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1 - OIL & GREASE Suitable DETERGENT + WATER

2 - SOLUBLE SALT WATER Washing (WATER JETTING)

3 - DUST VACUUM Cleaning

4 - MOISTURE HEATING & VENTILLATION

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MILLSCALE & RUST Abrasive BLASTING, Water Jetting, TOOL Cleaning

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 SURFACE BLAST CLEANING STANDARD
ISO 8501- 1 and/or SSPC Visual 1

SURFACE ROUGHNESS or ANCHOR PROFILE

ISO 8503 – 1 (Comparator Gages)

SURFACE CHLORIDES or SOLUBLE SALTS

ISO 8502 – 6 & 9 (Bresle Method)

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1. Compressor
2. Supply Air
3. Blasting Pot
4. Blasting Hose
5. Deadman Switch
6. Air Filters
7. Oil/Water Trap
8. Venturi Nozzle
9. Blasting Grit
10.PPE, Ventilation &
Air Filters

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Old Paint Removal

Blast Cleaning Equipment

Rust Removal

Blasting Abrasive

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MATERIALS Use any dry, white absorbent material, such as several layers of cheese
NEEDED cloth or a piece of white blotter paper.

STEP 1.0 Test the air supply at an outlet that is downstream from oil & moisture
traps & as close as possible to the equipment using the air. Hold the
blotter or test material in the air stream for a minimum of 2 minutes. The
blotter or test material should be held within a distance of 24 inches
from the source of air stream being tested.

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STEP 1.1 If air from the abrasive blast nozzles is being tested, make sure that the
abrasives source is cut off & that only air is coming out of the nozzle,
prior to holding the blotter of test material in front of the nozzle.
STEP 1.2 If air is being discharged at several locations drawing from a common
manifold source, it is necessary to test the air cleanliness at each
location. The test should be run at each point of use if more than 100
feet of air hose is used or if several distant, several outlet locations are
used.

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 STEP 2.0 Examine the test material immediately after the test is completed for
evidence of contamination, oil or moisture. Examination should be
made visually, as well as by feeling & smelling the test material.
FREQUENCY Air supply should be tested at the frequency intervals specified for the
OF TEST work. It should always be tested prior to use & at least once every 4
hours thereafter, during continuous compressor operation. When the
%RH is high, more frequent testing would be in order, since there is
more moisture in the air. If compressor operation is interrupted for
longer than 5 minutes, the air supply should be retested prior to use,
since condensation can form in the air distribution lines.

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INSPECTION NO evidence of contamination, oil or moisture when blotter or test
CRITERIA material is examined visually & by touch. NO characteristic oil “ODOR”.
ACCEPT
INSPECTION Moisture beads, discoloration, or WET appearance where blotter or test
CRITERIA material was held in the main stream.
REJECT Test material feels WET or OILY to the touch.
Characteristic oil ODOR.

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 A – Sa 3
Rust Grade A
Adherent Mill Scale
B – Sa 3

Rust Grade B
Mill Scale + Rust
C – Sa 3

Rust Grade C
100% Rust / Corrosion
D – Sa 3

Rust Grade D
Pitted Rust

Note : Extract from Pictorial Standards – ISO 8501-1 11

 A – Sa 2.5 A – Sa 2

B – Sa 2.5 B – Sa 2

C – Sa 2.5 C – Sa 2

D – Sa 2.5 D – Sa 2

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A – Sa 1
A – St 3

B – Sa 1
B – St 3

C – Sa 1

C – St 3

D – Sa 1
D – St 3

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 Needle Gun

Power Jig
Peening Hammer

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Scraper Power Steel Brush

Hand Steel Brush

Needle Gun

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Power Grinder / Cutter

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A – St 2

B – St 2

C – St 2

D – St 2

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 ISO 8501-1 SSPC (Steel DESCRIPTION
Structure Painting
Council)
Sa 1 SP 7 Brush-Off or Sweep Blast Cleaning
Grade
- SP 1 Solvent Cleaning

Sa 2 SP 6 Commercial Blast Cleaning Grade

Sa 2 ½ or Sa 2.5 SP 10 Near White Metal Blast Cleaning Grade

Sa 3 SP 5 White Metal Blast Cleaning Grade

St 2 SP 2 Hand or Manual Tool Cleaning Grade

St 3 SP 3 Mechanical or Power Tool Cleaning

Grade
- SP 11 Combined Hand or Power Tool Cleaning
Grade (Create a 25 microns Profile)

Note : Indicative closest/nearest equivalent only between SSPC with ISO. Refer
to actual pictorial standards and detailed description. Both standards are viewed
without magnification.

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 SURFACE TYPE Sa 2.5 / SP 10 Sa 3 / SP 5
Near White Metal White Metal

New Steel Kilogram/ Meter2 / Kilogram/ Meter2 /

Rust Grades A & B Meter2 Man-Hour Meter2 Man-Hour
SMOOTH 40 9 60 6
NORMAL 45 8 65 5.5
COMPLICATED 60 6 80 4.5

Note: Capacity = Kilogram per Square Meter & Consumption = Square Meter per Man
Hour. Indicative values only using mineral grit abrasives.

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 Surface Roughness, Rz = Arithmetical Mean or Average of the 5 points Valleys (V)
and 5 points Peaks (P)

STEEL

Note: Surface Roughness or Anchor Profile are expressed in 3 values:

Rz, Ra and Ry or Rmax.

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 Medium Coarse
Depth = 40 – 75
microns Rz Sharp / Angular Medium

Dimpled/ Rounded Less/ Low

Note: Grit create sharp & angular profile while shot create dimpled & rounded
Profile. High profiles result to increase in primer consumption known as
DEAD VOLUME due to increased surface area & porosity.

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 180
160 0
140
25
120
100 50
80 75
60 100
40 125
20
150
0
Rugotest ISO Keane- 175
No. 3 8503G Tator 200
G/S
25 – 180 microns 25 – 150 microns 35 – 140 / 10 – 100 microns

Note : Rugotest No. 3 – Swiss origin (Ra), ISO 8503 G (Grit) & Keane Tator
- US origin G/S (Grit & Shot), both are Rz values.

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1 – Rugotest No. 3 Comparator
2 – Keane-Tator G/S Comparator
3 – ISO 8503G Comparator

5 – Replica Testex Tape & Micrometer

4 – Profile Needle Gage (Direct)

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Checking profile of blast cleaned steel surfaces
with Keane-Tator Comparator & Light Magnifier.
ISO 8503G Comparator consists of4-segments
(quadrant) indicating surface profiles/ roughness
ranging from fine to coarse for visual (or magnified)
comparison.
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 2 – Compare the Surface Roughness felt on a
new blast cleaned steel (biting sensation)
1 – Using a fingernail, feel the Surface
against with the comparator corresponding
Roughness created on a new blast cleaned
Roughness using the fingernail. Repeat the
steel (biting sensation). Ensure to cover all
steps 2-3 times until a closest comparison
surfaces and make at least 2-3 times feel.
or similarity is achieved.

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 Step 1 – Testex Replica Tape – Take surface
Profile imprint on the blast cleaned surface
using a Testex replica tape by affixing on the
surface and by rubbing using a plastic pointer
with rounded end or pencil rubber eraser.

Step 2 – Micrometer – Remove tape carefully

and check surface profile imprint on the
tape using Micrometer. Ensure to zero the
Micrometer and deduct the thickness of the
Tape (eg. 2 mils or 50 microns), this will give
the profile reading. Keep tape for record.

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BRESLE’ Method Field Test Kit
1 – Bresle Sampler Extraction Cell
2 – Syringes
3 – Distilled Water (with Zero
Conductivity)
4 – Pocket Conductivity Meter (Digital)
5 – Steel Surface Dial Thermometer
(with Magnetic back)
6 – Blast Cleaned Steel Surface

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 Step 4
Open a bottle of the
Step 3 Distilled water and
Step 1 Step 2 Remove the entrapped fill in the syringe
Carefully open a Carefully affix the air inside the cell approx. 25 ml.
BRESLE sampler cell BRESLE sampler cell using the syringe to
& remove backing. on blast cleaned create vacuum.
steel surfaces.

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 Step 6 Step 8
Step 5 Carefully extract the Measure out the
Inject & fill-in with 25 ml distilled water from Step 7 conductivity of the
of distilled water into the cell with the Transfer the extracted extract with the
the cell with the syringe. syringe. Ensure that water into the clean Conductivity Meter.
Massage lightly the cell same volume is Conductivity Meter Record & run a blank.
to stir for 1-2 minutes. extracted. sampling cup.

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Conductivity, Equiv. Equiv. NaCl Remarks
mS/m* @ 20 oC Chloride microgram /
microgram / cm2 @ 20oC
cm2 @ 20oC Temperature of Correction
Water, oC Factor
0.50 0.70 1.00 mS = Micro 15.0 1.10
Siemens
17.5 1.05
1.00 1.30 2.10
20.0 1.00
2.00 2.60 4.20 22.5 0.95
3.00 3.90 6.20 25.0 0.90
4.00 5.20 8.30
5.00 6.50 10.40 NOTE:
5.30 7.00 11.20 Always run a blank test with the distilled
water used for salt extraction & check
5.50 7.20 11.40 Maximum both water temperature & conductivity
Limit
6.00 7.80 12.50

Temperature Corrected Conductivity , mS/m = Actual Water Temperature x

Correction Factor @20 degree C. Conductivity Reading – Blank Conductivity.

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Checking the pH value (Alkalinity
and/or Acidity of the surface using
Litmus Indicator Strip & compare
with the table to determine the
approx. quantitative value.
pH = below 7.0 (Acidic)
pH = 7.0 (Neutral)
pH = above 7 to 14 (Alkaline)

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