HEMPELDearpaintuser,ThisupdatededitionofHempel'sCoatingReferenceHandbookhasbeenputtogethertohelpyougetthebestpossibleperformancefromHempel'spaints.OriginallydevelopedasatoolforourownCoatingAdvisersbyHempel'sCentreforAppliedCoatingsTechnology,wehopeawideraudiencecanbenefitfromthepracticaladvice,data,references,procedures,equipmentandstandardsusedwithinthecoatingsindustry.OurownCoatingAdvisersuseHempel'sCoatingReferenceHandbookeverydayandwehopethatyouwillalsobeabletoputittofrequentgooduseingettingthebestoutofyourdailyworkwithpaintandcoatings.Pierre-YvesJullienCEO,HempelHEMPELPlease Note:Our ISO 9001Certificated QAsystem requires us to inform you that yourpossession of this Handbook is not registered at HEMPEL.HEMPEL therefore cannot take responsibility for the accuracy and update of anyinformation given in the Handbook at any time of its use and You are requested to seek such confirmation yourself.The Coating Reference Handbookis issued byHEMPEL A/SGroup Technology Centre9. Edition, 1. Print, November 2007 Reissued February 2011 with updated pages R 6ab® HEMPEL A/S, February 2011HEMPELTABLEOFCONTENTS1.SUBSTRATESSubstrates,surveyStainlessSteelTypesAluminiumGalvanizingMetallizingConcrete2.STANDARDSReferencestothemostrelevantStandards3.EQUIPMENTInspectionEquipmentYourEquipmentYourSafetyEquipmentAMedicineBoxProvidableEquipmentSpecialEquipmentHowtoadjust:YourElectronicDFT-GaugeHowtoadjust:YourElectronicTemperature-Gauge4.CHECKPOINTSSurveySheets,STEELPreparationforSurfacePreparationDuringSurfacePreparationFinalizingSurfacePreparationPreparationforPaintApplicationDuringPaintApplicationFinalizingPaintApplicationFinalSurveySurveySheets,CONCRETEPreparationforSurfacePreparationDuringSurfacePreparationFinalizingSurfacePreparationPreparationforPaintApplicationDuringPaintApplicationFinalizingPaintApplicationFinalSurveyPAGES1S2S3S4S5S6ST1-4E1E2E3E4E5E6CAL1CAL2ISS1ISS2ISS3ISS4ISS5ISS6ISS7ISC1ISC2ISC3ISC4ISC5ISC6ISC7ContinuesINSPTOC1,ed427/08/99EMiHEMPELTABLEOFCONTENTSContinuedTheindividualCheckpointsSteelSurfaceWeldsConcreteConcreteSurfaceOil&GreaseLightingAccessPreparationGrade,SteelPreparationGrade,ConcreteBlastingProfileDustWatersolublesaltsBlastingEquipmentMechanicalCleaningEquipmentWaterJettingEquipmentApplicationEquipmentQuantityofPaintsPaint-QualitiesShelfLifeCuringAgentThinnerThinningStirringWetFilmThicknessCoatedSurfacebeforeOvercoatingAirTemperatureSurfaceTemperatureDewPointPaintTemperatureVentilationCoatedSurface,FinalAcceptance5INDICATIVEGUIDELINEStoPROCESSESandPROCEDURESAbrasiveBlastingAbrasivesDetectionofOilandGreasePreparationGradeRelationsPAGEP1a-cP2a-bP3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11aP11bP12P13P14P15P16P17P18P19P20P21P22P23P24a-cP25P26P27P28P29P30a-cR1a-bR2a-dR3a-bR4a-bContinuesINSPTOC2ed511/03/03EMiHEMPELTABLEOFCONTENTSContinuedPAGESurfaceRoughnessR5a-bWaterSolubleSalts(inclChloridesandConductivity)R6a-dShopprimersR7a-cpH-ValueR8TakingTechnicalPicturesR9a-bIdentifyingtheExistingCoatingR10OvercoatingIntervalsR11AntifoulingCompatibilityChartR12ImpressedCurrentCathodicProtectionR13TankVentilationR14TrueSurfaceAreaandDeadVolume.R15a-bWaterCleaning,DefinitionsandStandards.R16a-bDFT-RulesR17a-bTemperatureResistanceofPaints(DryService)R18EstimatingSizeofAffectedAreasR19a-cCorrosionCategories(ISO12944)R20WindscalesR21DesinfectionoftanksR22PhoneticAlphabetR236.TABLESofCONVERSIONS,TRANSFORMATIONSandCALCULATIONSTemperatureT1ConversionTablesT2WetFilmThicknessT3VolumeSolidsbyThinningT4DewPointTableT5TheMOLLIER-(ix)DiagrammeT6InterchangeTablesforAirlessSprayNozzlesT7a-bAirlessSprayNozzleOutputT7cAirlessSpray.PressureLossinHoses.T7dEstimatingSizeofSurfacesShips,generalT8aShips,ballasttanksT8bPlatesandPipesT8cBeams,ProfilesandPipesT8dContainersT8eSimpleShapesT8fFilters,MeshSizesT9ConsumptionFactorsT107COMMUNICATIONSHowtogetaroundtoHEMPEL-OfficesCOM1-2ReplacinglostluggageCOM3INSPTOC3ed724/05/05EMiHEMPELINSPSUBSTRATESed124/07/95EMiHEMPELSUBSTRATESS1Duringyourjobyoumayrunintoanumberofdifferentsubstratesthathastobecoated.Belowisgivenalistofthemostcommonones,andwhereyoumaymeetthem.ORDINARYSTEELTYPESConstructionalsteelConsiderallthesetypesequal.SamesurfacepreparationaccCastIrontoISO8501-1:1988.CastIronmayhaveporoussurfaceCor-TenSteelThereforezincsilicatesarenotrecommendedoncastironSTAINLESSSTEELTYPESMufflerGradeSteelMufflerGradeislowqualityStainlessSteelwhichshouldallwaysStainlessSteelbepainted:TheothersarethesameSeawaterResistantpaintingwise.StainlessSteelForinstructionseeS2ALUMINUMExtrudedsheetsAlltypestobetreatedequal.andprofiles.CastaluminiumshouldalwaysbeabrasiveblastedCastForinstructionseeS3METALCOATEDSTEELHotdippedGalvanisedSteel,fresh.Allunexposedsurfaceshouldbetreatedequal.HotdippedGalvanisedSteel,weatheredWeatheredsurfacesareusuallyeasiertopaint.ElectrolyticGalvanizedSteelSheetZinc-AluminiumGalvanizedSteelForinstructionseeS4METALLIZINGZincSprayedMetallisingAllsurfacestobetreatedequalAluminiumSprayedMetallisingZinc-AluminiumMetallizingForinstructionseeS5CONCRETEAlltypesSurfacespreparationandsealingdependonlaterexposure.Forinst