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Foreword

The second volume of the Steel Structures Painting Manual tinuing program of testing and evaluating other paint ma

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specifications paints are more certain
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who must make recommendations for painting struc insure desired

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valuable check those
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the painting verify their conclusions products proved ability
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perienced

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outlined the Foreword

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compare with what believed general good Volume

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practice The Paint System Specifications are the important sum
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mary recommendations the Painting Council Nine

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mediate and finish coats Many combinations

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mendations are made which will

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this book and these could

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added greatmany more additional solutions which may sult good painting systems are possible These paint sys
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cover almost every painting

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good better than the recommendations made tems are flexible enough

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problem which will normally For extreme

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this book For this reason the recommendations herein should encountered
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be

general guide which may often require which will fall beyond the scope
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of
considered conditions this volume
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for

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altering competent paint experts and the advice

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specific cases What the best solution the services the

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locality must paint manufacturers should

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of
or

given situation decided basis past solicited

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experience good judgment and The Steel Structures Painting Council assumes responsi

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the
the competing systems given bility nor incurs any obligation whatsoever resulting
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costs The annual cost for from

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square footage should any materials paints

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estimated determine this

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the most economical solution but very high initial costs may Manual The fact that the Council may have supplied details
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require some compromise

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the formulations treatments that are patented inventions

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for

This volume consists mainly

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specifications regarded implication licensing
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surface otherwise
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preparation pretreatment paint application paints and com conveying any rights permitting the reader
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this Manual
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plete paint systems hoped that the Steel Structures Paint any patented invention that may be
or
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ing Council specification numbers will

re
specifying known that patented inventions
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cleaning and painting The greater these specifica such patents may
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use ferred indicated the text

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tions the faster improvements will made The Council again wishes acknowledge great indebted
its
in

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them
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the large number

be

our plan that this volume will ness and gratitude technical consultants
at

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revised intervals order

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up
set
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keep date mechanism has been the Re who have continuously reviewed and helped revise the speci
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search Committee which has the responsibility preparing fications and the technical matter this Volume for four
in
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specifications and revising them

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deemed necessary years this Volume the specifications

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successful and
If

con
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tinuously evaluate them make improvements which are being advocated Painting Council are suc
to

and These
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improvements based upon large degree

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will actual experiences the will

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cessful due their efforts

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The
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Council will welcome discussion

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in or

use specifications technical advances additional criticism any the

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new
will largely result
or

technical developments and from con specifications recommendations this Volume

a

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania JACKSON President

,

,
E
J.
.

January 1955 STEEL STRUCTURES PAINTING COUNCIL

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