Quiz 3 – Surface Preparation

The range of surface profile depth is established by:

There are a variety of surface cleanliness standards: several of them have been published by the joint efforts of:

Regarding pre-surface preparation issues such as verifying that fabrication defects are corrected, the contractor should not be required or expected to perform corrective action unless the governing specification requires it.

Weld spatter on the surface of the substrate can cause:

Sharp edges present special challenges to the coating applicator, because the:

Stripe coating is:

Grease and oil left on the surface of a substrate can:

If salts are trapped under an applied coating, they can:

When the service environment is “immersion,” the specifier should allow:

The most common and most productive method used to clean steel substrates is:

The depth of an anchor pattern or surface profile is primarily dictated by the:

In general, which type of coatings is easier to remove by abrasive blast cleaning?

Clemco, Inc. claims that a 10 psi reduction in blast nozzle pressure equates to a:

Chemical strippers:

If a specification requires a “Brush-off Blast” or a “Commercial Blast” or a “Near White Blast” it is automatically implied that the following standard is invoked:

SSPC-SP11, “Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal”:

A “White Metal Blast” or SSPC-SP5, allows ______ to remain on the surface.

Prior to final surface preparation, the most important relationship to assess while recording ambient conditions is:

If the compressed air used during abrasive blast cleaning contains oil or water, it can:

The photographic guides developed by SSPC to aid in the visual assessment of surface cleanliness were designed to be used:

Surface profile or the anchor pattern:

An excessive profile depth may:

If Testex X-Coarse replica tape is used to measure the surface profile and the measurement is between 1.5 and 2.5 mils, what must be done?

According to SSPC-PA 17, how many locations (minimum) are assessed for surface profile?

Which of the following surface profile measurement frequencies is false?