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Standard for evaluating dust contamination in powder coating

Hello all,
At the moment I'm working on quality procedures for all kind of different parts of a toy. One of the main parts is a powder coated frame.
I'm familiar of several ASTM standards to control the thickness, the measuring adhesion, resistance against rapid deformation etc., but thus far I'm unlucky with finding a standard (and reasonable test criteria) to check the powder coating result for contamination (dust, and/or other).

Does someone of you know a standard or method to control the quality regarding contamination of a powder coated part?
I would be very grateful!
Best regards,

Rudi Smit
Quality engineer - Ede, The Netherlands
October 23, 2009

You should write your own cosmetic standard. Some of the companies that I've worked for adopted sections from different industries (mil-spec, telecom, etc.) then tweaked them to fit.

Sheldon Taylor
supply chain electronics
Wake Forest, North Carolina
October 28, 2009

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