Table of Contents*

FOREWORD

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V

SECTION ONE:

GENERAL
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1
How TO USE SSPC SPECIFICATIONS
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.
........... 5
TABLEI GENERAL PAINTING GUIDE FOR STEEL STRUCTURES ........................
..............................................................11
TABLE I1 SPECIAL PAINTING ....................... .
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.
....17
TABLE 111 INDEXED PAINTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STEEL ................................ .
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TABLE IV PAINTING OF NON-FERROUS BUILDING MATERIALS
30

SECTION TWO : SURFACE PREPARATION ............................................................................................... 33

SURFACE
PREPARATION
GUIDE ..............................................................................................35
SURFACE PREPARATION SPECIFICATIONS
SSPC-VIS1-67T
No. 1 PICTORIAL SURFACE PREPARATION STANDARDS
..........45
FOR PAINTING STEEL SURFACES .....................
No. 2 Standard Methods of Evalwting Degree of
SSPC-VIS2-68T
Rusting on Painted Steel Surfaces ............................ %A
SSPC-SP 1-63
N O. 1 SOLVENT CLEANING ..........................................................47
SSPC-SP 2-63
NO. 2 HAND TOOL CLEANING ......................................................53
SSPC-SP 3-63
No. 3 POWER TOOL CLEANING ................................................
57
........ 59
SSPC-SP 4-63
No. 4 FLAME CLEANING O F NEW STEEL ........................
.
SSPC-SP 5-63
No. 5 WHITE METAL BLAST CLEANING ................................
61
SSPC-SP6-63
No.6 COMMERCIAL BLAST CLEANING ............................... .... 65
SSPC-SP 7-63
No. 7 BRUSH-OFF BLAST CLEANING ..........................................69
......................................73
SSPC-SP 8-63
No. 8
PICKLING ................................ .
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No. 9 WEATHERING FOLLOWED BY BLAST CLEANING ................75
**SSPC-SP9-63T
SSPC-SP 10.63T
NO. 10 NEAR-WHITE BLAST CLEANING ..................................... -77
SECTION THREE: PRETREATMENT ................................................................................................................83
PRETREATMENT
GUIDE ........................................................................................................
85
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PRETREATMENT SPECIFICATIONS
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89
SSPC-PT1-64
WETTING OIL TREATMENT ..............................................................
89
SSPC-PT 2-64
Corn PHOSPHATE SURFACE TREATMENT ......................................91
..................95
SSPC-PT 3-64
BASIC ZINC CHROMATE-*I N YL BUTYRAL WASHCOAT
.......................................
SSPC-PT4-64
HOT PHOSPHATE SURFACE TREATMENT
9
SECTION FOUR:

PAINT APPLICATION .......................................................................................................101

PAINT APPLICATION GUIDE .....................................................................................................103
....... 108
SSPC-PA 1-64
SHOP, FIELD A N D MAINTENANCE PAINTING ................... .
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...............................................122A
DRYPAINT
THICKNESS MEASUREMENT ........................... .
.
Measurement of Dry Paint Thickness with Magnetic Gages ....l22C
SSPC-PA 2-73T

SEmION FIVE:

P A I ~ TSPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................. 123

D~scussro~
O F PAINT SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................
125
SSPC PAINT SPECIFICATIONS
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SSPC-PAINT
1-64T No. 1 RED LEAD A N D RAW LINSEED OIL PRIMER

*Pbme note 1968 atad 1973 additions in italics.

"Discontinued January 1, 1971

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SSPC-PAINT2-64

No. 2

* SSPC-PAINT3-WT

No. 3

SSPCPAINT4-64T

No. 4

SSPC-PAINT5-64T

No. 5

SSPC-PAINT6-64T

No. 6

SSPC-PAINT8-64
No. 8
SSPC-PAINT9-64
No. 9
SSPC-PAINT11-64T No. 11
SSPC-PAINT12-64
SSPC-PAINT13-64
SSPC-PAINT14-64T
SSPC-PAINT15-68T
SSPC-PAINT16-68T

No. 12
No. 13
NO. 14
No. 15
No. 16

SSPC-PAINT101-64T NO. 101

SSPC-PAINT102-64 No. 102
SSPC-PAINT103-64T No. 103
SSPC-PAINT104-64 No. 104
SSPC-PAINT106-64 No. 106
SSPC-PAINT107-64T No. 107

RED LEA^, IRON OXIDE, RAW LINSEED OIL

A N D ALKYD PRIMER .
REDLEAD, IRON OXIDE, A N D FRACTIONATED
LINSEED OIL PRIMER .
EXTENDED RED LEAD, RAW A N D BODIED
LINSEED OIL PRIMER .
.
ZINC DUST, ZINC OXIDE, A N D PHENOLIC
.
VARNISH PAINT
RED LEAD, I RON OXIDE, A N D PHENOLIC
VARNISH PAINT
.
A LUMINUM V I N P~AINT .
.
WHITE (OR COLORED) VINYL PAINT
. .
RED I RON OXIDE, ZINC CHROMATE, RAW
LINSEED OIL A N D ALKYD PRIMER
. ,
COLD APPLIED ASPHALT MASTIC
(EXTRA THICK FILM)
.
,
RED OR BROWN ONE-COAT SHOP PAINT .
RED LEAD, I RON OXIDE & LINSEED OIL PRIMER
Steel Joist Shop Paint .
.
Coal Tar Epoxy-Polyamide Black (or Dark
.
Red) Paint
.
A LUMINUM ALKYD PAINT .
.
BLACK ALKYD PAINT .
.
BLACK PHENOLIC PAINT
.
.
WHITE OR TINTED ALXYD
PAINT .
.
BLACK VINYL PAINT .
.
RED LEAD, I RON OXIDE A N D ALKYD
INTERMEDIATE PAINT .
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163
169
175
179
183
187
193
197
202A
202D
203
209
213
217
221
225

PAINT SYSTEMS .
. 229
COMMENTARY ON PAINT SYSTEMS .
. 231
SSPC PAINT SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
SSPC-PS 1.OO THROUGII 1.06-64T OIL BASE SYSTEMS (FOR WEATHER EXPOSED
WIRE-BRUSHED STEEL) .
. 249
SSPC-PS 2.00 THROUGH 2.05-64T ALKYD PAINT SYSTEMS (FOR WEATHER
EXPOSURE)
.
. 267
SSPC-PS 3.00-64T
PHENOLIC PAINT SYSTEMS
.
283
SSPC-PS 4.00 THROUGH 4.05-64T VINYL PAINT SYSTEMS (FOR EXPOSURE
I N WATER IMMERSION, CONDENSATION,
.
. 287
WEATHER OR CHEMICALS)
SSPC-PS 6.00 THROUGH 6.03-64T PAINT SYSTEMS FOR VESSELS .
. 303
SSPC-PS 7.00 THROUGH 7.01 -WTONE-COAT SHOP PAINT SYSTEMS FOR
STRUCTURAL STEEL .
. 319
R
UST
P
REVENTIVE
C
OMPOUNDS
(T
HICK
F
ILM
) 327
SSPC-PS 8.01 -64T
SSPC-PS 9.01-64T
ASPHALT COATINGS (COLD-APPLIED MASTIC) 331
SSPC-PS 1b.01 THROUGH 10.02-64T COAL TAR COATING SYSTEMS(HOT A N D
COLD APPLIED)
. 333
Coal Tar Epoxy-Polyamide Black (or Dark
SSPC-PS 11.0 1-68T
Red) Paint System .
. 341A
SSPC-PS 12.00-68T
Guide to Zinc-Rich Coating Systems .
. 342A
SSPC-PS 13-64P
EPOXY PAINT SY'STEM
I N PREPARATION .
343
SSPC-PS 14.01-68T
Steel Joist Shop Paint System .
. 3elA
VEX:
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