FGIA Updates Finish Standards for Aluminum Extrusions and Panels

by hanna_kowal | May 18, 2026 8:56 am

[1]The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released an updated suite of documents describing test procedures and performance requirements for pigmented organic coatings applied to aluminum extrusions and panels for architectural products.

“These three documents describe the ‘good, better, best’ category of aluminum finishes,” says Rich Rinka, FGIA staff liaison for the FGIA Aluminum Material Council (AMC) Finishes Committee. “They are intended to assist the architect, owner and contractor to specify and obtain factory-applied organic coatings which will provide and maintain a good level of performance in terms of film integrity, exterior weatherability and general appearance over a period of many years.”

The architectural community has recognized the following standards for testing and performance of organic coatings on architectural aluminum extrusions and panels:

• AAMA 2603-26, Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for Pigmented Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels (with Coil Coating Appendix)
• AAMA 2604-26, Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for High Performance Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels (with Coil Coating Appendix
• AAMA 2605-26, Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for Superior Performing Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels (with Coil Coating Appendix)

These three documents were last updated in 2022.

 

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