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Rev Date Prepared by Approved by Revision

D 29-Aug-02 T. Collins R. Pawulski (SP-P050) Added Entity Specific Amendments for
ALAC
E 16-Sep-02 T. Collins R. Pawulski Revise Entity Specific Amendments for ALAC
F 17-Sep-02 T. Collins R. Pawulski Issued with ALAC approval
A 12-Dec-03 C. Jaschke B. Hicks Change document number and revision sequence
for MetAL; update Section 1 to current standard.
B 2-Mar-07 T. Collins A. LeRoux Updated Product information in Table 4

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but circumstances may warrant additional requirements or procedures. This document is subject to periodic review and
users are cautioned to obtain the latest edition.
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LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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application or implementation of the information contained herein or any part thereof. The benefit of this disclaimer shall
inure to Air Liquide and its affiliates.
This document should not be confused with federal, state, provincial, or municipal specifications or regulations, insurance
requirements or national safety codes.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 3
1.1 Scope 3
1.2 Definitions 3
1.3 Applicable Codes, Standards, and Air Liquide Reference Documents 4
1.4 Conflicts, Omissions and Alternatives 4
2 GUARANTEES AND WARRANTY 5
3 EXTENT OF PAINTING 5
3.1 Paint Purchase Cost 5
3.2 Items To Be Painted 5
3.3 Items Not To Be Painted 5
4 SURFACE PREPARATION AND APPLICATION 6
4.1 Surface Preparation 6
4.2 Additional Blasting Requirements 7
4.3 Paint Application 7
5 INSPECTION 8
6 LOGO AND COLOR 8
6.1 Logo 8
6.2 Air Liquide Logo Colors 8
6.3 Equipment Color Codes 8
6.4 Equipment and Subsystems 9
6.5 Galvanized Items 9
6.6 Color Coding of Piping 9
6.7 Option 1: Color Codes for Uninsulated Process Piping in New Plants 9
6.8 Option 2: Color Codes for New Uninsulated Process Piping in New Plants, Repainting or Touching-Up
Existing Uninsulated Process Piping 10
7 PIPE LABELING 11
8 GALVANIZING 11
9 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT SYSTEMS 12
10 ENTITY SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS 15

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Scope
1.1.1 Purpose
This specification outlines the requirements for the surface preparation and painting of exterior surfaces of cold box
casings, piping, piping ancillary components, valves, tanks, and vessels, structural and miscellaneous steel, ducts,
and miscellaneous equipment.
1.1.2 Scope of Application
1.1.2.1 This specification shall apply to all new and existing Air Liquide air separation, and cogeneration facilities.
Existing facilities may implement this specification as part of their normal maintenance and painting
program.
1.1.2.2 This specification shall apply to any activity done on an Air Liquide facility job site or vendor/contractor
facility.
1.1.2.3 This specification may also apply to non-Air Liquide facilities.
1.1.2.4 This document applies to the following types of plants: ASU, Cogen, Syngas.
1.1.3 Specific Requirements
1.1.3.1 Equipment shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable provisions listed in section 1.3. Where
any provision presents a direct or implied conflict with any jurisdictional regulation, the jurisdictional
regulation shall govern.
1.1.3.2 It is the Manufacturer’s responsibility that all aspects of the construction conform to the requirements of the
specified codes, and meet the legal requirements of the authorities having jurisdiction over the installation
and operation of the vessel.
1.1.3.3 The Manufacturer shall submit to Air Liquide data and drawings listed in the project specific documents in
compliance with the requirements of the specification W-GS-19-1-1.

1.2 Definitions
Cold Box An air tight, insulation filled, sheet-metal clad structure that may contain
heat exchangers, piping, distillation columns and equipment operating at
cryogenic temperatures.
Shop Painting Painting in a shop or plant before shipment of an item to the job site.
Field Painting Painting and/or touch-up of a new or rebuilt item at the job site either before
or after erection.
Contractor A contractor, subcontractor, or vendor performing work in accordance with
the specification.
Dry Film Thickness (DFT) The thickness of a single coat of primer or paint after the coat has
thoroughly dried.
Manufacturer The maker or supplier of materials used to perform the work.
Technical Requisition Summary Sheet Lists the documents that are part of the requisition

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1.3 Applicable Codes, Standards, and Air Liquide Reference Documents

1.3.1 Industry Codes and Standards
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
 A-123 Standard Specification for Zinc (Hot-Dip Galvanized) Coatings on Iron and Steel Products
NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
SSPC Steel Structural Paint Council
 PA-1 Shop, Field, and Maintenance Painting of Steel
 VIS 1 Guide and Reference Photographs for Steel Surfaces Prepared by Dry Abrasive Blast
Cleaning
 SP 1 Solvent Cleaning
 SP 2 Hand Tool Cleaning
 SP 3 Power Tool Cleaning
 SP 5/NACE No. 1 White Metal Blast Cleaning
 SP 6/NACE No. 3 Commercial Blast Cleaning
 SP 7/NACE No. 4 Brush-off Blast Cleaning
 SP 8 Pickling
 SP 10/NACE No. 2 Near-White Metal Blast Cleaning

1.3.2 Associated Air Liquide Documents

Air Liquide Visual Identification Manual, ed 93
ALA-HSE-4021-S Safety Manual Section 39: Color Coding, Labeling and Safety Signs (for reference only)
W-GS-19-1-1 Vendor Data Requirements

1.4 Conflicts, Omissions and Alternatives

1.4.1 In case of conflicting requirements between this specification and applicable requirements of the documents
listed in section 1.3, the more stringent shall apply.
1.4.2 In case of conflicting requirements, the following items govern in descending order of precedence.
a. Agreements outlined in mutually approved minutes of review meetings subsequent to the issuance of the
Purchase Order
b. Purchase Order and subsequent related correspondence
c. Project specific addenda
d. This specification and accompanying documents listed in 1.3.2.
1.4.3 Any exceptions, deviations, omissions, or alternatives to the requirements shall be submitted for Purchaser’s
approval prior to award of Purchase Order.

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2 GUARANTEES AND WARRANTY

2.1 Vendor shall guarantee satisfactory performance at operating conditions and for the values specified in the
project specific documents, or by Vendor’s specification where accepted by Purchaser.
2.2 In the event of failure of the coating system to meet the requirements specified in 2.1, Vendor shall make any
and all changes or repairs as may be required, at his own expense.

3 EXTENT OF PAINTING

3.1 Paint Purchase Cost

In order to obtain preferred paint purchase costs, at the time of paint purchase it must be stated that the coatings are
to be used for an Air Liquide facility.

3.2 Items To Be Painted

a. Back-up instrumentation air compressor
b. Carbon steel piping
c. Cold box ducts
d. Cold boxes
e. Building structural steel
f. Skid structural steel
g. Pipe racks and supports
h. Compressor building doors
i. Exchanger boxes
j. Expander/compressors
k. Handrail and ladder cages
l. Main air compressors
m. Main air filter
n. PCR and MODIN building
o. Pump boxes
p. Pumps
q. Silencers
r. Tanks and vessels (including tubular heat exchangers)
s. Pressure vessel heads located inside support skirts shall be painted.

3.3 Items Not To Be Painted

a. Aluminum, brass, copper, and stainless steel or other non-ferrous metals, unless otherwise advised
b. Any vessel or piping prior to post-weld heat treatment
c. Automatic valve actuators, positioners, I/Ps, gauges, filters
d. Bolting supports, or hardware

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e. Concrete
f. Electric motors and controls
g. Electrical boxes
h. Finish machined parts of machinery or equipment
i. Instruments (except control valves, relief valves and carbon steel flow element housing)
j. Monel piping
k. Nameplates or identification tags
l. Regulators
m. Stainless steel bulkheads
n. Stainless steel tubing, fittings
o. Steel items, such as ladder clips, platform clips and nozzles projecting beyond exterior carbon steel surfaces
including any exposed parts of insulated carbon insulation
p. Tubes and fins of air coolers
q. Weld seams of pressure equipment and piping that have not been pressure tested
r. Galvanized steel ladders, platforms, and handrails
s. Cold box internal structural steel

4 SURFACE PREPARATION AND APPLICATION

4.1 Surface Preparation

4.1.1 All surfaces designated for painting shall be prepared and cleaned in accordance with SSPC surface
preparation standards. These surface preparation specifications shall be considered a part of this document,
shall be fully complied with, and are minimums. The visual standards of SSPC and/or NACE shall be used
to verify compliance with this specification. The surface preparation methods are briefly described as
follows:
a. Removal of oil, grease, dirt, soil, salts, and contaminants with solvents, emulsions cleaning compounds, or
steam per SSPC-SP1.
b. Removal of loose mill scale, loose rust, and loose paint by hand brushing, hand sanding, hand scraping,
hand chipping or other hand impact tools, or by combination of these methods per SSPC-SP 2.
c. Removal of loose mill scale, loose rust, and loose paint with power wire brushes, power impact tools, power
grinders, power sanders, or by combination of these methods per SSPC-SP 3.
d. Removal of all mill scale, rust, rust-scale, paint or foreign matter by the use of sand, grit or shot to obtain a
gray-white, uniform metallic color surface per SSPC-SP 5.
e. Removal of mill scale, rust, rust-scale, paint, or foreign matter completely except for slight shadows, streaks,
or discoloration caused by rust, stain, mill scale oxides, or slight, tight residues of paint or coating that may
remain per SSPC-SP 6.
f. Removal of all except tightly adhering residues of mill scale, rust and paint by the impact of abrasives (sand,
grit or shot) per SSPC-SP 7.
g. Complete removal of all mill scale, rust, and rust-scale by chemical reaction, or by electrolysis, or by both.
The surface shall be free of unreacted or harmful acid, alkali, or smut per SSPC-SP 8.

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h. Removal of nearly all mill scale, rust, rust-scale, paint, or foreign matter by the use of abrasives (sand, grit,
shot) per SSPC-SP 10. Very light shadows, very slight streaks, or slight discoloration caused by rust stain,
mill scale oxides, or slight, tight residues of paint or coating may remain.
4.1.2 Photographic standards shown in SSPC-Vis 1-89 may be used as optional supplement to SSPC Surface
Preparation Numbers 5, 6, 7, and 10.

4.2 Additional Blasting Requirements

4.2.1 When blasting is performed by an Air Liquide employee, only silica-free abrasive materials such as quartz,
copper slag particles, or aluminum oxide shall be used.
4.2.2 When blasting is performed by a contractor at his facility, silica abrasive materials may be used if so desired
by the contractor.
4.2.3 When blasting is performed by a contractor at an Air Liquide facility or job site, silica abrasive or other
materials may be used if approved by Air Liquide management.
4.2.4 Coal slag material such as “Black Beauty” is prohibited for use as a blasting agent for oxygen service
cleaned component.
4.2.5 The Appendix of each SSPC specified surface preparation is also part of this specification.
4.2.6 Unless explicitly pre-approved by the Air Liquide project manager, all surfaces prepared for painting shall be
painted within eight hours after surface preparation, with the additional requirement that any carbon steel
surface shall be re-blasted if rust develops prior to painting, regardless of length of time after sandblasting.
4.2.7 Contractor shall only consider blasting with material described in 1.9 permitted to do so in writing by Air
Liquide.

4.3 Paint Application

4.3.1 Paint shall be applied in accordance with SSPC-PA-1 and the manufacturer's recommendations. The
manufacturer's printed instructions for surface preparations, mixing, thinning, and application are part of this
specification and shall be fully complied with. Clarification shall be requested if conflicts occur between any
part of this specification and the manufacturer's recommendations.
4.3.2 Application shall be primarily by spray. Brush or roller may be used where spray is impractical or where
surfaces not to be painted must be protected from over spray.
4.3.3 Paint shall be applied only when the humidity, ambient temperatures, surface temperatures, and material
temperature are within the ranges recommended by the manufacturer.
4.3.4 Paint shall not be applied when freshly painted surfaces can be damaged by rain, snow, fog, dust, or
condensation if these will occur, or can be anticipated to occur, during the drying period.
4.3.5 All flange faces, valve stems, glass, moving parts, bearings, couplings, shafts, lubricant fittings, and other
sensitive parts shall be covered or otherwise protected from damage by painting operations including over
spray, dripping, and sandblasting.
4.3.6 Finish coats of paint shall be applied to fully cured, clean, dry coats of paint and shall be compatible with
previous coats.
4.3.7 When applying a full paint system, the prime, intermediate (if specified), and finish coats shall be from the
same manufacturer. All paint additives (i.e., thinners, catalysts, dryers, etc.) shall be in accordance with
paint manufacturer instructions.
4.3.8 Paint shall not be applied within one inch of an edge prepared for welding.
4.3.9 Primer on plates for field erected tanks and cold boxes to be applied in shop prior to field delivery.

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5 INSPECTION
5.1 All completed painting application shall be inspected for runs, sags, blisters, bubbles, fisheyes, pin-holing,
mud cracking, dry spray, over and under DFT, de-laminations, and lack of adhesion. Any defect shall be
corrected.
5.2 The degree of cleanliness in accordance with SSPC requirements will be visually inspected using SSPC-VIS
1-89 standards.
5.3 The average profile requirement will be tested using a Keane-Tator surface profile comparator, or equal.
5.4 The dry film thickness shall be inspected using a magnetic type (Mikrotest II or equal) thickness gauge, or, on
non-magnetic substrates, a Tooke gauge shall be used.
5.5 Pinholes shall be tested by using a suitable wet sponge-type detector (Elcometer or equal).
5.6 Paint film tests shall be done randomly and at least once for every 1,000 square feet of painted surface.

6 LOGO AND COLOR

6.1 Logo
Logo and other corporate identity requirements shall be in accordance with Air Liquide Visual Identification Manual.

6.2 Air Liquide Logo Colors

Red and blue colors shall be in accordance with Air Liquide requirements.
a. Red PANTONE 185C Sherwin-Williams “Air Liquide Red”
b. Blue PANTONE 307C Sherwin-Williams “Air Liquide Blue”

6.3 Equipment Color Codes

The paint finish schedule colors are based on the Sherwin-Williams colors system 4000 chart. Color finishes of other
manufacturers should match these colors where possible. Unless otherwise specified the following colors shall be
used for the various pieces of equipment and structural steel items.
Table 1
Equipment Color Sherwin-Williams
Cold boxes White Ultra white
Tanks and vessels White Ultra white
Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger White Ultra white
Building structural steel Red Oxide N/A
Pipe racks and supports Blue SW 4086
Skid structural steel Blue SW 4086
Grating Galvanized N/A
Toe board and handrails Yellow or Galvanized SW4084

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Equipment Color Sherwin-Williams

Ladder Galvanized N/A
Ladder cage Yellow or Galvanized SW 4084
Ladder cables and overhead obstructions Galvanized N/A
Bridge cranes and material handling equipment Yellow SW 4084
Fire equipment Red SW 4081
Emergency stop bars or buttons Red SW 4081
Safety areas and First aid equipment Dark Green SW 4085
Compression equipment and associated Green or Grey SW 4085/SW 4031
separators, surge bottles and heat exchangers
Cooling water pumps Blue SW4086

6.4 Equipment and Subsystems

In order to minimize unnecessary expense of repainting already painted equipment and subsystems, Vendor-
supplied equipment and subsystems with color schemes other than those defined in Article 6.3 are acceptable with
the approval of the Air Liquide operations representative.

6.5 Galvanized Items

Galvanized items shall not be painted to comply with the color codes. With the approval of the project manager,
items such as building structural steel, pipe racks, toe boards, and handrails may be galvanized in lieu of painting.

6.6 Color Coding of Piping

Piping for new Air Separation Plants shall be painted per one of the following options. Please see Entity Specific
Amendments for exceptions.

6.7 Option 1: Color Codes for Uninsulated Process Piping in New Plants
All process piping in new plants may be painted with the color scheme as defined below, but all lines shall be
labeled per Section 7.
Table 2
Service Color Sherwin-Williams
Acids or Alkalis White Ultra white
Air White Ultra white
Ammonia White Ultra white
Argon Gas White Ultra white
Carbon Dioxide Gas White Ultra white
Carbon Dioxide Liquid N/A N/A

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Service Color Sherwin-Williams

Chlorine Gas White Ultra white
Freon & Refrigerants White Ultra white
Fuel Gas (Propane, Methane, etc.) White Ultra white
Gasoline or Fuel Oil White Ultra white
Hydrogen Gas White Ultra white
Syngas White Ultra white
Lubricants (Oil) White Ultra white
Nitrogen Gas White Ultra white
Oxygen Gas White Ultra white
Steam N/A N/A
Cooling Water White Ultra white
Potable Water White Ultra white
Fire Water Red SW 4081

6.8 Option 2: Color Codes for New Uninsulated Process Piping in New Plants, Repainting or
Touching-Up Existing Uninsulated Process Piping
Table 3
Service Color Sherwin-Williams
Acids or Alkalis Yellow SW 4084
Air Black SW 4032
Ammonia Purple SW 4080
Argon Gas Brown SW 4001
Carbon Dioxide Gas Gray SW 4031
Carbon Dioxide Liquid White with Gray Band SW 4029-SW 4031
Chlorine Gas Yellow SW 4084
Freon & Refrigerants Yellow SW 4084
Fuel Gas (Propane, Methane, etc.) Yellow SW 4084
Gasoline or Fuel Oil Yellow SW 4084
Hydrogen Gas Red SW 4081
Syngas Green SW 4085
Lubricants (Oil) Brown SW 4001

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Service Color Sherwin-Williams

Nitrogen Gas Orange SW 4083
Oxygen Gas Blue SW 4086
Steam Labeled with (# psi) Steam N/A
Cooling Water White Ultra white
Potable Water White Ultra white
Fire Water Red SW 4081

7 PIPE LABELING
7.1 All process piping not color-coded per Article 6.8 in the plant shall be labeled to indicate its contents and
direction of flow. In cases where flow can be both directions, arrows shall indicate this. For steam lines,
pressure and temperature shall be indicated on the label. Instrument gas piping shall be labeled “Instrument
Gas” and must supply the gas or gases that may be used. The labeling should be placed on piping with
adhesive backed labels or stencils. The labeling color shall be black or white, depending on the piping color.
Example: Instrument Gas - Air or Nitrogen or Carbon Dioxide
7.2 Pipe content and direction of flow labeling must be applied close to valves or flanges and adjacent to changes
in direction, branches, and where pipes pass through walls or floors and at intervals on straight pipe runs
sufficient to provide identification.
7.3 Visibility of pipe labeling is critical. When pipes are located above or below the normal line of vision, the
lettering shall be placed below or above the centerline of the pipe so that the labeling can easily be seen from
the working surface.
7.4 Labeling of piping shall be done after all painting is complete and installation is finished.
7.5 For new plant piping, flowing media is defined on the “isometric” line list.

8 GALVANIZING
8.1 Galvanizing shall be in accordance with ASTM specification A-123.
2
8.2 Galvanized coating shall be 3.5 mils minimum (2 oz./ft ).
8.3 Touch-up galvanize shall be “Spray Zinc” by Weicon.

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9 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT SYSTEMS

Table 4
Steel
Operating
Paint System Surface Paint DTF
Substrate Temperature Coat Product Type
Systems Attributes Preparation Method (mils)
Range
Options
Zinc Clad II LV
Spray Primer Inorganic Zinc 3/5
Substrate blasting Ethyl Silicate
possible. Primer
Uninsulated Spray/Brush/
No. 1S Up to 200°F cannot be applied Blast Interm Recoatable Epoxy Epoxy Polyamide 4/6
carbon steel Roller
with roller.
Notes 1, 2 Spray/Brush/ Acrolon 218 HS Acrylic
Finish 3/6
Roller Note 4 Polyurethane

Water Based Org.

Spray/Brush Primer Zinc-Clad VI 2/3
Substrate blasting Zinc Rich Epoxy
possible. Primer
Uninsulated cannot be applied Spray/Brush/ Water based Tile- Water Based
No. 1W Up to 200°F Blast Interm 2/4
carbon steel with roller. Roller Clad Epoxy Epoxy Primer
Note 3 Spray/Brush/ Water Based
Finish Centurion 2/3
Roller Urethane
Spray/Brush/ Recoatable Epoxy
Substrate blasting Primer Epoxy Polyamide 4/6
Roller Primer
possible. Primer
Uninsulated can be applied Spray/Brush/ Recoatable Epoxy
No. 2S Up to 200°F Blast Interm Epoxy Polyamide 4/6
carbon steel with roller. One Roller Primer
month recoat for
Spray/Brush/ Acrolon 218 HS Acrylic
intermediate coat. Finish 3/6
Roller Note 4 Polyurethane

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Steel
Operating
Paint System Surface Paint DTF
Substrate Temperature Coat Product Type
Systems Attributes Preparation Method (mils)
Range
Options
Spray/Brush/
Primer Macropoxy 646 Polyamide Epoxy 5/7
Roller

Uninsulated Substrate blasting Spray/Brush/ Recoatable Epoxy

No. 3S Up to 200°F No Sandblast Interm Epoxy Polyamide 4/6
carbon steel not possible. Roller Primer

Spray/Brush/ Acrolon 218 HS Acrylic

Finish 3/6
Roller Note 4 Polyurethane

Spray/Brush/ Water-based Water Based

Primer 2/4
Roller Tile-Clad Epoxy Epoxy Primer
Uninsulated Substrate blasting Spray/Brush/ Water-based Water Based
No.3W Up to 200°F No Sandblast Interm 2/4
carbon steel not possible. Roller Tile-Clad Epoxy Epoxy Primer
Spray/Brush/ Water Based
Finish Centurion 2/3
Roller Urethane

Substrate blasting Water Based Org.

Spray/Brush Primer Zinc-Clad VI 2/3
Uninsulated possible. Primer Zinc Rich Epoxy
No. 4W Up to 200°F Blast
carbon steel cannot be applied Spray/Brush/ Water Based
with roller. Finish Centurion 2/3
Roller Urethane
KEM Hi-Temp 850
Primer Mod. Silicone Alkyd 1/1
Uninsulated Black or Silver Series Coatings
No. 6S Up to 850°F Blast
carbon steel Color KEM Hi-Temp 850
Finish Mod. Silicone Alkyd 1/1
Series Coatings
Primer DTM Wash Primer Acrylic 1
Coating over Recoatable Epoxy
Refer to S-W Interm Epoxy Polyamide 4/6
aluminum or Primer
No. 8S Up to 200°F Application
galvanized
Bulletin
surfaces Acrolon 218 HS Acrylic
Finish 3/6
Note 4 Polyurethane

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Steel
Operating
Paint System Surface Paint DTF
Substrate Temperature Coat Product Type
Systems Attributes Preparation Method (mils)
Range
Options
Primer protection
prior to field
installed
insulation. KEM Kromik
Insulated Phenolic Mod
No. 9S Up to 700°F Blast Primer Universal Metal 3/4
carbon steel Primer will burn Alkyd
Primer
off during vessel
adsorbent
regeneration.
Zinc Clad II LV
Primer Inorganic Zinc 3/5
Ethyl Silicate
Insulated
No. 10S Up to 300°F Blast
carbon steel Interm Phenicon Hi-Solids Epoxy Phenolic 5/6
Finish Phenicon Hi-Solids Epoxy Phenolic 5/6
Note 1: Unless otherwise authorized, the contractor shall use paint system 1S or 1W.
Note 2: Recommended when shop or field paint contractor cannot apply water-based coatings.
Note 3: Recommended when primer (and intermediate) coats are applied at a shop, the finished coat is applied in the field, and material/equipment
handling could damage paintwork.
Note 4: Acrolon 218HS paint shall be semi-gloss B65-650.

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10 ENTITY SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS

The following is a list of specific engineering entity requirements that differ from those given in this standard.
These requirements are only applicable to the engineering entity(ies) for which they are listed.
Entity Specific Amendments
Entity Section Description
A 6.6 American Air Liquide operating entities are to use section 6.7 only for new plants and
for repainting existing plants. Section 6.8 shall be used for touch-up of existing plants
as required to match the existing paint scheme.

Table of Revisions
Section Description
1 Updated to current standard
2 Added to update to current standard
4.1.1 d Deleted
9 Updated 1S (primer), 1W (intermediate), 3W (printer and intermediate), 6S (primer), 10S (primer)

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Rev Date Prepared by Approved by Revision

D 29-Aug-02 T. Collins R. Pawulski (SP-P050) Added Entity Specific Amendments for
ALAC
E 16-Sep-02 T. Collins R. Pawulski Revise Entity Specific Amendments for ALAC
F 17-Sep-02 T. Collins R. Pawulski Issued with ALAC approval
A 12-Dec-03 C. Jaschke B. Hicks Change document number and revision sequence
for MetAL; update Section 1 to current standard.
B 2-Mar-07 T. Collins A. LeRoux Updated Product information in Table 4

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but circumstances may warrant additional requirements or procedures. This document is subject to periodic review and
users are cautioned to obtain the latest edition.
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LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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application or implementation of the information contained herein or any part thereof. The benefit of this disclaimer shall
inure to Air Liquide and its affiliates.
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requirements or national safety codes.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 3
1.1 Scope 3
1.2 Definitions 3
1.3 Applicable Codes, Standards, and Air Liquide Reference Documents 4
1.4 Conflicts, Omissions and Alternatives 4
2 GUARANTEES AND WARRANTY 5
3 EXTENT OF PAINTING 5
3.1 Paint Purchase Cost 5
3.2 Items To Be Painted 5
3.3 Items Not To Be Painted 5
4 SURFACE PREPARATION AND APPLICATION 6
4.1 Surface Preparation 6
4.2 Additional Blasting Requirements 7
4.3 Paint Application 7
5 INSPECTION 8
6 LOGO AND COLOR 8
6.1 Logo 8
6.2 Air Liquide Logo Colors 8
6.3 Equipment Color Codes 8
6.4 Equipment and Subsystems 9
6.5 Galvanized Items 9
6.6 Color Coding of Piping 9
6.7 Option 1: Color Codes for Uninsulated Process Piping in New Plants 9
6.8 Option 2: Color Codes for New Uninsulated Process Piping in New Plants, Repainting or Touching-Up
Existing Uninsulated Process Piping 10
7 PIPE LABELING 11
8 GALVANIZING 11
9 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT SYSTEMS 12
10 ENTITY SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS 15

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Scope
1.1.1 Purpose
This specification outlines the requirements for the surface preparation and painting of exterior surfaces of cold box
casings, piping, piping ancillary components, valves, tanks, and vessels, structural and miscellaneous steel, ducts,
and miscellaneous equipment.
1.1.2 Scope of Application
1.1.2.1 This specification shall apply to all new and existing Air Liquide air separation, and cogeneration facilities.
Existing facilities may implement this specification as part of their normal maintenance and painting
program.
1.1.2.2 This specification shall apply to any activity done on an Air Liquide facility job site or vendor/contractor
facility.
1.1.2.3 This specification may also apply to non-Air Liquide facilities.
1.1.2.4 This document applies to the following types of plants: ASU, Cogen, Syngas.
1.1.3 Specific Requirements
1.1.3.1 Equipment shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable provisions listed in section 1.3. Where
any provision presents a direct or implied conflict with any jurisdictional regulation, the jurisdictional
regulation shall govern.
1.1.3.2 It is the Manufacturer’s responsibility that all aspects of the construction conform to the requirements of the
specified codes, and meet the legal requirements of the authorities having jurisdiction over the installation
and operation of the vessel.
1.1.3.3 The Manufacturer shall submit to Air Liquide data and drawings listed in the project specific documents in
compliance with the requirements of the specification W-GS-19-1-1.

1.2 Definitions
Cold Box An air tight, insulation filled, sheet-metal clad structure that may contain
heat exchangers, piping, distillation columns and equipment operating at
cryogenic temperatures.
Shop Painting Painting in a shop or plant before shipment of an item to the job site.
Field Painting Painting and/or touch-up of a new or rebuilt item at the job site either before
or after erection.
Contractor A contractor, subcontractor, or vendor performing work in accordance with
the specification.
Dry Film Thickness (DFT) The thickness of a single coat of primer or paint after the coat has
thoroughly dried.
Manufacturer The maker or supplier of materials used to perform the work.
Technical Requisition Summary Sheet Lists the documents that are part of the requisition

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1.3 Applicable Codes, Standards, and Air Liquide Reference Documents

1.3.1 Industry Codes and Standards
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
 A-123 Standard Specification for Zinc (Hot-Dip Galvanized) Coatings on Iron and Steel Products
NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
SSPC Steel Structural Paint Council
 PA-1 Shop, Field, and Maintenance Painting of Steel
 VIS 1 Guide and Reference Photographs for Steel Surfaces Prepared by Dry Abrasive Blast
Cleaning
 SP 1 Solvent Cleaning
 SP 2 Hand Tool Cleaning
 SP 3 Power Tool Cleaning
 SP 5/NACE No. 1 White Metal Blast Cleaning
 SP 6/NACE No. 3 Commercial Blast Cleaning
 SP 7/NACE No. 4 Brush-off Blast Cleaning
 SP 8 Pickling
 SP 10/NACE No. 2 Near-White Metal Blast Cleaning

1.3.2 Associated Air Liquide Documents

Air Liquide Visual Identification Manual, ed 93
ALA-HSE-4021-S Safety Manual Section 39: Color Coding, Labeling and Safety Signs (for reference only)
W-GS-19-1-1 Vendor Data Requirements

1.4 Conflicts, Omissions and Alternatives

1.4.1 In case of conflicting requirements between this specification and applicable requirements of the documents
listed in section 1.3, the more stringent shall apply.
1.4.2 In case of conflicting requirements, the following items govern in descending order of precedence.
a. Agreements outlined in mutually approved minutes of review meetings subsequent to the issuance of the
Purchase Order
b. Purchase Order and subsequent related correspondence
c. Project specific addenda
d. This specification and accompanying documents listed in 1.3.2.
1.4.3 Any exceptions, deviations, omissions, or alternatives to the requirements shall be submitted for Purchaser’s
approval prior to award of Purchase Order.

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2 GUARANTEES AND WARRANTY

2.1 Vendor shall guarantee satisfactory performance at operating conditions and for the values specified in the
project specific documents, or by Vendor’s specification where accepted by Purchaser.
2.2 In the event of failure of the coating system to meet the requirements specified in 2.1, Vendor shall make any
and all changes or repairs as may be required, at his own expense.

3 EXTENT OF PAINTING

3.1 Paint Purchase Cost

In order to obtain preferred paint purchase costs, at the time of paint purchase it must be stated that the coatings are
to be used for an Air Liquide facility.

3.2 Items To Be Painted

a. Back-up instrumentation air compressor
b. Carbon steel piping
c. Cold box ducts
d. Cold boxes
e. Building structural steel
f. Skid structural steel
g. Pipe racks and supports
h. Compressor building doors
i. Exchanger boxes
j. Expander/compressors
k. Handrail and ladder cages
l. Main air compressors
m. Main air filter
n. PCR and MODIN building
o. Pump boxes
p. Pumps
q. Silencers
r. Tanks and vessels (including tubular heat exchangers)
s. Pressure vessel heads located inside support skirts shall be painted.

3.3 Items Not To Be Painted

a. Aluminum, brass, copper, and stainless steel or other non-ferrous metals, unless otherwise advised
b. Any vessel or piping prior to post-weld heat treatment
c. Automatic valve actuators, positioners, I/Ps, gauges, filters
d. Bolting supports, or hardware

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e. Concrete
f. Electric motors and controls
g. Electrical boxes
h. Finish machined parts of machinery or equipment
i. Instruments (except control valves, relief valves and carbon steel flow element housing)
j. Monel piping
k. Nameplates or identification tags
l. Regulators
m. Stainless steel bulkheads
n. Stainless steel tubing, fittings
o. Steel items, such as ladder clips, platform clips and nozzles projecting beyond exterior carbon steel surfaces
including any exposed parts of insulated carbon insulation
p. Tubes and fins of air coolers
q. Weld seams of pressure equipment and piping that have not been pressure tested
r. Galvanized steel ladders, platforms, and handrails
s. Cold box internal structural steel

4 SURFACE PREPARATION AND APPLICATION

4.1 Surface Preparation

4.1.1 All surfaces designated for painting shall be prepared and cleaned in accordance with SSPC surface
preparation standards. These surface preparation specifications shall be considered a part of this document,
shall be fully complied with, and are minimums. The visual standards of SSPC and/or NACE shall be used
to verify compliance with this specification. The surface preparation methods are briefly described as
follows:
a. Removal of oil, grease, dirt, soil, salts, and contaminants with solvents, emulsions cleaning compounds, or
steam per SSPC-SP1.
b. Removal of loose mill scale, loose rust, and loose paint by hand brushing, hand sanding, hand scraping,
hand chipping or other hand impact tools, or by combination of these methods per SSPC-SP 2.
c. Removal of loose mill scale, loose rust, and loose paint with power wire brushes, power impact tools, power
grinders, power sanders, or by combination of these methods per SSPC-SP 3.
d. Removal of all mill scale, rust, rust-scale, paint or foreign matter by the use of sand, grit or shot to obtain a
gray-white, uniform metallic color surface per SSPC-SP 5.
e. Removal of mill scale, rust, rust-scale, paint, or foreign matter completely except for slight shadows, streaks,
or discoloration caused by rust, stain, mill scale oxides, or slight, tight residues of paint or coating that may
remain per SSPC-SP 6.
f. Removal of all except tightly adhering residues of mill scale, rust and paint by the impact of abrasives (sand,
grit or shot) per SSPC-SP 7.
g. Complete removal of all mill scale, rust, and rust-scale by chemical reaction, or by electrolysis, or by both.
The surface shall be free of unreacted or harmful acid, alkali, or smut per SSPC-SP 8.

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h. Removal of nearly all mill scale, rust, rust-scale, paint, or foreign matter by the use of abrasives (sand, grit,
shot) per SSPC-SP 10. Very light shadows, very slight streaks, or slight discoloration caused by rust stain,
mill scale oxides, or slight, tight residues of paint or coating may remain.
4.1.2 Photographic standards shown in SSPC-Vis 1-89 may be used as optional supplement to SSPC Surface
Preparation Numbers 5, 6, 7, and 10.

4.2 Additional Blasting Requirements

4.2.1 When blasting is performed by an Air Liquide employee, only silica-free abrasive materials such as quartz,
copper slag particles, or aluminum oxide shall be used.
4.2.2 When blasting is performed by a contractor at his facility, silica abrasive materials may be used if so desired
by the contractor.
4.2.3 When blasting is performed by a contractor at an Air Liquide facility or job site, silica abrasive or other
materials may be used if approved by Air Liquide management.
4.2.4 Coal slag material such as “Black Beauty” is prohibited for use as a blasting agent for oxygen service
cleaned component.
4.2.5 The Appendix of each SSPC specified surface preparation is also part of this specification.
4.2.6 Unless explicitly pre-approved by the Air Liquide project manager, all surfaces prepared for painting shall be
painted within eight hours after surface preparation, with the additional requirement that any carbon steel
surface shall be re-blasted if rust develops prior to painting, regardless of length of time after sandblasting.
4.2.7 Contractor shall only consider blasting with material described in 1.9 permitted to do so in writing by Air
Liquide.

4.3 Paint Application

4.3.1 Paint shall be applied in accordance with SSPC-PA-1 and the manufacturer's recommendations. The
manufacturer's printed instructions for surface preparations, mixing, thinning, and application are part of this
specification and shall be fully complied with. Clarification shall be requested if conflicts occur between any
part of this specification and the manufacturer's recommendations.
4.3.2 Application shall be primarily by spray. Brush or roller may be used where spray is impractical or where
surfaces not to be painted must be protected from over spray.
4.3.3 Paint shall be applied only when the humidity, ambient temperatures, surface temperatures, and material
temperature are within the ranges recommended by the manufacturer.
4.3.4 Paint shall not be applied when freshly painted surfaces can be damaged by rain, snow, fog, dust, or
condensation if these will occur, or can be anticipated to occur, during the drying period.
4.3.5 All flange faces, valve stems, glass, moving parts, bearings, couplings, shafts, lubricant fittings, and other
sensitive parts shall be covered or otherwise protected from damage by painting operations including over
spray, dripping, and sandblasting.
4.3.6 Finish coats of paint shall be applied to fully cured, clean, dry coats of paint and shall be compatible with
previous coats.
4.3.7 When applying a full paint system, the prime, intermediate (if specified), and finish coats shall be from the
same manufacturer. All paint additives (i.e., thinners, catalysts, dryers, etc.) shall be in accordance with
paint manufacturer instructions.
4.3.8 Paint shall not be applied within one inch of an edge prepared for welding.
4.3.9 Primer on plates for field erected tanks and cold boxes to be applied in shop prior to field delivery.

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5 INSPECTION
5.1 All completed painting application shall be inspected for runs, sags, blisters, bubbles, fisheyes, pin-holing,
mud cracking, dry spray, over and under DFT, de-laminations, and lack of adhesion. Any defect shall be
corrected.
5.2 The degree of cleanliness in accordance with SSPC requirements will be visually inspected using SSPC-VIS
1-89 standards.
5.3 The average profile requirement will be tested using a Keane-Tator surface profile comparator, or equal.
5.4 The dry film thickness shall be inspected using a magnetic type (Mikrotest II or equal) thickness gauge, or, on
non-magnetic substrates, a Tooke gauge shall be used.
5.5 Pinholes shall be tested by using a suitable wet sponge-type detector (Elcometer or equal).
5.6 Paint film tests shall be done randomly and at least once for every 1,000 square feet of painted surface.

6 LOGO AND COLOR

6.1 Logo
Logo and other corporate identity requirements shall be in accordance with Air Liquide Visual Identification Manual.

6.2 Air Liquide Logo Colors

Red and blue colors shall be in accordance with Air Liquide requirements.
a. Red PANTONE 185C Sherwin-Williams “Air Liquide Red”
b. Blue PANTONE 307C Sherwin-Williams “Air Liquide Blue”

6.3 Equipment Color Codes

The paint finish schedule colors are based on the Sherwin-Williams colors system 4000 chart. Color finishes of other
manufacturers should match these colors where possible. Unless otherwise specified the following colors shall be
used for the various pieces of equipment and structural steel items.
Table 1
Equipment Color Sherwin-Williams
Cold boxes White Ultra white
Tanks and vessels White Ultra white
Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger White Ultra white
Building structural steel Red Oxide N/A
Pipe racks and supports Blue SW 4086
Skid structural steel Blue SW 4086
Grating Galvanized N/A
Toe board and handrails Yellow or Galvanized SW4084

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Equipment Color Sherwin-Williams

Ladder Galvanized N/A
Ladder cage Yellow or Galvanized SW 4084
Ladder cables and overhead obstructions Galvanized N/A
Bridge cranes and material handling equipment Yellow SW 4084
Fire equipment Red SW 4081
Emergency stop bars or buttons Red SW 4081
Safety areas and First aid equipment Dark Green SW 4085
Compression equipment and associated Green or Grey SW 4085/SW 4031
separators, surge bottles and heat exchangers
Cooling water pumps Blue SW4086

6.4 Equipment and Subsystems

In order to minimize unnecessary expense of repainting already painted equipment and subsystems, Vendor-
supplied equipment and subsystems with color schemes other than those defined in Article 6.3 are acceptable with
the approval of the Air Liquide operations representative.

6.5 Galvanized Items

Galvanized items shall not be painted to comply with the color codes. With the approval of the project manager,
items such as building structural steel, pipe racks, toe boards, and handrails may be galvanized in lieu of painting.

6.6 Color Coding of Piping

Piping for new Air Separation Plants shall be painted per one of the following options. Please see Entity Specific
Amendments for exceptions.

6.7 Option 1: Color Codes for Uninsulated Process Piping in New Plants
All process piping in new plants may be painted with the color scheme as defined below, but all lines shall be
labeled per Section 7.
Table 2
Service Color Sherwin-Williams
Acids or Alkalis White Ultra white
Air White Ultra white
Ammonia White Ultra white
Argon Gas White Ultra white
Carbon Dioxide Gas White Ultra white
Carbon Dioxide Liquid N/A N/A

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Service Color Sherwin-Williams

Chlorine Gas White Ultra white
Freon & Refrigerants White Ultra white
Fuel Gas (Propane, Methane, etc.) White Ultra white
Gasoline or Fuel Oil White Ultra white
Hydrogen Gas White Ultra white
Syngas White Ultra white
Lubricants (Oil) White Ultra white
Nitrogen Gas White Ultra white
Oxygen Gas White Ultra white
Steam N/A N/A
Cooling Water White Ultra white
Potable Water White Ultra white
Fire Water Red SW 4081

6.8 Option 2: Color Codes for New Uninsulated Process Piping in New Plants, Repainting or
Touching-Up Existing Uninsulated Process Piping
Table 3
Service Color Sherwin-Williams
Acids or Alkalis Yellow SW 4084
Air Black SW 4032
Ammonia Purple SW 4080
Argon Gas Brown SW 4001
Carbon Dioxide Gas Gray SW 4031
Carbon Dioxide Liquid White with Gray Band SW 4029-SW 4031
Chlorine Gas Yellow SW 4084
Freon & Refrigerants Yellow SW 4084
Fuel Gas (Propane, Methane, etc.) Yellow SW 4084
Gasoline or Fuel Oil Yellow SW 4084
Hydrogen Gas Red SW 4081
Syngas Green SW 4085
Lubricants (Oil) Brown SW 4001

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Service Color Sherwin-Williams

Nitrogen Gas Orange SW 4083
Oxygen Gas Blue SW 4086
Steam Labeled with (# psi) Steam N/A
Cooling Water White Ultra white
Potable Water White Ultra white
Fire Water Red SW 4081

7 PIPE LABELING
7.1 All process piping not color-coded per Article 6.8 in the plant shall be labeled to indicate its contents and
direction of flow. In cases where flow can be both directions, arrows shall indicate this. For steam lines,
pressure and temperature shall be indicated on the label. Instrument gas piping shall be labeled “Instrument
Gas” and must supply the gas or gases that may be used. The labeling should be placed on piping with
adhesive backed labels or stencils. The labeling color shall be black or white, depending on the piping color.
Example: Instrument Gas - Air or Nitrogen or Carbon Dioxide
7.2 Pipe content and direction of flow labeling must be applied close to valves or flanges and adjacent to changes
in direction, branches, and where pipes pass through walls or floors and at intervals on straight pipe runs
sufficient to provide identification.
7.3 Visibility of pipe labeling is critical. When pipes are located above or below the normal line of vision, the
lettering shall be placed below or above the centerline of the pipe so that the labeling can easily be seen from
the working surface.
7.4 Labeling of piping shall be done after all painting is complete and installation is finished.
7.5 For new plant piping, flowing media is defined on the “isometric” line list.

8 GALVANIZING
8.1 Galvanizing shall be in accordance with ASTM specification A-123.
2
8.2 Galvanized coating shall be 3.5 mils minimum (2 oz./ft ).
8.3 Touch-up galvanize shall be “Spray Zinc” by Weicon.

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9 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT SYSTEMS

Table 4
Steel
Operating
Paint System Surface Paint DTF
Substrate Temperature Coat Product Type
Systems Attributes Preparation Method (mils)
Range
Options
Zinc Clad II LV
Spray Primer Inorganic Zinc 3/5
Substrate blasting Ethyl Silicate
possible. Primer
Uninsulated Spray/Brush/
No. 1S Up to 200°F cannot be applied Blast Interm Recoatable Epoxy Epoxy Polyamide 4/6
carbon steel Roller
with roller.
Notes 1, 2 Spray/Brush/ Acrolon 218 HS Acrylic
Finish 3/6
Roller Note 4 Polyurethane

Water Based Org.

Spray/Brush Primer Zinc-Clad VI 2/3
Substrate blasting Zinc Rich Epoxy
possible. Primer
Uninsulated cannot be applied Spray/Brush/ Water based Tile- Water Based
No. 1W Up to 200°F Blast Interm 2/4
carbon steel with roller. Roller Clad Epoxy Epoxy Primer
Note 3 Spray/Brush/ Water Based
Finish Centurion 2/3
Roller Urethane
Spray/Brush/ Recoatable Epoxy
Substrate blasting Primer Epoxy Polyamide 4/6
Roller Primer
possible. Primer
Uninsulated can be applied Spray/Brush/ Recoatable Epoxy
No. 2S Up to 200°F Blast Interm Epoxy Polyamide 4/6
carbon steel with roller. One Roller Primer
month recoat for
Spray/Brush/ Acrolon 218 HS Acrylic
intermediate coat. Finish 3/6
Roller Note 4 Polyurethane

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Steel
Operating
Paint System Surface Paint DTF
Substrate Temperature Coat Product Type
Systems Attributes Preparation Method (mils)
Range
Options
Spray/Brush/
Primer Macropoxy 646 Polyamide Epoxy 5/7
Roller

Uninsulated Substrate blasting Spray/Brush/ Recoatable Epoxy

No. 3S Up to 200°F No Sandblast Interm Epoxy Polyamide 4/6
carbon steel not possible. Roller Primer

Spray/Brush/ Acrolon 218 HS Acrylic

Finish 3/6
Roller Note 4 Polyurethane

Spray/Brush/ Water-based Water Based

Primer 2/4
Roller Tile-Clad Epoxy Epoxy Primer
Uninsulated Substrate blasting Spray/Brush/ Water-based Water Based
No.3W Up to 200°F No Sandblast Interm 2/4
carbon steel not possible. Roller Tile-Clad Epoxy Epoxy Primer
Spray/Brush/ Water Based
Finish Centurion 2/3
Roller Urethane

Substrate blasting Water Based Org.

Spray/Brush Primer Zinc-Clad VI 2/3
Uninsulated possible. Primer Zinc Rich Epoxy
No. 4W Up to 200°F Blast
carbon steel cannot be applied Spray/Brush/ Water Based
with roller. Finish Centurion 2/3
Roller Urethane
KEM Hi-Temp 850
Primer Mod. Silicone Alkyd 1/1
Uninsulated Black or Silver Series Coatings
No. 6S Up to 850°F Blast
carbon steel Color KEM Hi-Temp 850
Finish Mod. Silicone Alkyd 1/1
Series Coatings
Primer DTM Wash Primer Acrylic 1
Coating over Recoatable Epoxy
Refer to S-W Interm Epoxy Polyamide 4/6
aluminum or Primer
No. 8S Up to 200°F Application
galvanized
Bulletin
surfaces Acrolon 218 HS Acrylic
Finish 3/6
Note 4 Polyurethane

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Steel
Operating
Paint System Surface Paint DTF
Substrate Temperature Coat Product Type
Systems Attributes Preparation Method (mils)
Range
Options
Primer protection
prior to field
installed
insulation. KEM Kromik
Insulated Phenolic Mod
No. 9S Up to 700°F Blast Primer Universal Metal 3/4
carbon steel Primer will burn Alkyd
Primer
off during vessel
adsorbent
regeneration.
Zinc Clad II LV
Primer Inorganic Zinc 3/5
Ethyl Silicate
Insulated
No. 10S Up to 300°F Blast
carbon steel Interm Phenicon Hi-Solids Epoxy Phenolic 5/6
Finish Phenicon Hi-Solids Epoxy Phenolic 5/6
Note 1: Unless otherwise authorized, the contractor shall use paint system 1S or 1W.
Note 2: Recommended when shop or field paint contractor cannot apply water-based coatings.
Note 3: Recommended when primer (and intermediate) coats are applied at a shop, the finished coat is applied in the field, and material/equipment
handling could damage paintwork.
Note 4: Acrolon 218HS paint shall be semi-gloss B65-650.

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10 ENTITY SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS

The following is a list of specific engineering entity requirements that differ from those given in this standard.
These requirements are only applicable to the engineering entity(ies) for which they are listed.
Entity Specific Amendments
Entity Section Description
A 6.6 American Air Liquide operating entities are to use section 6.7 only for new plants and
for repainting existing plants. Section 6.8 shall be used for touch-up of existing plants
as required to match the existing paint scheme.

Table of Revisions
Section Description
1 Updated to current standard
2 Added to update to current standard
4.1.1 d Deleted
9 Updated 1S (primer), 1W (intermediate), 3W (printer and intermediate), 6S (primer), 10S (primer)

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