Following the launch of the Pinmar Standard 2.0, industry experts discuss the function of paint standards…
‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder’, as the saying goes, and this mantra can easily be applied to superyacht finishing. Therefore, measuring the quality of paint has continued to be contentious. However, the introduction of paint standards aimed to take away subjectivity and produce measurable data. In light of the recent launch of the Pinmar Standard 2.0, what is the role of paint standards and how important the model is for the industry?
Producing measurable data
Paint is arguably the most subjective feature on any superyacht and interpretations of what constitutes a quality paint job can vary significantly. As a result, paint and paint application continue to be notoriously litigious topics in the new-build and refit businesses, creating unnecessary headaches for clients, shipyards, paint manufacturers and applicators. However, the idea behind paint standards is to give parameters within which a paint job can be measured; in theory, with an agreed performance target set out at the beginning of any project, there should be no disagreements as to whether a paint job should be accepted or rejected.