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Systems and Specifications

SSPC Painting Manual, Volume 2, 2005 Edition

NOTE: New 2008 edition available in the SSPC MarketPlace.

HOW TO USE SSPC STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND GUIDES

SURFACE PREPARATION STANDARDS, GUIDES, AND SPECIFICATIONS

• SSPC-SP COM
  Surface Preparation Commentary for Steel and Concrete Substrates
  
  
• Guide to SSPC-VIS 1
  Guide and Reference Photographs for Steel Surfaces Prepared by Dry Abrasive Blast Cleaning
  
  
• Guide to SSPC-VIS 2
  Standard Method of Evaluating Degree of Rusting on Painted Steel Surfaces
  
  
• Guide to SSPC-VIS 3
  Guide and Reference Photographs for Steel Surfaces Prepared by Power- and Hand-Tool Cleaning
  
  
• Guide to SSPC-VIS 4/NACE VIS 7
  Guide and Reference Photographs for Steel Surfaces Prepared by Waterjetting
  
  
• Guide to SSPC-VIS 5/NACE VIS 9
  Guide and Reference Photographs for Steel Surfaces Prepared by Wet Abrasive Blast Cleaning
  
  
• SSPC-SP 1
  Solvent Cleaning
  
  
• SSPC-SP 2
  Hand Tool Cleaning
  
  
• SSPC-SP 3
  Power Tool Cleaning
  
  
• SSPC-SP 5/NACE No. 1
  White Metal Blast Cleaning
  
  
• SSPC-SP 6/NACE No. 3
  Commercial Blast Cleaning
  
  
• SSPC-SP 7/NACE No. 4
  Brush-Off Blast Cleaning
  
  
• SSPC-SP 8
  Pickling
  
  
• SSPC-SP 10/NACE No. 2
  Near-White Blast Cleaning
  
  
• SSPC-SP 11
  Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal
  
  
• SSPC-SP 12/NACE No. 5
  Surface Preparation and Cleaning of Metals by Waterjetting Prior to Recoating
  
  
• SSPC-SP 13/NACE No. 6
  Surface Preparation of Concrete
  
  
• SSPC-SP 14/NACE No. 8
  Industrial Blast Cleaning
  
  
• SSPC-SP 15
  Commercial Grade Power Tool Cleaning

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SSPC/NACE JOINT TECHNOLOGY REPORTS

• SSPC-TR 1/NACE 6G194
  Thermal Pre-Cleaning
  
  
• SSPC-TR 2/NACE 6G198
  Wet Abrasive Blast Cleaning
  
  
• SSPC-TR 3/NACE 6A192
  Dehumidification and Temperature Control During Surface Preparation, Application, and Curing for Coatings/Linings of Steel Tanks, Vessels, and Other Enclosed Spaces
  
  
• SSPC-TR 4/NACE 80200
  Preparation of Protective Coating Specifications for Atmospheric Service
  
  
• SSPC-TR 5/ICRI Technical Guideline 03741/NACE 02203
  Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Protective Polymer Flooring for Concrete

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ABRASIVE SPECIFICATIONS

• SSPC-AB 1
  Mineral and Slag Abrasives
  
  
• SSPC-AB 2
  Cleanliness of Recycled Ferrous Metallic Abrasives
  
  
• SSPC-AB 3
  Ferrous Metallic Abrasive

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PAINTING AND COATING SYSTEMS GUIDES AND SPECIFICATIONS

• SSPC-PS COM
  Commentary on Painting Systems
  
  
• SSPC-PS Guide 1.00
  Guide for Selecting Oil Base Painting Systems
  
  
• SSPC-PS 1.09
  Three-Coat Oil Base Zinc Oxide Painting System (Without Lead or Chromate Pigment)
  
  
• SSPC-PS 1.10
  Four-Coat Oil Base Zinc Oxide Painting System (Without Lead or Chromate Pigment)
  
  
• SSPC-PS 1.13
  One-Coat Oil Base Slow Drying Maintenance Painting System (Without Lead or Chromate Pigments)
  
  
• SSPC-PS Guide 2.00
  Guide for Selecting Alkyd Painting Systems
  
  
• SSPC-PS Guide 4.00
  Guide for Selecting Vinyl Painting Systems
  
  
• SSPC-PS 4.02
  Four-Coat Vinyl Painting System
  
  
• SSPC-PS 4.04
  Four-Coat White or Colored Vinyl Painting System (For Fresh Water, Chemical, and Corrosive Atmospheres)
  
  
• SSPC-PS Guide 7.00
  Guide for Selecting One-Coat Shop Painting Systems
  
  
• SSPC-PS Guide 8.00
  Guide to Topcoating Zinc-Rich Primers
  
  
• SSPC-PS 9.01
  Cold-Applied Asphalt Mastic Painting System with Extra Thick Film
  
  
• SSPC-PS 10.01
  Hot-Applied Coal Tar Enamel Painting System
  
  
• SSPC-PS 10.02
  Cold-Applied Coal Tar Mastic Painting System
  
  
• SSPC-PS 11.01
  Black (or Dark Red) Coal Tar Epoxy-Polyamide Painting System
  
  
• SSPC-PS Guide 12.00
  Guide to Zinc-Rich Coating Systems
  
  
• SSPC-PS 12.01
  One Coat Zinc-Rich Painting System
  
  
• SSPC-PS 13.01
  Epoxy Polyamide Painting System
  
  
• SSPC-PS 14.01
  Steel Joist Shop Painting System
  
  
• SSPC-PS Guide 15.00
  Guide for Selecting Chlorinated Rubber Painting Systems
  
  
• SSPC-PS 15.01
  Chlorinated Rubber Painting System for Salt Water Immersion
  
  
• SSPC-PS 15.02
  Chlorinated Rubber Painting System for Fresh Water Immersion
  
  
• SSPC-PS 15.03
  Chlorinated Rubber Painting System for Marine and Industrial Atmospheres
  
  
• SSPC-PS 15.04
  Chlorinated Rubber Painting System for Field Application Over a Shop-Applied Solvent Base Inorganic Zinc-Rich Primer
  
  
• SSPC-PS 16.01
  Silicone Alkyd Painting System for New Steel
  
  
• SSPC-PS Guide 17.00
  Guide for Selecting Urethane Painting Systems
  
  
• SSPC-PS 18.01
  Three-Coat Latex Painting System
  
  
• SSPC-PS Guide 19.00
  Guide for Selecting Painting Systems for Ship Bottoms
  
  
• SSPC-PS Guide 20.00
  Guide for Selecting Painting Systems for Boottoppings
  
  
• SSPC-PS Guide 21.00
  Guide for Selecting Painting Systems for Topsides
  
  
• SSPC-PS Guide 22.00
  Guide for Selecting One-Coat Preconstruction or Prefabrication Painting Systems
  
  
• SSPC-CS Guide 23.00/AWS C2.23M/NACE No. 12
  Specification for the Application of Thermal Spray Coatings (Metallizing) of Aluminum, Zinc, and Their Alloys and Composites for the Corrosion Protection of Steel
  
  
• SSPC-PS 24.00
  Latex Painting System for Industrial and Marine Atmospheres, Performance-Based
  
  
• SSPC-PS 26.00
  Aluminum Pigmented Epoxy Coating System Materials Specification, Performance-Based
  
  
• SSPC-PS 27.00
  Alkyd Coating System Materials Specification, Performance-Based

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PAINT AND COATING STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS

• SSPC-Paint COM
  Commentary on Paint Specifications
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 8
  Aluminum Vinyl Paint
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 9
  White (or Colored) Vinyl Paint
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 15
  Steel Joist Shop Primer/Metal Building Primer
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 16
  Coal Tar Epoxy-Polyamide Black (or Dark Red) Paint
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 17
  Chlorinated Rubber Inhibitive Primer
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 18
  Chlorinated Rubber Intermediate Coat Paint
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 19
  Chlorinated Rubber Topcoat Paint
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 20
  Zinc-Rich Coating, Type I - Inorganic and Type II - Organic
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 21
  White or Colored Silicone Alkyd Paint
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 22
  Epoxy Polyamide Paints (Primer, Intermediate, and Topcoat)
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 23
  Latex Primer for Steel Surfaces
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 24
  Latex Semigloss Exterior Topcoat
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 25
  Zinc Oxide, Alkyd, Linseed Oil Primer for Use Over Hand Cleaned Steel
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 25
  BCS Zinc Oxide, Alkyd, Linseed Oil Primer for Use Over Blast Cleaned Steel
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 26
  Slow-Drying Linseed Oil Black Maintenance Primer (Without Lead or Chromate Pigment)
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 27
  Basic Zinc Chromate-Vinyl Butyral Wash Primer
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 28
  Water-Borne Epoxy Primer for Steel Surfaces
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 29
  Zinc Dust Sacrificial Primer, Performance-Based
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 30
  Weld-Through Inorganic Zinc Primer
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 31
  Single-Package Water-Borne Alkyd Primer for Steel Surfaces, Performance-Based
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 32
  Coal Tar Emulsion Coating
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 33
  Coal Tar Mastic, Cold Applied
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 34
  Water-Borne Epoxy Topcoat for Steel Surfaces
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 35
  Medium Oil Alkyd Primer (Air Dry/Low Bake)
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 36
  Two-Component Weatherable Aliphatic Polyurethane Topcoat, Performance-Based
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 38
  Single-Component Moisture-Cure Weatherable Aliphatic Polyurethane Topcoat, Performance-Based
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 39
  Two-Component Aliphatic Polyurea Topcoat, Fast or Moderate Drying, Performance-Based
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 101
  Aluminum Alkyd Paint
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 102
  Black Alkyd Paint
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 104
  White or Tinted Alkyd Paint
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 106
  Black Vinyl Paint
  
  
• SSPC-Paint 108
  High-Build Thixotropic Leafing Aluminum Paint

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PAINT APPLICATION STANDARDS, GUIDES, AND SPECIFICATIONS

• SSPC-PA COM
  Commentary on Paint Application
  
  
• Monitoring and Controlling Ambient Conditions During Coating Operations
  
  
• SSPC-PA 1
  Shop, Field, and Maintenance Painting of Steel
  
  
• SSPC-PA 2
  Measurement of Dry Coating Thickness with Magnetic Gages
  
  
• SSPC-PA Guide 4
  Guide to Maintenance Repainting with Oil Base or Alkyd Painting Systems
  
  
• SSPC-PA Guide 5
  Guide to Maintenance Coating of Steel Structures in Atmospheric Surface
  
  
• SSPC-PA 6/NACE No. 10
  Fiberglass-Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Linings Applied to Bottoms of Carbon Steel Aboveground Storage Tanks
  
  
• SSPC-PA 7
  Applying Thin Film Coatings to Concrete
  
  
• SSPC-PA 8/NACE No. 11
  Thin-Film Organic Linings Applied in New Carbon Steel Process Vessels

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QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES

• SSPC-QP COM
  Commentary on Qualification Procedures
  
  
• SSPC-QP 1
  Standard Procedure for Evaluating Painting Contractors (Field Application to Complex Industrial Structures)
  
  
• SSPC-QP 2
  Standard Procedure for the Qualification of Painting Contractors (Field Removal of Hazardous Coatings from Complex Structures)
  
  
• SSPC-QP 3
  Standard Procedure for Evaluating Qualifications of Shop Painting Applicators
  
  
• SSPC-QP 4
  Standard Procedure for Evaluating the Qualifications of Contractors Disturbing Hazardous Coatings During Demolition and Repair Work
  
  
• SSPC-QP 5
  Standard Procedure for Evaluating the Qualifications of Coating and Lining Inspection Companies
  
  
• SSPC-QP 6
  Standard Procedure for Evaluating the Qualifications of Contractors Who Apply Thermal Spray (Metallizing) for Corrosion Protection of Steel and Concrete Structures
  
  
• SSPC-QP 7
  Procedure for Evaluating Painting Contractors with Limited Industrial Work Experience
  
  
• SSPC-QP 8
  Standard Procedure for Evaluating the Qualifications of Contracting Firms That Install Polymer Coatings and Surfacings on Concrete and Other Cementitious Substrates
  
  
• SSPC-QS 1
  Standard Procedure for Evaluating a Contractor's Advanced Quality Management System

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TECHNOLOGY GUIDES

• SSPC-Guide 6
  Guide for Containing Debris Generated During Paint Removal Operations
  
  
• SSPC-Guide 7
  Guide for the Disposal of Lead-Contaminated Surface Preparation Debris
  
  
• SSPC-Guide 9
  Guide for Atmospheric Testing of Coatings in the Field
  
  
• SSPC-Guide 10
  Guide to Specifying Coatings Conforming to Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content Requirements
  
  
• SSPC-Guide 12
  Guide for Illumination of Industrial Painting Projects
  
  
• SSPC-Guide 13
  Guide for the Identification and Use of Industrial Coating Materials in Computerized Product Databases
  
  
• SSPC-Guide 14
  Guide for the Repair of Imperfections in Galvanized, Organic, or Inorganic Zinc-Coated Steel Using Organic Zinc-Rich Coatings
  
  
• SSPC-Guide 16
  Guide to Specifying and Selecting Dust Collectors
  
  
• SSPC-Guide 17
  Guide to Developing a Corporate Safety Program for Industrial Painting and Coating Contractors

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TECHNOLOGY UPDATES

• SSPC-TU 1
  Surface-Tolerant Coatings for Steel
  
  
• SSPC-TU 2/NACE 6G197
  Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Coating Systems for Concrete Used in Secondary Containment
  
  
• SSPC-TU 3
  Overcoating
  
  
• SSPC-TU 4
  Field Methods for Retrieval and Analysis of Soluble Salts on Substrates
  
  
• SSPC-TU 5
  Accelerated Testing of Industrial Protective Coatings
  
  
• SSPC-TU 6
  Chemical Stripping of Organic Coatings from Steel Structures
  
  
• SSPC-TU 7
  Conducting Ambient Air, Soil, and Water Sampling During Surface Preparation and Paint Disturbance Activities
  
  
• SSPC-TU 8
  The Use of Isocyanate-Containing Paints as Industrial Maintenance Coatings
  
  
• SSPC-TU 9
  Estimating Costs for Protective Coatings Projects
  
  
• SSPC-TU 10
  Procedures for Applying Thick Film Coatings and Surfacings Over Concrete Floors

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TEST PANEL PREPARATION METHOD

• SSPC-ME 1
  Uncontaminated Rusted Steel

APPENDICES

• Appendix A
  Standards and Specifications Referenced
  
  
• Appendix B
  Referenced Organizations