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Measuring Temperatures on Substrates/Materials

Using Psychrometer to Determine Dew Point

Detecting Residual Oil on Cleaned Surfaces

Measuring Pressure of Air/Abrasive Flow at Nozzle

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Using the current edition of SSPC-VIS 1 Standards to Detect Level

of Cleanliness
Inspection for Visual Contaminants on Cleaned Steel Surface
Using Comparator to Measuring Profile Height on Blast-Cleaned
Steel Surfaces

Using Replicate Tape to Measure Profile Height of Blasted Steel

Measuring Coating Wet Film Thickness

Measuring Coating Dry Film Thickness on Steel Using Magnetic

Gauges

Measuring Coating Dry Film Thickness Using Tooke (PIG) Gauge

Ultrasonic Gauges for Thickness Measurements

Using Mirror to Inspect Hard-to-Reach Areas

Measuring Coating Adhesion

Measuring Moisture in Concrete or Wood

Detecting Holidays in Coatings

Measuring Temperatures on Substrates/Materials

Using remote-sensing thermometer to measure
temperature on coated steel

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Using Psychrometer to Determine Dew Point

Removing sling psychrometer from case to
measure dew point (ASTM E 337)

Slinging psychrometer to equilibrate thermometer

temperatures

Psychrometric tables for converting thermometer

readings to dew point (cover)

Psychrometric tables for converting thermometer

readings to dew point (interior)

Battery operated psychrometer

Detecting Residual Oil on Cleaned Surfaces

Residual water beads from water-break test on oilcontaminated concrete surface (Photo courtesy
Prosoco, Inc.)

Measuring Pressure of Air/Abrasive Flow at Nozzle

Hypodermic needle gauge to be inserted into whip
hose just below nozzle

Inserting hypodermic needle into whip hose in the

direction of flow

Using SSPC-VIS 1-89 Standards to Detect Level of Cleanliness

Comparing cleanliness of abrasive-blasted steel
surface to SSPC-VIS 1-89 standard photographs

Inspection for Visual Contaminants on Cleaned Steel Surface

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Using pocket-size, illuminated microscope to detect

visual contaminants on blast cleaned steel

Using Comparator to Measuring Profile Height on Blast-Cleaned Steel

Surfaces
Comparator used to measure surface profile of
blast cleaned steel (ASTM D 4417, Method A)

Determining profile height of blasted steel using

comparator

Using Replicate Tape to Measure Profile Height of Blasted Steel

Replicate tape test equipment for measuring profile
height (ASTM D 4417, Method C): tape in
dispenser, plastic swizzle stick, and spring
micrometer
Pressing replicate tape into steel profile

Measuring profile of replicated tape in spring

micrometer

Measuring Coating Wet Film Thickness

Wet film thickness gauge with four flat, notched
faces, each with a different range (ASTM D 4414,
Procedure A)
Pressing wet film thickness gauge into wet paint

Visually checking notches for wet paint to

determine wet film thickness

Using circular notched "hotcake" gauge to measure

wet film thickness (ASTM D 4414, Procedure B)

Measuring Coating Dry Film Thickness on Steel Using Magnetic Gauges

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Banana type magnetic dry film thickness gauge

showing magnet on tip (SSPC-PA 2, Type 1A; ASTM
D 1186, Method A)
Banana gauge measuring dry film thickness of
coating

Measuring coating dry film thickness with constant

pressure (magnetic flux) probe (SSPC-PA 2 Type 2;
ASTM D 1186, Method B)

Measuring coating dry film thickness using

magnetic gauge with remote probe

Standard thickness plates for calibrating magnetic

dry film thickness gauges

Using standard thickness plates to calibrate a dry

film thickness gauge

Standard-thickness plastic shims for calibrating dry

film thickness gauges

Calibrating dry film thickness gauge using blue

plastic shim

Measuring Coating Dry Film Thickness Using Tooke (PIG) Gauge

Tooke (PIG) destructive gauge (showing cutting
blade) for measuring dry film thickness (ASTM D
4138)
Coating cut through to substrate at marked black
line by Tooke gauge blade

Looking through illuminated and calibrated

microscope of Tooke gauge to measure coating dry
film thickness

Ultrasonic Gauges for Thickness Measurements

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Ultrasonic equipment for measuring coating dry

film thickness

Applying couplant to coated concrete specimen

prior to measuring dry film thickness

Ultrasonically measuring dry film thickness of

coating on concrete specimen

Ultrasonic gauge for measuring steel thickness

Applying couplant to steel surface prior to

measuring steel thickness

Measuring thickness of steel with ultrasonic gauge

Using Mirror to Inspect Hard-to-Reach Areas

Using mirror to inspect coating under flange

Measuring Coating Adhesion

Adhesion test video This is a 9.5 minute Quicktime format video

demonstrating the use of pull off adhesion
(2.8MB)
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Kit for use with ASTM D 3359, Method B

Cutting lattice for ASTM D 3359, Method B

Removing cellophane tape from lattice

Evaluating adhesion after conducting ASTM D 3359,

Method B

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Fixed alignment adhesion tester showing where

dolly is joined after its bonding to coated surface
(ASTM D 4541, Annex A1)

Kit for self-aligning, pneumatic adhesion tester

(ASTM D 4541, Annex 2A) (Note larger dollies for
coatings on concrete)

Self-aligning, pneumatic adhesion testing

equipment ready for use

Measuring Moisture in Concrete or Wood

Conductivity meter used for measuring moisture in
concrete or wood

Measuring moisture near surface of wood using

moisture meter with short probes

Long, remote probes with meter used for

measuring moisture deep inside wood or concrete

Detecting Holidays in Coatings

Detecting holidays in thin coating films (less than
20 mils) using low voltage (30 to 70 volts) wetsponge holiday detector (ASTM D 5162, NACE
RP0188)
Another high-voltage (over 70 volts) holiday
detector in use for detecting holidays in coatings
greater than 20 mils.

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