Guidelines on Using Black Vinyl Paint PAINT SPECIFICATION NO.106 – Black Vinyl Paint 1. Scope 1.1 This specification covers a ready-to-mix black vinyl chloride-acetate paint intended for use over vinyl butyral wash primer (SSPC-Paint 27*) or as an intermediate or finish coat over vinyl paint. This paint is not intended
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Aluminum Pigmented Epoxy Coating System Materials Specification, Performance-Based
COATING SYSTEM NO. 26.00 Aluminum Pigmented Epoxy Coating System Materials Specification, Performance-Based: Type I, for Use over Blast Cleaned Steel / Type II, for Use over Hand Cleaned Steel 1. Scope 1.1 This specification covers the requirements for an ambient temperature cure, two-component aluminum pigmented epoxy coating that is intended
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Black (or Dark Red) Coal Tar Epoxy Polyamide Painting System
Epoxy Polyamide Painting System PAINTING SYSTEM NO. 11.01 – Black (or Dark Red) Coal Tar Epoxy Polyamide Painting System 1. Scope 1.1 This specification covers a complete coal tar epoxy polyamide black (or dark red) painting system for the protection of steel surfaces that will be exposed to severely corrosive
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Alkyd Coating System Materials Specification, Performance-Based
Alkyd Coating System Guidelines COATING SYSTEM NO. 27.00 – Alkyd Coating System Materials Specification, Performance-Based 1. Scope 1.1 This specification covers the requirements for an air-drying solvent-based alkyd coating system consisting of two or more coats of alkyd intended for use over blast cleaned steel (See Note 13.1.). The specification
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Commentary on Painting Systems
Painting System Overview Guide To Using SSPC Painting System 1. Introduction SSPC has three types of painting system documents: complete painting systems, painting system guides, and performance-based painting system material specifications. The SSPC documents of this type were developed only for steel, not for wood or concrete. Painting System: Each
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Basic Zinc Chromate-Vinyl Butyral Wash Primer
Applying Zinc Chromate-Vinyl Butyral Wash Primer PAINT SPECIFICATION NO. 27 – Basic Zinc Chromate-Vinyl Butyral Wash Primer 1. Scope 1.1 This specification covers a two-component basic zinc chromate-vinyl butyral wash primer for structural steel surfaces prior to painting. 1.2 It is intended that this coating be used primarily on clean
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Aluminum Vinyl Paint
PAINT SPECIFICATION NO. 8 – Aluminum Vinyl Paint 1. Aluminum Vinyl Paint Scope 1.1 This specification covers a ready-to-mix aluminum vinyl chloride, acetate copolymer paint intended for use over vinyl butyral wash primer (SSPC-Paint 27) or as a finish coat over vinyl chloride-acetate copolymer paint such as SSPC-Paint 9. This
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Aluminum Alkyd Paint Leafing (Type I) & Non-Leafing (Type II)
PAINT SPECIFICATION NO. 101 – Aluminum Alkyd Paint Leafing (Type I) and Non-Leafing (Type II) 1. Scope 1.1 This specification covers two types of aluminum alkyd paint for steel. Both have good weathering in rural, industrial, and marine atmospheres. They are also excellent paints for interiors. These paints are not
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A Commentary On Paint Specifications
SSPC-Paint COM November 1, 2004 – SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings 1. Description Since 1955, the SSPC has issued specifications for coatings that have performed well in actual use on steel structures. When these paint specifications are used in conjunction with the SSPC standards for surface preparation, paint application,
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Rust Bullet Application Methods, Coating Failures & Preparation Rules
Rust Bullet Application Spray & Non-Spray Coating Application Methods Non-Spray Roll Roll (direct and reverse) In direct roll coating, the applicator roll rotates in the same direction as the substrate moves. In reverse roll coating, metal feed stock is fed between the rolls as a continuous coil. The applicator roll
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