ASTM D 3276 : 2015 : EDT 1

Section

Referenced Documents

2

 ASTM Standards

2.1

 OSHA Standards

2.2

 Steel Structures Painting Council Publications

2.3

 International Standards Organization (ISO)

2.4

 ASTM Adjuncts

2.6

Significance and Use

3

Preparation for Inspection

4

Surface Preparation Methods and Requirements

5

 Surface Preparation

5.1

 Pictorial Standard D2200

5.1.1

 Factors Affecting Coating Performance

5.2

 Cleanliness

5.2.1

 Mill Scale

5.2.2

 Surface Profile

5.2.3

 Sharp Edges

5.2.4

 Cleaning Procedures

5.3

 Chemical Cleaning

5.3.1

 Solvent Vapor Cleaning

5.3.1.1

 Hand Tool Cleaning

5.3.2

 Power Tool Cleaning

5.3.3

 Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal

5.3.4

 Commercial Grade Power Tool Cleaning

5.3.4.4

 Blast Cleaning

5.3.5

 Pressurized Water Cleaning

5.3.6

Cleaning and Preparation of Various Surfaces

5.4

 Steel Surfaces

5.4.1

 Galvanized Surfaces

5.4.2

 Aluminum Surfaces

5.4.3

Precautions in Preparing Unpainted and Previously

 Painted Surfaces

5.4.4

Inspection of Surfaces Prior to Field Painting

5.5

 New Construction

5.5.1

 Maintenance Repainting

5.5.2

Coating Storage and Handling

6

 Storage of Coating and Thinner

6.1

 Mixing of Coatings

6.2

 Thinning

6.3

 Initial Samples

6.3.1

 Thinning of Coating

6.3.2

 Sampling of Thinned Coating

6.3.3

 Heating of Coating

6.4

Weather Considerations

7

 Drying

7.1

 Low Temperature

7.2

 High Temperature

7.3

 Moisture

7.4

 Wind

7.5

Coating Application

8

 Residual Contaminants

8.1

 Quality Assurance

8.2

 Film Defects

8.2.1

 Brush Application

8.3

 Spray Application

8.4

 Roller Application

8.5

 Miscellaneous Methods

8.6

 Rate of Application

8.7

Additional Considerations

9

 Ventilation

9.1

 Shopcoat Repair

9.2

 Painting Schedule

9.3

 Film Integrity

9.4

 Recoat Time

9.5

 Coating System Failure

9.6

Inspection Equipment

10

 General

10.1

 Surface Profile Gages

10.1.1

 Adhesion of Existing Coating

10.1.2

 Portable Pull-Off Adhesion Testers

10.1.3

 Field Inspection Equipment

10.2

 Drying and Curing Times

10.2.1

 Thermometers

10.2.1.1

 Relative Humidity and Dew Point

10.2.1.2

 Wet-Film Thickness Gages

10.2.2

 Interchemical Gage

10.2.2.1

 Notched Gage

10.2.2.2

 Dry-Film Thickness Gages

10.2.3

 Nondestructive Film Thickness Gages

10.2.3.1

 Magnetic-Type Gages

10.2.3.2

 Current-Type Gages

10.2.3.3

 Destructive Thickness Gage

10.2.3.4

 Holiday Detectors

10.2.4

Comparison of Surface Preparation

 Specifications

Table 1

Comparison of Water Jetting Standards

Table 2

Inspection Checklist

Appendix X1