PROPOSED QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

FLOW CHART FOR INSPECTION OF BLASTING AND PAINTING ACTIVITIES

1.1

BEFORE BLASTING

1.2

AFTER COATING

1.3

BEFORE COATING

1.4

AFTER COATING

INSPECTION
PAINTED
SURFACE

2.0

i)Minimum DFT achieved

ii)Visual Inspection

INSPECTION AND TESTING

2.1

The following inspection shall be carried out after in accordance with Table 1 in this procedure. Surface shall
be accessible until final inspection is carried out.

2.2

Individual coat and completed coating shall be visually inspected for appearance. Coatings shall be smooth
and free from run, cracking, blistering, dry spray, over spray, pinholes, crater and sagging.

2.3

During coating, the wet film thickness shall be spot-checked. Specified total minimum DFT shall be spotchecked by thickness gauge. Dry film thickness shall also be measured on individual coats. WFT and DFT
measurements shall comply with ASTM D 4414 and SSPC-SP2 respectively.
Temperature and relative humidity shall be measured by means of a temperature gauge and hygrometer.
Reading shall be taken at regular intervals, depending on change in climatic condition

2.4
2.5

Coating shall be removed and repainted if the specification reveals the following:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

Coating not adhering to surface to which it is applied

Surface has not been properly blasted and/or clean
Loose or scaling paints remains
Foreign matter (contamination) embedded into coated surface.
Freshly coating surface is wet from rain, high humidity or low dew points.
Previously applied coating has not cured.
For other reason that will impair the coating performance.

3. DOCUMENTATION
3.1
Inspection results for surface preparation and coating shall be recorded in Painting Inspection Report as per
Attachment 1.

TABLE 1
Test Type
Environmental
Conditions

Method
Ambient and steel
temperature, relative
humidity,
Dew point

Frequency
Before start of
each shift and
minimum twice per
shift

Acceptance Criteria
In accordance with
specified
requirements

Consequence
No blasting or coating

Visual
examination

Visual for sharp

edges weld spatter,
slivers, rust grade
etc

100% of all
surface

No defects, see
specified
requirements

Defects to be repaired

Cleanliness

a) ISO 8501-1
b) ISO 8502-3

a) 100% visual all

surfaces
b) Spot checks

a) In accordance
with specified
requirements
b) Maximum quantity
& size is rating 2

a) Re-blasting
b) Re-cleaning
and retesting
until
acceptable

Visual
examination

Visual to determine
curing,
contamination,
solvent retention,
pinholes/popping,
sagging and surface
defects

100% of surface
after each coat

In accordance with
specified
requirements

Repair of defects and

retesting

Wet film
thickness (WFT)

SSPC-PA2

Systematically
during any
application

In accordance with
specified paint
system

Repair or re-coating
as appropriate

Dry film thickness

(DFT)

SSPC-PA2

Each coat, when

coating system
are cured

In accordance with
specified paint
system

Repair or re-coating
as appropriate