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()sspc ANACE
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the society for protective coatings THE CORROSION SOCIETY
lem No. 21068
Joint Surface Preparation Standard
NACE No. 4/SSPC-SP 7
Brush-Off Blast Cleaning
This NACE International (NACEYSSPC: Tne Socety for Protective Coatings standard represents a
consensus f those Individual members who nave reviewed tis document, is scope, and
provisions. itis Intended to ald the manufacture, the consumer, and the general public. Is
acceptance does net in any respect preclude anyone, whether he has adopted the standard or not,
‘rom manufacturing, marketing, purchasing, oF using products, processes, or procedures ot
adgressed inthis standard. Nothing contained in this NACE/SSPC standard is to be construed as
granting any right, by implication or ctherwise, to manufacture, sel, or use in connection with any
method) apparatus, or product covered by Latters Patent, or a3 indemnfying or protecting anyone
agains iabity for infringement of Letiers Patent, This siandard represents current technology and
Should in'no way be interpreted as a restriction on the use of better procedures or materials,
Nether is this standard intended to apply in all cases relating to the subject. Unpredictable
circumstances may negate the usefulness of this standard in specfc instances. NACE and SSPC.
assume no responsibity for the interpretation o° use ofthis standard by other partss and accept
Tesponsisity for only those official interpretations issued by NACE or SSPC in accordance with
their governing procedures and policies which preclude the issuance of interpretations by incvidual
volunteers.
Users of this NACE/SSPC standard are responsible for reviewing appropriate health, safety
environmental, and regulary documents and for determining theie appioaity in reation to this
slandard prior to ils use, This NACE/SSPC standard may not necessarily address all potential
health and safety problems or environmental hazards associated with the use of materials,
fequioment, andlor operations delaled or relerred 0 wilhin this standard. Users of this
NACEISSEC standard are also responsible for establishing appropriate health, safely. and
environmental protection practices, in consultation with appropriate regulatory authorties
necessary, to achieve compiance with any existing applicable regulatory requirements prir to the
Use ofthis standard
CAUTIONARY NOTICE: NACEISSPC standards are subject to periodic review, and may be
revised or withdrawn at any time without prior notice. “The user is cautioned to obtain the late
dion, NAGE and SSPC require that acon be taken to reaffirm, revise, or withdraw this stand
no later than five years trom the date of intial publication
Revised 2000-06-16
[Approved October 1994
ISBN 1-57590-102-1
(©2000, SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings
NACE International SSSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings
P.O. Box 218340 40 ath Steet, Sixth Floor
Houston, TX 77218-8240, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(telephone +1 281/228-6200) (lolephone +1 412/281-2331)
Prinled by NAGE Intemational
Cong by te 8 SSP: The
21 0856-06 2003
city or Protective Comings
Hon Ja 2"NACE No. 4/SSPC-SP 7
Foreword
‘This joint standard covers the Use of blast cleaning abrasives to achieve a defined degree of clearing
f steal surtaces prior to the application of a protective coating or lning system. This standard is
Intended for use by coating or lining spectiers, applicators, Inspectors, or others who may be
responsible lor defining @ standard degrea of surface canines,
‘The focus ofthis standard is brush-off blast clearing. White metal blast clearing, near-white metal
blast clearing, commerdal blast cleaning, and industrial biast Cleaning are adoressed in separate
standards
BBrush-of blast cleaning provides a lesser degree of cleaning then industrial blast cleaning (NACE No.
BSSPC-SP 14").
‘The aiference batwaen an Industral blast and a brush-of bast is that the abjecve of brush-of
blast isto alow as muct ofan existing coating to remain as possible, and to roughen the surface prior
te coating application while the purpase of the industrial blast isto remove mast ofthe coating. ill
‘cal, and rust, when the extra eort required to remove every trace of these is determined to be
unwarranted,
“his joint standard was originally prepared in 1994 and revised in 2000 by the SSPCINACE Task
Group A on Surface Preparation by Abrasive Blast Ciesning. This jot Task Group incudes
members of both the SSPC Surface Preparation Commitlee and the NACE Unit Commitee T-63 on
‘Sutace Preparation.
NACE No. BSSPC SP 14 Vatestreveon),induetal last Cleaning’ Houston, TX: NACE, ana Pittsburgh, PA: SSPC).
NACE International i
Copyiht by the 4 SGPC: The Society for Pott Cotngs
Mon Jal 21'08-56:26 2003NACE No. 4/SSPC-SP 7
Joint Surface Preparation Standard
NACE No. 4/SSPC-SP 7
Brush-Off Blast Cleaning
Contents
General
Definitions
References
Procedures Before Blast Cleaning
Blast Cleaning Methods and Operation
Blast Cleaning Abrasives
Procedures Following Blast Cleaning and Immediately Prior to Coating
Inspection
Salety and Environmental Requirements
10, ComMENIS sense
Appendix A: Explanatory Notes
ii NACE International
Coptgt by
4 SSFO: The Society for Potectie CoatingsNACE No. 4/SSPC-SP 7
Section 1: General
1,1. This joint standard covers the requirements for brush
cf blast cleaning of unpainted or painted ste! surfaces by
the use of abrasives. These requirements include the end
‘condition of the surece and materias and procedures,
necessary to achieve and very the end condition,
1.2 This jont standard allows tightly adherent rust, mil
scale, andor old coating to remain a the surface,
1.3. The mandatory requirements ete descrived in Sections
te 9. NOTE: Section 10, “Comments,” and Appendix A,
“Explanatory Notes,” are not mandatory requirements of his,
standard,
Section 2: Definitions
2.1 A brush-of blast ceaned surface, when viewed without
‘magnification, shal be tree of all sible ol, grease, di,
‘ust, loose mil scale, locse rust, and loose costing, Tigrty
adherent mil scale, rust, and coating may remain on the
face. Mil scale, rus, and coating are consdered tignty
adherent i they cannot be removed by iting with 2 dull
puty knife ater abrasive blast clearing has been
performed,
2.2 The enti surface shall be subjected to the abrasive
biast. The remaining mil scale, rst, or coating shall be
tight Flecks of the Underiying steel need not be exposed
‘whenever the origina substrate consists of intact coating,
23 When a coating is specified, the surface shall be
Feuighered to @ degtee suitable for the specfied coating
system,
2.4 Immediately prior to coating application, the entre
surface shall comply whh the degree of cleaning as
spection herin.
25 Visual standards or comparators may be specified to
Supplement the witten defintion. In any agpute, te written
standards shal ake precedence over Visual standards and
Comparators. Addtiona information on visual standards Is,
availabe n Paragraph Aé of Appendix A
‘Section 3: References
'3:1_The documents retecenced inthis standard are iste in
Paragranh 3.4
3.2 The latest issue, revision, o¢ amendment of the
referenced standards in effet on the date of invitation to bid
‘shall govern unless otherwise spectied.
33 If there is a confit between the requirements of any of
the cted reference standards and this standard, the
requirements of his standard shall preval
Section
4.1. Before bast clearing, visible deposits of oil, grease, or
tiher contaminants shall be removed in accordance with
SSPO-SP 1” o other agreed-upon methods.
42 Betore blast cleaning, surface imperfections such as
‘sharp fing, sharp edges, weld spatter, of bumming sag
SSPCSP + (atest revision) “Sober! Cleaning” (Pitsburgh, PA: SSPC),
NACE International
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3.4 SSPC:
Standards:
The Society for Protective Coatings
AB 1 Mineral and Slag Abcasives
AB2 Gieanliness of Recycled Ferrous Metalic
Abrasives
ABS Newly Manufactured or Re-Manufactured Stee!
Abrasives
PAS A Guide to Safety in Paint Applications
SP1 Solvent Cleaning
VIS 1 Visual Standard for Abrasive Blast Cleaned Steo!
: Procedures Before Blast Cleaning
should be removed from the surface to the extent required
by the procurement documents (project specication)
‘Additonal information on surface imperfections is avalable
In Paragraoh AS of Appendix A.