A2LA Accredited laboratory. The lab can provide top quality physical testing in a timely and efficient manner.

Our vision is to be a world class testing facility and be recognized as a leader in achieving technical excellence. The lab can provide testing to a wide range of automotive specifications with an experienced staff and state of the art equipment to satisfy OEM requirements.

Some of our test methods include:

Environmental Testing

  • Humidity Resistance
  • Fogging
  • Salt Spray Resistance
  • Fuel Immersion
  • Water Immersion

Abrasion Testing

  • Abrex **
  • Crockmeter
  • RCA Wear
  • Taber-Abrader
  • Wyzenbeek Wear

Mechanical Testing

  • Tape Adhesion
  • Drop Impact
  • Gravel-o-meter
  • Flexibility (Mandrel)
  • Multi-axial Impact
  • Rubber Ball Impact

Accelerated Weathering Testing

  • Xenon Arc *
  • Sunshine Carbon Arc
  • Fade-o-meter *
  • QUV Cabinet

* Trademark of Atlas Material Testing Technology, LLC
** Trademark of INNOWEP GmbH

A more detailed listing of test methods and descriptions are available upon request. If you have any additional questions, please contact our Test Lab using our contact link below.