PAINTING PROCEDURE

FOR
STEEL STRUCTURE
FOR
PL-TCM PROJECT
OF
TERNIUM MEXICO

FOR REFERENCE

December, 2011
DOCUMENT No. 11117198 - 2002090 - WP003

HIROSHIMA WORKS

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CONTENTS
Page
1.

2.

General ..................................................................................................... 2
1.1

Introduction .......................................................................................... 2

1.2

Scope................................................................................................... 2

1.3

Applicable laws and regulations ........................................................... 2

1.4

Painting plan ........................................................................................ 2

Surface preparation................................................................................... 3
2.1

Degrees and methods.......................................................................... 3

2.2

High strength bolts and welds .............................................................. 3

3.

Painting specification................................................................................. 3

4.

Painting ..................................................................................................... 4

5.

4.1

Unpainted portions ............................................................................... 4

4.2

Prime coating painted portion .............................................................. 4

4.3

Checking of paint ................................................................................. 4

4.4

Mixing and thinning .............................................................................. 5

4.5

Painting work ....................................................................................... 5

4.6

Limitations............................................................................................ 5

4.7

Surface preparation and painting ......................................................... 6

Inspection and repairs ............................................................................... 7

5.1

Inspection ............................................................................................ 7

5.2

Repairs ................................................................................................ 9

Annex 1

Surface preparation standard ......................................................... 10

Annex 2

Painting specification ...................................................................... 12

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1.

General
1.1

Introduction
This specification describes the painting procedure for structural steel based on
Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery Inc.s experience , herein after called as MH, for
the purpose of Terniums fabrication work, and called as Owner. If any painting
practice deviating from this specification is customarily used, or there is any point to
be improved upon, the method which will produce the best results should be agreed
upon by all parties concerned.
Futheremore, fabricator shall refer general paint specification numbered as
11117198 -2002001-RS001.

1.2

Scope
This specification shall apply to the painting work of structural steel.

1.3

Applicable laws and regulations

(1) Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS)
(2) ISO 8501-1 (1988)
(3) SIS 05 59 00 (1976)
(4) SSPC Steel Structures Painting Manual (1989)
(5) Local laws and regulations for :
(a) Labor safety and sanitation
(b) Crane safety
(6) International laws, regulations and standards for painting

1.4

Painting plan
The fabricator shall prepare a painting plan and obtain Owners approval thereof
before he starts the painting work.

In preparing the painting plan, the fabricator

shall take into account the geographical, environmental and meteorological

conditions of the painting shop, painting intervals, difficulty of painting work,
corrosive environment after painting, etc.

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2.

Surface preparation
2.1

Degrees and methods

The durability of paint coating depends on the surface preparation.

Therefore,

carefully prepare the surface to be painted according to Annex 1: Surface

Preparation Standard.
2.2

High strength bolts, common bolts and welds

(1) High strength bolts, common bolts and joints made by these bolts and welds,
portions of which are subject to corrosion, shall be carefully pretreated.
(2) If alkali content remains in welds made by using low hydrogen electrodes,
neutralize the surfaces and wash them with water.

3.

Painting specification
(1)

See Annex 2: Painting Specification.

(2)

For structural steel to be finish coated at the shop, the fabricator shall certify that the
brands of paints to be used are equivalent to or better in quality than those specified
in Annex 2, and obtain Owners approval thereof.

(3)

When the finish coating is applied to structural steel at the site, the brands of primer,
intermediate and finish paints shall be those specified in Annex 2 to facilitate
overcoating at the site.

If another brand is inevitably used, the fabricator shall

inform Owner of the overcoating characteristics of the brand and obtain Owners
approval thereon prior to the work.

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4.

Painting
4.1

Unpainted portions
Unless otherwise specified, the following portions shall not be painted at the shop.
All vinyl or other tapes used at painting for masking shall be removed after painting.
(1) Bottom surfaces of base plates
(2) Surfaces of the bed for bearing support
(3) Parts to be embedded in concrete
(4) Faying surface of high strength bolt joints
(Areas within splice plates and their periphery of 50 mm)
(5) Parts to be field welded
(Areas within a width of 50 mm on either side of each welding groove)
(6) Stainless steel and chromium plated parts
(7) Inside surface of parts to be tightly closed
(8) Smooth machine finished surfaces for bearing joints

4.2

Prime coating painted portion

Unless otherwise specified, the following portion shall be painted only prime coating
at the shop. All vinyl or other tapes used at painting for masking shall be removed
after finish coating painting.
*1)Fitting surface of machine equipments, including machine rails
Acid resistant touch-up finish painting shall be applied for the above mentioned
portion after installation of equipments at site.

4.3

Confirmation of paint
Confirm that the required quantity of paint of the brand, specifications and quality
specified in Annex 2 has been prepared.

As a rule, any paint which has been

stored for more than one (1) year after production or has no JIS certificate shall not
be used.

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4.4

Mixing and thinning

As a rule, open a paint can just before the paint is used and once a can is opened,
use all of its contents.

Leave as little paint remaining in an opened can as possible.

Fully mix the paint and use it when the whole amount is homogeneous.
If two component type paints are used, strictly observe the mixing ratio specified by
the paint manufacturer and use the mixed paint within the specified time after mixing.
If the atmospheric temperature or the surface to be painted does not allow proper
workability of paint, the paint may be thinned with only a thinner of the same brand
as that of the paint.

Do not thin the paint too much.

shorten the drying time or to save paint.

Do not use a thinner to

Never use light oil, benzine, gasoline or

any other low quality thinner.

4.5

Painting work
Paint shall be applied by either brush, roller or spray, depending on the type of paint,
the environment at the shop and the shape of the structural steel to be painted.
The coating shall be uniform and have no brush marks, unevenness, bare spots or
runs and sags.
When spray coating is done, carry out test painting to determine painting conditions.
The spray gun shall be kept away from the surface to be painted at a constant
distance and moved at a constant speed, and overlapping shall have a uniform layer
at the edges of the spray pattern.

4.6

Limitations
No painting shall be carried out under any of the following environmental and
meteorological conditions:
o

(1) The atmospheric temperature at the painting place is 5 C or lower or the humidity
is 85% or higher.
(2) Indoor ventilation is not sufficient to properly dry the paint.
(3) During painting or before drying of the coated film, snowfall, strong wind or dewing
can cause water drops, floating dust or sand dust to stick to the coated film.
(4) Steel surfaces under the blazing sun have a high temperature and bubbles can
occur in the coated film.
(5) Any other environmental condition not suitable for painting.

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4.7

Surface preparation and painting

(1) Steel members assembled by welding shall be pretreated promptly and, within four
(4) hours, coated with rust-preventive paint to prevent rusting.
(2) Until the coated film has become hardened, the painted surface shall be covered
properly against rain, chemicals, steam, heat, etc.

If any defect is found in the

coat, remove the defective area and repaint.

(3) If brush marks, runs and sags, sticking of brush hair, damage, etc. are found in
the coated surface, remove them and repaint.
(4) If the coated film is damaged or rust floats up on the painted surface, treat the
surface and coat it with the same paint as the original by means of the same
application method.
In case of damage, an area at least 5 to 10 times greater than the damaged area
shall be removed and repainted.
(5) The areas which cannot be painted after erection shall be painted with
intermediate and finish coats before erection.
(6) The corners of squares and the inside surfaces of holes and shapes shall be
painted with one or two extra coats to supplement a thin coat due to physical
shape.
If these surfaces are spray-painted, additionally brush them.
(7) If the film thickness is insufficient, additional coats shall be applied.
(8) Overcoating shall be done after the undercoat has thoroughly dried.
However, this does not apply to epoxy paints.
(9) When overcoats are applied, each coat should have a different color so that the
number of coats applied can be known visually.
(10) The coated surface shall be smooth and beautiful.

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5.

Inspection and repairs

5.1

Inspection
The inspection items and acceptance criteria at each process of painting are
summarized below.

Classification
Surface
preparation

Condition of
painted surface

Film
thickness

Inspection
Item

Inspection
Method

Acceptance
Criteria

Degree of removal of Visual

mill scale and rust

ISO, SIS or SSPC

standard

Adhesion of oil,
moisture and other
foreign matter

Visual

No adhesion

Appearance

Visual

Smooth and free of brush

marks, runs and sags,
unevenness, blisters, cracks,
pinholes and other defects.
Steel surface and undercoat
are invisible.

Dryness of
under-coat before
overcoat is applied

Finger touch
48 hours after
application of
undercoat

Not adhesive.

Dry film thickness

After curing and

drying, measure
with dry film
thickness gauge.

More than film thickness

specified in specification

Wet film thickness

Measure with wet

film thickness
gauge
immediately after
painting

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Notes (1)

The film thickness shall be the mean value of three

thicknesses measured at an adjacent measuring point.

(2)

The film thickness measuring instrument shall be an electromagnetic

film gauge or micro tester or the like.

Whenever necessary,

calibration should be done to improve the accuracy of the instrument.

(3)

ISO

International Organization for

Standardization

SIS

ISO 8501-1 (1988)

Swedish Standard Institution

SIS 05 59 00 (1967)

SSPC :

Steel Structures Painting Council (USA)

Steel structures painting manual (1989)

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5.2

Repairs
(1) Surface preparation
(a) If mill scale and rust have not been removed satisfactorily, apply repreparation to
obtain a rust-scale free surface.
(b) Wipe off oil and water with dry cloth.

Clean off stained oil with a solvent.

Remove spatters with a wire brush and other suitable means.

(2) Coated surface
(a) If the steel surface or undercoat color is visible, apply additional coating.
(b) Smooth up conspicuous unevenness, runs, and sags, with sand paper, and
repaint.
(c) Peel off blisters and cracks, and repaint.
(3) Film thickness
If film thickness is insufficient, apply additional coating.

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Annex 1

Surface Preparation Standard

Class

Degree of Surface
Preparation

Standard
Method

Shot blast
Thoroughly remove mill
Special
scale and any other foreign Grit blast
class 1
(Special 1K) matter so that the surface Sand blast
will be white metal.
Pickling
Class 1
(1K)

Remove about 95% of mill Shot blast

scale and any other foreign Grit blast
Sand blast
matter.
Pickling

Class 2
(2K)

Remove two-thirds (about

65%) of mill scale and any
other foreign matter.

Shot blast
Grit blast
Sand blast
Power brush
Disk sander
Jet chisel

Class 3
(3K)

Carefully remove loose mill Power brush

scale, loose rust and other Disk sander
Jet chisel
foreign matter. (It is not
necessary to remove firmly
stuck mill scale.)

Class 4
(4K)

Remove loose mill scale,

loose rust and any other
foreign matter.
(It is not necessary to
remove firmly stuck mill
scale.)

Class 5
(5K)

Power brush
Disk sander
Jet chisel
Wire brush
Scraper
Hammer

Wire brush
Remove only excessive
loose rust and oil stains. (It Scraper
is not necessary to remove Hammer
firmly stuck mill scale.)

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ISO,
SIS (1)

SSPC (2)

JASS 18

Sa 3

Sp5-63

Sp8-63

Sa 2 /2

Sp10-63

Class 1B

Sp8-63

Sa 2

Sp6-63

Sp3-63

Class 2

St 3

Sp3-63

Class 2

Middle
between

Middle
between

St3 &
St2

Sp3-63 &
Sp2-63

St 2

Sp2-63

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Notes

(1)

ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization

(ISO 8501-1 1988).

SIS stands for Swedish Standard

Institution (SIS 05 59 00 1976).

Sa denotes blasting, and St denotes cleaning with a power

tool or hand tool.
(2)

SSPC stands for the Steel Structures Painting Council.

Sp is

a surface preparation symbol defined by SSPC, U.S.A.

Remarks 1.

Classes 1, 2 and 3 are generally recommended. Special class 1 shall

not be used unless it is designated by the Owner or inorganic zink-rich
paint is applied.

2.

For more detailed information on the surface preparation methods in

the table, refer to ISO or SIS standards.
ISO or SIS provides the various grades of surface preparation by
written descriptions together with photographs that are representative
examples within the tolerance for each grade as described in words.

3.

The parenthesized Special 1K to 5K are abbreviations of the

cleaning classes of MH.

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Annex 2

Painting Specifications

No.

Parts to be
painted

4.9.14

Steel Structure

Painting
place
(Shop or
site)

Shop

Paint
Surface
preparation

SSPC-SP6 of
SP3

Coating

Prime
coating

Ternium
Painting

Shop

4.9.14

Handrails of
Steel Structure

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Shop

Shop

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SSPC-SP6 of
SP3

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Finish
Coating

Prime
coating

Finish
Coating

Maker

Brand name

DAINIPPON
PAINT

EPONICS #3100H
PRIMER

CHUGOKU
PAINT

EPICON T-500
PRIMER

DAINIPPON
PAINT

EPONICS #3100
ENAMEL

CHUGOKU
PAINT

EPICON T-500
FINISH

DAINIPPON
PAINT

Complex #10

CHUGOKU
PAINT

LZI. PRIMER

DAINIPPON
PAINT

HYMEL

CHUGOKU
PAINT

Heat & Oil

Resistance Elva

No. of
coats

Film
thickness *
(m)

Paint color
(Munsell)

Two (2)

50 - 100

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Class of paint :
P-1, C
(Acid and Alkali
Resistance)

Two (2)

50 - 100

Green
(RAL 6011)

Total DFT
100 - 150 m

Two (2)

60

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Two (2)

40

Safety Yellow
(RAL 1018)

Class of paint :
J-1
(Weather
Resistance less
than 100C)
Total DFT
100 m

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*Paint maker and brand name is only for reference. Fabricator can apply equivalent domestic paint material.
*Film thickness
Dry
Wet
Average
Minimum

Remarks