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Which of the following is most likely to be a disadvantage rather than an advantage of shop painting?

Thursday, April 11, 2013


What is the alpha-numeric designation of the recently published SSPC standard describing recommended best practice in applying plural component polyureas and polyurethanes?

Friday, March 22, 2013


True or false: According to a recent JPCL article, the internal surfaces of more than 160 new and existing pipelines have been coated in situ during the last 30 years.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013


True or false: SSPC was the first organization to initiate painter competitions, in which teams of 3 painters competed against one another in demonstrating their craft by coating a large steel panel with attached angles and pipe sections.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013


What is the alphanumeric designation of the SSPC Paint Application Standard for measuring the thickness of dry coatings on concrete?

Wednesday, January 16, 2013


True or false: Fire-resistant, intumescent coatings for steel are applied in one to three coats.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012


Which of the following application methods achieves the greatest transfer efficiency?

Thursday, October 11, 2012


Which of the following statements does not describe an advantage of a plural-component spray system?

Monday, October 8, 2012


True or false: Painting over weld spatter on steel is an accepted practice.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012


Which of the following is not a term used for application of metallic wire, metallic powder, or thermoplastic powder?

Tuesday, May 1, 2012


What is the likely result of applying a relatively inflexible coating at a film thickness much higher than recommended by the manufacturer?

Friday, January 27, 2012


True or false: Because a coating is “dry” or hard does not necessarily mean that it is cured.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012


In dealing with coating thickness requirements, 25 microns equals approximately how many mils?

Thursday, January 5, 2012


For electrostatic spraying to work effectively, the item to be coated must be in what condition?

Friday, October 21, 2011


Sharp edges on steel present special challenges to the coating applicator for what reason?

Wednesday, August 3, 2011


What is involved in “zone painting” of a structure?

Friday, July 15, 2011


Windy conditions during spray application of coatings would be most likely to cause which of the following paint defects?

Wednesday, July 6, 2011


What check should you make first to find the cause of fish eyes in a coating film applied by air spray?

Monday, June 27, 2011


What hazard is unique to airless spray systems?

Monday, June 20, 2011


How is film build normally achieved during the thermal spray process?

Tuesday, June 14, 2011


In conventional air spraying, which of the following spray techniques is wrong?

Friday, June 10, 2011


Which one of the following application methods has the highest range of transfer efficiency?

Wednesday, June 8, 2011


Who publishes the Specification for the Application of Thermal Spray Coatings (Metallizing) of Aluminum, Zinc, and their Alloys and Composites for the Corrosion Protection of Steel?

Wednesday, May 25, 2011


True or false: It is sometimes useful to stripe coat steel edges and irregular surfaces after the full primer coat is applied.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011


True or false: To be effective, a seal coat over a thermal-sprayed zinc coating must be applied after a significant amount of natural oxidation has occurred.

Monday, April 11, 2011


Which of the following is most likely to be a disadvantage rather than an advantage of shop painting?

Friday, March 18, 2011


True or false: ASTM publishes descriptions of solvent rub tests for both inorganic and organic coatings, which are sometimes used to assess degree of cure.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011


True or false: Siloxane sealers are typically applied at 1-2 mils dry film thickness on concrete substrates.

Thursday, February 24, 2011


How are water and abrasive combined in wet abrasive blasting?

Monday, January 31, 2011


In protective coatings work, which of the following might be called a dolly?

Wednesday, January 26, 2011


In what kind of spray application do the coating particles tend to wrap around edges of the substrate?

Monday, December 13, 2010


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