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3M™ Scotchkote™ Liquid Coatings
Coating of Buried Steel with Plural-Component Applied Coatings
Application Specification
1.0 Scope 3.2 The following standards (latest issue) shall be a part of
1.1 This specification defines the application requirements this specification:
of Scotchkote™ plural-component coating materials Society of Protective Coatings (SSPC)
applied to steel substrates for buried service. SSPC-SP1 Solvent Cleaning
1.2 The coating materials described in this specification can NACE No. 2 Near-White Metal Blast Cleaning
be applied in either a shop or field environment. SSPC-SP10
SSPC-VIS-1-89 Pictorial Surface Preparation Standard
The below ground parts to be considered are as follows:
• Piping and Components such as elbows and tees NACE International
• Girth welds/field joints RP0287-87  ACE Standard Recommended Practice
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• Valves for Field Measurement of Abrasive Blast
Cleaned Surfaces Using Replica Tape
• Steel sump tanks
• Slip bore/directional piping RP0490-01  oliday Detection of Fusion-Bonded
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Epoxy External Pipeline Coatings of 250
• Other parts as directed by the end user to 760 µm (10 to 30 mils)

2.0 Definitions 4.0 Surface Preparation

2.1 PART – All below grade service steel that is to be 4.1 Prior to commencement of work, all parts shall be
coated under the direction of this specification. visually inspected.
2.2 APPLICATOR – the Company selected by the END USER 4.2 Rough welds and other sharp projections shall be
to apply multi-component coatings to the internal and ground smooth by the end user or as designated by
external surfaces of PARTS. the inspector.
2.3 MANUFACTURER – the Company responsible for the 4.3 All surfaces to be coated shall be abrasive blast
chemical formulation and characteristics of the multi- cleaned. Prior to abrasive blast cleaning, remove all
component coatings applied to PARTS. contaminants such as salt, dirt, and accumulations of
2.4 INSPECTOR – The company or person selected by the grease and oil in accordance with SSPC-SP1 using
END USER to ensure quality control of the work and cleaning agents approved by the end user.
adherence to this specification, where applicable. 4.3.1 Applicator shall perform tests to determine
2.5 END USER – Pipeline or part owner. existence of salts.
4.4 Prior to abrasive blasting, the steel surface shall be
3.0 Additional Requirements
dry and warmed to a temperature at least 3º C (5ºF)
3.1 All specifications and standards mentioned in this above the dew point to prevent oxidation of the part
document form part of this specification. The applicator after cleaning. The applicator shall use a contact
shall ensure that a copy of this specification is kept thermometer, psychrometer, and psychrometric charts,
at the coating site and shall ensure that his workers or equipment that provides equivalent accuracy, to
fully understand each specification and standards monitor these environmental requirements.
listed below.
4.5 Nameplates, valve stems, rotating equipment, threads,
bolts, adjacent coatings etc., shall be protected from
blasting and coating by suitable masking materials.

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4.6 All coating compressor units shall have adequate 5.4 The steel surface temperature shall be at least 3ºC
separators, filters, and drains to ensure contaminants (5ºF) higher than the dew point temperature. The
such as oil and water are not deposited onto the steel relative humidity and the steel surface temperature
surface. Accumulations of oil and moisture shall be shall not be higher than the recommended maximum.
removed by regular purging. The applicator shall use a contact thermometer, a
psychrometer and psychrometric charts, or equipment
4.7 For bare steel application, the abrasive blast medium
that provides equivalent accuracy, to monitor these
shall be selected on the basis of cleanliness, hardness
environmental requirements.
and the ability to produce an angular anchor pattern
profile averaging 0.075 mm (3.0 mils) – 0.10 mm 5.5 Application shall be done in such a manner so as to
(4.0 mils). Individual measurements shall not be less keep sags and runs to a minimum, provide adequate
than 0.065 mm (2.5 mils). Profile measurements shall cover in angles and crevices, and to provide a smooth
be taken with replica tape and spring micrometer in uniform coat.
accordance with NACE RP0287-87.
5.6 If several coats are required to achieve the specified
4.8 The part shall be abrasive blasted in accordance with coating thickness, a maximum of 3 hours are
the NACE No. 2 or SSPC-SP10 specification, and the suggested in between applying each additional coat.
applicator shall ensure this surface finish is attained by If the recommended maximum recoat time has been
regular checks with the SSPC-VIS-1-89 Standard. exceeded, each coat shall be abraded prior to applying
an additional coat.
4.9 When over-coating existing coating material, such as
fusion bond epoxy in such applications as field joint or 6.0 Quality Control, Inspection and Testing,
abrasion resistant overcoat work, the existing coating
shall be sweep blasted to remove the gloss and provide
Acceptance
a roughened surface suitable for over-coating. This 6.1 Coating Thickness
process should remove approximately 1 mil of coating. 6.1.1 The coating thickness shall be measured using
4.10 Existing coating shall be feathered 4 cm (1.5 in.) to a wet film thickness gauge. As a minimum, the
8 cm (3 in.) when coating adjacent bare steel, such as applicator shall obtain readings according to the
girth welds. following schedule:

4.11 Profile measurements shall be taken, as a minimum, at • Piping – at four quadrants (i.e. 12, 3, 6 and
the start of each shift, after a shut down to refill blasting 9 o’clock positions) at approximately 1 – 1.5m
pots, after every hour of continuous blasting. (3.3 - 5ft) intervals along each pipe length.

4.12 Cleaned surfaces shall be dry air blasted to remove • Girth welds – at four quadrants at each
dust and debris, and shall be coated before any rust girth weld.
blooming occurs, and prior to the end of the working • Valves and tanks – at ten representative,
day. Any cleaned steel showing rust stains or left random locations.
uncoated overnight shall be re-blasted prior to coating.
• Other parts – as determined by the end user so
5.0 Coating Application as to obtain representative thickness data.
5.1 The coating shall be applied following the guidelines in 6.2 Visual
Appendix 2:
6.2.1 The coating shall be inspected for, and be free of,
5.2 Thinning is not allowed. the following conditions:
5.3 The coating thickness shall be as specified in • Pinholes
Appendix 1. The applicator shall measure and record
coating thickness using a thickness gauge that is • Missed or skipped areas
acceptable to the end user/inspector. • Roughness
• Blistering, cracking, delamination
6.2.2 Runs and sags shall be kept to a minimum.

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6.3 Holiday Testing 8.0 Handling
6.3.1 The applicator shall test each part completely 8.1 Parts shall be handled at all times in such a manner to
for coating integrity per RPO490-01 based on prevent damage to the coating or the part.
the minimum measured acceptable thickness. A 8.2 Transporting vehicles shall be free from debris, nail
low voltage (60 to 100 volts) wet sponge holiday heads, or any other protrusions that may damage the
detector may be used on nuts and bolts and part. The applicator shall ensure sufficient and proper
restricted areas. Holiday detection equipment dunnage is used to protect the coated part.
shall be checked and calibrated before production
begins and recalibrated at the start of each Appendix 1: Minimum Thickness
shift. Operations of the holiday detector shall be
Product Thickness
controlled so that the travel rate does not exceed
Scotchkote 323 Spray Grade 25 mil minimum
300mm per second (1 foot per second). The
equipment shall not remain stationary on the Scotchkote 323 Brush Grade 25 mil minimum
coating while the power is on. Scotchkote 352 Spray Grade 25 mil minimum
Scotchkote 352 S.G. 30 - 40 mils
6.3.2 Holiday testing shall take place after the coating when used as an ARO
has exceeded 80% of its hardness value. (Abrasion Resistant Overcoat)
6.3.3 All holidays and defects shall be plainly marked Appendix 2:
immediately after detection and shall be repaired
in accordance with this specification. 3M™ Scotchkote™ 352 Spray Application

6.3.4 To minimize possible coating damage due to • Plural component spray setup of 3:1 by volume for Part
repeated holiday testing, APPLICATOR shall limit A:Part B
the number of passes over a coated area with the • Whip hose of 8-12 feet, max 15 feet/4.6 meters
holiday detector.
• Recommended tip size of 27 ml minimum, with a fan
7.0 Coating Repairs size appropriate for your application
7.1 Either the spray grade material that the PART was • F luid pressures of 2,500-3,500 psi with Part A and
coated with or the patch/brush grade materials Part B within 250 psi of each other
specified for repair.
• P reheat Part A to approximately 155˚F/68˚C. This
7.2 Remove the defect, or defective coating, to sound may be changed to get acceptable spray pattern and
coating or to bare steel by abrading the repair area with pressure equalization.
coarse sandpaper or a power sander.
• Part B does not need to be heated.
7.3 If, after defect removal, more than 160 cm2 (25 in.2) of
• H
 eated hose bundle set at a minimum temperature of
bare steel is exposed, prepare entire exposed surface
110˚F/43˚C
as per Section 6.0 of this specification.
3M™ Scotchkote™ 323 Spray Application
7.4 Abrade the surrounding coating for a distance of 4 cm
(1.5 in.) radially to ensure proper inter-coat adhesion. • P lural component spray setup of 2:1 by volume for
Except for microscopic holidays, feather the edges of Part A:Part B
the original coating. • Whip hose of 10-15 feet
7.5 Prior to patching, remove all loose particles and dust •  ecommended tip size of 625 or a tip size appropriate
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with dry compressed air or a clean, dry cloth. for your application
7.6 Recoat the prepared surfaces to the specified dry • Fluid pressures of 2,500-3,500 psi with Part A and
film thickness, lapping at least 2.5 cm (1 in.) over the Part B within 250 psi of each other
surrounding coating.
• P reheat Part A to approximately 155˚F/68˚C. This may
7.6.1 Holiday testing shall take place after the coating be changed to get acceptable spray pattern.
has exceeded 80% of its hardness value.
• Heated hose bundle set at 120˚F/49˚C to 150˚F/66˚C
7.7 Holiday test the repair at the same voltage as used for
the original coating.

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