Painting
Code and
Standard
ISO BS
Stansard Stansard
SSPC NACE
Stansard Stansard
Code /Standard Description
ISO 8501 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and
related products — Visual assessment of surface cleanliness
ISO 8501-1— Part 1: Rust grades and preparation grades of
uncoated steel substrates and of steel substrates after overall
removal of previous coatings.
ISO 8501-2— Part 2: Preparation grades of previously coated
steel substrates after localized removal of previous coatings.
ISO 8501-3— Part 3: Preparation grades of welds, edges and
other areas with surface imperfections.
ISO 8501-4— Part 4: Initial surface conditions, preparation
grades and flash rust grades in connection with high-pressure
water jetting.
ISO 8502 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and
related products — Tests for the assessment of surface
cleanliness
— Part 2: Laboratory determination of chloride on cleaned
surfaces
— Part 3: Assessment of dust on steel surfaces prepared for
painting (pressure-sensitive tape method)
— Part 4: Guidance on the estimation of the probability of
condensation prior to paint application
— Part 5: Measurement of chloride on steel surfaces
prepared for painting (ion detection tube method)
— Part 6: Extraction of soluble contaminants for analysis —
The Bresle method
— Part 9: Field method for the conductometric
determination of water-soluble salts
— Part 11: Field method for the turbidimetric determination
of water-soluble sulfate
— Part 12: Field method for the titrimetric determination of
water-soluble ferrous ions
ISO 8503 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and
related products — Surface roughness characteristics of blast-
cleaned steel substrates:
— Part 1: Specifications and definitions for ISO surface
profile comparators for the assessment of abrasive blast-
cleaned surfaces
— Part 2: Method for the grading of surface profile of
abrasive blast-cleaned steel — Comparator procedure
— Part 3: Method for the calibration of ISO surface profile
comparators and for the determination of surface profile —
Focusing microscope procedure
— Part 4: Method for the calibration of ISO surface profile
comparators and for the determination of surface profile —
Stylus instrument procedure
— Part 5: Replica tape method for the determination of the
surface profile
ISO 8504 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and
related products — Surface preparation methods
Part 2: Abrasive blast-cleaning
Part 1 General principles
Part 2 Abrasive blast cleaning
Part 3 Hand- and power-tool cleaning
Acceptance
Test Method Frequency Consequence
Criteria
Visual for radiused
Examination of
edges, weld profile, 100 % of all See specified Defects to be
vessel design/
weld spatter, slivers, surfaces requirements repaired
condition
rust grade, etc.
Determine At start & end of
RH of < 85% for
ambient/steel each shift +
Environmental all No blasting or
temperatures; dew every 4
conditions blasting and painting
point & RH as per hours; minimum
spraying (Note-1)
ASTM E337 twice per shift.
At start & end of
each shift +
Compressed No moisture or oil No blasting or
ASTM D4285 every 4
Air on cloth painting
hours; minimum
twice per shift.
Sample wash, As per
Recycled
examine for oil compressed No oil No blasting
Abrasive
flotation air
Surface 100 % visual of
condition after ISO 8501-1 all Sa 3 Re-blasting
blasting surfaces
a)Continuously Grade Medium G
1. Comparator per
b)Spot check per ISO 8503, or
ISO 8503-2
Surface Profile per 10 manufacturer’s Re-blasting
2. Replica Tape per
m2; minimum 5 specified range
ISO 8503-3
per vessel (Note-2)
Spot checks per Maximum
Repeated
10 conductivity
washing and re
Salt test ISO 8502-9 m2; minimum 5 corresponding to
testing until
per 20
acceptable
vessel mg/m2 NaCl
a)100 % of all a)Free of dust
surfaces and
b) Spot checks dry Re-cleaning and
a) Visual
Dust test per b) Max. Dust re-testing until
b) ISO 8502-3
10 m2; minimum quality acceptable
5 rating “2”, Max.
per vessel Dust class “2”
Visual to determine
curing,
contamination, 100 % of According to
Examination of
solvent retention, surface specified Repair of defects
painting
Pinholes/popping, after each coat requirements
sagging and surface
defects
Acceptance
Test Method Frequency Consequence
Criteria
Holiday NACE RP0188;
detection (only voltage as per 100 % of surface No holidays or Repair and
for Buried manufacture’s after final coat discontinuities retesting
Piping) recommendation
5 Spot
SSPC PA-2; Measurements Additional coats
As specified for
Film thickness calibration on a per or re-painting as
painting system
smooth surface 10 m2 after each appropriate
coat (Note-3)
Bend Test
????
(Flexibility)
Pull off test as per
ISO 4624 using
equipment with an
Spot checks on As per
automatic centred
test manufacturer’s Painting to be
Adhesion pulling force or
plate panels; specified range rejected
cross-cut test in
minimum 3 tests (Note-1)
accordance with
ISO
2409
Cathodic
Disbandment 2 samples cut
As per BS EN Painting to be
(Only for Buried from As per standard
10289 rejected
Piping & Tank one test pipe
Bottom Side)
Notes:
1. Acceptance criteria incorporated in the Application Data.
2. All surfaces blasted since the last successful test shall be cleaned and re-blasted using clean
abrasive.
3. Refer section 17.2 for Film Thickness.
