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Summary of Surface
Preparation Specifications
SSPC
Specification
No. Title Description
Solvent Removal of oil, grease, dirt, soil, salts and contaminants by cleaning with solvent,
SP1
Cleaning vapor, alkali, emulson or steam.
Hand-Tool Removal of all loose rust, loose mill scale and loose paint to degree specified, by
SP2
Cleaning hand-chipping, scraping, sanding and wire brushing.
Power-Tool Removal of all loose rust, loose mill scale and loose paint to degree specified, by
SP3
Cleaning power-tool chipping, descaling, sanding, wire brushing, and grinding.
Removal of all visible rust, mill scale, paint and foreign matter by blast-cleaning
Metal Blast
SP5/NACE No.1 by wheel or nozzle (dry or wet) using sand, grit or shot. (For very corrosive
Cleaning
atmospheres where high cost of cleaning is warranted.)
Commercial Blast- Blast-cleaning until at least two-thirds of the surface area is free of all visible
SP6/NACE No.3
Cleaning residues. (For conditions where thoroughly cleaned surface is required.)
Brush-Off Blast- Blast-cleaning of all except tightly adhering residues of mill scale, rust and
SP7/NACE No. 4
Cleaning coatings, exposing numerous evenly distributed flecks of underlying metal.
Complete removal of rust and mill scale by acid-pickling, duplex-pickling or
SP8 Pickling
electrolytic pickling.
Blast-cleaning to nearly white metal cleanliness, until at least 95% of the
Near-White
SP10/NACE No.2 surface area is free of all visible residues. (For high humidity, chemical
Blast-Cleaning
atmosphere, marine or other corrosive environments.)
Power-Tool
Complete removal of all rust, scale and paint by power tools, with resultant
SP11 Cleaning to
surface profile.
Bare Metal

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