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App D Painting Specifications PDF
App D Painting Specifications PDF
Appendix D:
Painting Specifications
1.0. SCOPE
This specification covers the minimum requirements for the selection of paint
systems, the purchase of material, surface preparation, and the application of
coatings for pressure vessels, heat exchangers, mechanical equipment, and
structural steel which are fabricated and/or erected either in a vendors shop or in
the field.
1.4. Paint for buildings, concrete, or masonry is outside the scope of this
specification.
1.5. This specification does not apply to items that are purchased with a
manufacturers standard coating unless provisions have been made
otherwise in the purchase order.
3.0 MATERIALS
3.3. The prime coat materials shall be as specified in Section 9.0 of this
Appendix and shall be applied by brush or spray.
3.4. The finish coat shall be as specified in Section 9.0 of this Appendix. In
the event that thinners or retarders are necessary, the wet film thickness must
be increased proportionally to produce the correct dry film thickness. Any
tinting material used shall be compatible with the paint system and shall not
be detrimental to its service life.
3.5. The paints and coating materials as shown in Section 9.0 of this
Appendix have been selected to set a standard of quality. Primers and finish
coats should be by the same manufacturer or of proven compatible materials
for adjacent coats.
4.1. The surfaces to be coated will generally exist in one of the following
conditions:
4.1.2 Shop prepared and coated surfaces which have been damaged
and require spot surface preparation and coating.
4.2. Items to be painted include, but are not limited to, the following:
4.2.1 All un-insulated carbon steel and low alloy piping, pressure vessels,
heat exchangers, storage tanks, drums, towers, etc.
4.2.2. All insulated carbon steel and low alloy piping, pressure vessels,
heat exchangers, storage tanks, drums, towers, etc., with operating
temperatures of 50OF to 250OF (prime coat only).
4.2.6 Fire proofed carbon steel surfaces (only prime coat is required).
require field painting except for repair of damaged surfaces and to provide the
desired finish color.
5.2. Surfaces which have been cleaned and prepared for coating shall
receive the first or prime coat the same day and, in all cases, before the
cleaned surface shows oxidation or is subjected to contamination. Areas
developing rust before being primed shall be recleaned.
5.3. All surfaces to be coated shall be free of all foreign matter such as mill
scale, rust, dirt, grease, oil and other deleterious substances.
5.7. Primed surfaces shall be cleaned of dirt, grease, oil and foreign
material. When primed surfaces have been subjected to welding, all slag
deposits, welding fume deposits and oxides formed by welding shall be
removed for a distance of six inches from the weld area by sandblasting, win
brushing of other mechanical means conforming to SSPC-SP2 or SSPC-SP3.
This procedure also applies to the repair of surfaces which have been shop
primed and damaged during shipment or construction.
5.9. Steel surfaces which have been coated with inorganic zinc which have
areas showing either poor adhesion or areas damaged during shipment or
construction shall be cleaned as per Paragraph 5.6. After cleaning these
areas shall be coated with an inorganic zinc coating with a 2.5 mils minimum
dry film thickness.
6.1. All work shall be performed with good clean brushes, approved rollers
or approved spraying equipment, which will produce a finished surface free
from drops, ridges, waves, laps, and brush marks. Suitable air filters and
traps shall be installed on blasting and spraying to equipment to remove
moisture and oil from the compressed air.
6.3. Paint shall be applied only when the air temperature is above 40OF,
less than 100OF, and the relative humidity is less than 85%. Priming shall be
discontinued whenever the temperature is expect to drop to 32OF before the
primer has dried. Paint shall not be applied to a surface that is at a
temperature which will cause blistering porosity, or otherwise will be
detrimental to the life of the paint. Moisture cure paints and primers may be
applied per manufacturers instructions.
6.5. Finish coats shall not be applied to surfaces on which the prime is
scratched until such damaged area has been cleaned and primed.
6.6. Each coat of paint shall be in a proper state of cure or dryness before
the application of the succeeding cost.
6.9. The minimum dry film thickness in mils for each primer and paint coat
shall be as specified in Section 9.0 of this Appendix. Dry film thickness will be
measured with a calibrated thickness gauge. For steel surfaces, the
minimum dry film thickness for the paint system, comprising the primer finish
coats, shall be 5.0 mils, unless otherwise specified. All measurements taken
shall be according to SSPC-PA 2TBT.
7.1. Pinholes, skips, and areas with less than specified dry film thickness
shall be touched up or recoated.
7.2. Unacceptable runs, sags, dry over-spray, orange peel, and embedded
dust shall be removed by sanding or blasting. The surface shall be blown
with compressed air and vacuumed or wiped clean prior to being touched up
or recoated.
7.4. The paint subcontractor in the field shall be responsible for touch-up
and repair of all shop primed items. All surfaces shall be properly cleaned
and primed before the finished coat is applied.
8.1. The dry film thickness shall be verified by measuring with a magnetic
gauge in accordance with SSPC-PA2.
8.2.4. Runs, sags and over 150 percent of maximum or under 90 percent
of the minimum specified dry film thickness.
8.3. Each coat shall be examined before recoating to verify that the surface
is clean, dry and free of contaminants.
8.4. The color of the finish coat shall be verified as correct by comparison
with an accepted color sample.
8.5. The finished coating shall be the specified total dry film thickness and
shall be uniform in appearance and free of shadows.
Intermediate
Coat: Single component, moisture cure urethane
All colors except white: Wasser MC-Ferrox B
3.0-5.0 mils DFT