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ISO/TC 35/SC 12
Secretariat: BSI
Preparation of steel substrates before
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application of paints and related products —
Visual assessment of surface cleanliness —
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Initial surface conditions, preparation grades
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Évaluation visuelle de la propreté d'un subjectile —
Partie 4: États de surface initiaux, degrés de
préparation et degrés de fleurette de rouille après
décapage à l'eau sous haute pression

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Contents Page

Foreword ......................................................................................................................... iii

Introduction ...................................................................................................................... v
1 Scope .................................................................................................................... 1
2 Normative references .................................................................................... 2
3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................... 2
4 Initial surface conditions ............................................................................. 3
5 Preparation grades......................................................................................... 4
6 Flash rust grades ............................................................................................. 6
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8 Photographs ......................................................................................................
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Annex A (informative) Guidance on cleaning with water ............................... 11
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Foreword

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 35, Paints and
varnishes, Subcommittee SC 12, Preparation of steel substrates before
application of paints and related products, in collaboration with the European
Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 139,
Paints and varnishes, in accordance with the Agreement on technical
cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 8501-4:2006),
which has been technically revised.

The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:

— the definitions of preparation grades have been clarified;

— the definition of Wa3 has been added;

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A list of all parts in the ISO 8501 series can be found on the ISO website.

Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s

national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found at
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Introduction

The performance of protective coatings of paint and related products applied

to steel is significantly affected by the state of the steel surface immediately
prior to painting. The principal factors that are known to influence this
performance are

a) the presence of rust, mill scale and previous coatings,

b) the presence of surface contaminants, including salts, dust, oils and

greases, and

c) the surface roughness.

ISO 8501, ISO 8502 and ISO 8503 have been prepared to provide methods of
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assessing these factors, while ISO 4628-3 provides guidance on evaluating the
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ISO 8501, ISO 8502 and ISO 8503 do not contain provisions on the protective
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systems to be applied to the steel surface. Neither do they contain provisions
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can have a direct influence on the choice of protective coating to be applied
and on its performance. Such provisions are found in other documents such as
national standards and codes of practice. It will be necessary for the users of
ISO 8501, ISO 8502 and ISO 8503 to ensure that the surface qualities specified
are

— compatible and appropriate both for the environmental conditions to

which the steel will be exposed and for the protective coating system to
be used;

— compatible with any previous coatings remaining after cleaning;

— within the capability of the cleaning procedure specified.

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ISO 8501, ISO 8502 and ISO 8503 deal with aspects of preparation of steel
substrates before application of paints and related products.

— The ISO 8501 series is on the visual assessment of surface cleanliness;

— The ISO 8502 series concerns tests for the assessment of surface
cleanliness;

— The ISO 8503 series deals with surface roughness characteristics of blast-
cleaned steel substrates.

For coatings likely to be exposed to severe environments, such as water

immersion and continuous condensation conditions, the assessment of visual
cleanliness is supplemented with the physical and chemical methods of the
ISO 8502 series and the roughness characteristics of the ISO 8503 series.
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— four preparation grades for each initial surface condition, after partial or
full removal of previous paint coatings by high-pressure water jetting,
and

— three flash rust grades after pre-treatment by high-pressure water

jetting.

This document is intended to be a tool for the visual assessment of initial

surface conditions, preparation grades and flash rust grades in connection
with high-pressure water jetting. It includes 28 representative photographic
examples.

Photographs for deteriorated coatings DC A and DC B and deteriorated primer

DP I are reproduced by permission of Hempel, Copenhagen, 150 Lundtoftevej,
2800 Lyngby, Denmark.

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Photographs for deteriorated coating DC C and deteriorated primer DP Z are

reproduced by permission of Lydia Frenzel, Advisory Council, 620 SE 168th
Ave. # 103, Vancouver, WA 98684 USA.

Photographs for flash rust FR L, FR M and FR H are reproduced by permission

of International Paint Ltd., Akzo Nobel, Stoneygate lane, Felling Gateshead,
Tyne & Wear, UK.

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Preparation of steel substrates before application

of paints and related products — Visual assessment
of surface cleanliness —
Part 4:
Initial surface conditions, preparation grades and
flash rust grades in connection with water jetting

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WARNING — The reference photographs represented in this document
can be neither viewed on screen nor printed as true representations. It
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1 Scope

This document specifies a series of preparation grades for steel surfaces after
removal/partial removal of water-soluble contaminants, rust, previous paint
coatings and other foreign matter by high-pressure water jetting. The various
grades are defined by written descriptions together with photographs that are
representative examples within the tolerances for each grade as described in
words.

This document specifies both initial surface conditions and after-cleaning

flash rust grades, also defined by written descriptions together with
representative photographic examples.

This document applies the cleanliness of the surface to its visual appearance.

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Consideration in addition to visual appearance is given to invisible

contaminants and roughness or profile. Physical and chemical methods for
testing for soluble salts and other invisible contaminants on the visually clean
surface are found in the ISO 8502 series. The roughness or profile
characteristics of the surface are found in the ISO 8503 series.

2 Normative references

There are no normative references in this document.

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
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3.1
water jetting
cleaning a substrate by directing a high-speed jet of water onto its surface

Note 1 to entry: Synonyms in use by different industry sectors include: hydrojetting,

aquajetting, water blast-cleaning (deprecated), hydroblasting (deprecated),
aquablasting (deprecated).

3.1.1
high-pressure water jetting
water jetting (3.1) that involves the use of water pressurized to above 70 MPa

Note 1 to entry: Water jetting using higher pressures might remove loose mill scale
from a steel surface, but it does not impart a surface profile to the substrate. For
further information, see Annex A.

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3.2
initial surface condition
visual appearance of a coated steel surface which has been degraded or
damaged by rusting, blistering or flaking

3.3
preparation grade
visual appearance of a steel surface after contaminants on the surface have
been removed by a preparation method

3.4
flash rust
rapid rusting of waterjet or water-abrasive blasting as the substrate is drying

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foreign matter
undesirable material

Note 1 to entry: Other than paint residues, examples include salt, grime, dirt, mill scale,
oil, grease and marine growth, e.g. algae.

4 Initial surface conditions

Five initial surface conditions are defined.

Three initial surface conditions, designated DC A, DC B and DC C, are specified

for steel surfaces that have degraded since being blast-cleaned and, in the case
of DC A and DC B, painted with a protective paint system.

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NOTE Surface condition DC C is intended for use both in situations when a

protective paint system has been applied previously and in situations when no
protective paint system has been applied.

Two initial surface conditions, designated DP I and DP Z, are specified for steel
surfaces that have degraded since being blast-cleaned and painted with an
iron oxide prefabrication primer (DP I) or a zinc silicate primer (DP Z) alone.

The initial surface conditions are defined by written descriptions given in

Table 1 together with the representative photographic examples appended to
this document.

Table 1 — Descriptions of initial surface conditions

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5 Preparation grades

Surface preparation grades by waterjet cleaning is designated by the letters

Wa. Four preparation grades, designated Wa 1, Wa 2, Wa 2½ and Wa 3,
indicating the degree of cleaning, are specified. They are defined by written
descriptions of the surface appearance after the cleaning operation together
with representative photographic examples.

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The descriptions of the surface appearance are given in Table 2 and the
representative photographic examples are appended to this document.

Each of these photographs carries a designation combining that of the initial

surface condition and that of the preparation grade, e.g. DC B Wa 2½.

Table 2 —Preparation grades of the surface appearance after cleaning

water jet-cleaning preparation grades

Light water jetting

When viewed without magnification, the surface shall be free from
Wa 1 visible oil, grease and dirt, loose or defective paint coatings, loose
rust and other foreign matter. Any residual contamination shall be
dispersed and can consist of firmly adherent coatings, firmly adherent
foreign matter and firmly adherent rust.
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When viewed without magnification, the surface shall be free from
Wa 2 visible oil, grease and dirt, and most of the rust, previous paint
coatings and otherISOforeign matter. Any residual contamination shall
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Very thorough water jetting
When viewed without magnification, the surface shall be free from
all visible rust, oil, grease and dirt. Slight traces of firmly adherent
Wa 2½ thin previous rust; slight traces of firmly adherent thin paint coatings
and slight traces of other foreign matter can remain. Any residual
contamination shall be dispersed. Discoloration of the surface can be
present where the original coating was not intact.
Water jetting to bare substrate
When viewed without magnification, the surface shall be free from
Wa 3 all visible previous rust, oil, grease, dirt, previous paint coatings, and
from all other foreign matter. The steel surface can or cannot, appear
uniform. Discoloration of the surface can be present where the original
coating was not intact.

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