TECHNICAL SERVICES GROUP

SPECIFICATION FOR PAINTING (ABOVE GROUND & UNDERGROUND PIPING, STRUCTURAL

STEEL,TANKS AND EQIPMENT)

CAIRN-TSG-L-SP-0005 -B2

CAIRN ENGINEERING STANDARD

B2 18/10/2021 RE-ISSUED FOR IMPLEMENTATION AS JCP MM/RG

B1 24/09/2012 ISSUED FOR IMPLEMENTATION N Rao Vijay B AA

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REVISION RECORD

Revision Philosophy
All revisions for review will be issued at A1, with subsequent A2, A3, etc as required.
All revisions approved for issue or implementation will be issued at B1, with subsequent B2, B3, etc as required.
All revisions approved for issue or design and construction will be issued at C1, with subsequent C2, C3, etc as
required.
Narrative sections revised from previous pprove issues are to be noted in the table below and/or highlighted
using the appropriate revision status thus: | A2
Previous revision highlighting to be removed at subsequent issues.
Drawings/diagrams revised from previous approved issues are highlighted by 'clouding' the affected areas and
by the use of a triangle containing the revision status.

Revision History

Revision Date of Reason for change

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 SCOPE 4
2.0 CODES, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS 4
3.0 GENERAL 5
4.0 MATERIAL 5
5.0 EXTENT OF PAINTING 5
6.0 AMBIENT LIMITATIONS 6
7.0 SURFACE PREPARATION 6
8.0 PRIMING AND FINISHING 7
9.0 INSPECTION AND TESTING 8
10.0 APPROVED PAINT MANUFACTURERS 9
11.0 GUARANTEE 10
12.0 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA 10
13.0 APPENDIX 1.0 COLOUR CODE 10
14.0 APPENDIX 2.0 PAINT SYSTEM 11

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1.0 SCOPE
This specification covers the selection of materials and procedures to be followed in the course of surface
preparation and the application of external protective paint / wrap etc to above-ground and undergroung
piping, tanks, vessels, structural steel and other equipment , whether they are prepared and protected in
the shop or field. It is understood that contractor shall carry out the work in all respect with the best quality
of materials and workmanship and in accordance with best engineering practice. It shall be deemed that
supply of all types of material, tools & tackles and labor required to execute the painting work is in
contractor’s scope of work.
1.1 Definition
Company :The company means Vedanta, Cairn oil and gas and its subsidiaries or authorized
representatives.
Vendor/Contractor: The Vendor or Contractor is the party that manufactures and supplies equipment and
service to perform the duties specified by the Company.
2.0 CODES, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
2.1 External painting and protective coating shall meet or exceed the requirement s of the latest edition of
the following codes, regulations and standards, except as superseded herein. In cases where more than
one code, regulation or standard apply to the same condition, the most stringent shall be followed. In the
event of a conflict between this specification and other specification or Correspondence, the Company
shall be consulted and a ruling, in writing, shall be obtained before any work is started.
 National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
NACE RP0287 Field Measurement of Surface Profile of Abrasive Blast Cleaned Steel
Surface Using a Replica Tape
 RAL German Institute for Quality Assurance and Certification
RAL Colors
 BS 4800 Color Chart
 Society of Protective Coating (The Steel Structures Painting Council Manual):
SSPC SP1 Solvent
SSPC SP2 Hand Tool Cleaning
SSPC SP3 Power Tool Cleaning
SSPC SP5 White Metal Blast Cleaning
SSPC SP6 Commercial Blast Cleaning
SSPC SP7 Brush-Off Blast Cleaning
SSPC SP10 Near White Blast Cleaning
SSPC SP11 Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal
SSPC PA 1 Shop, Field and Maintenance Painting
SSPC PA 2 Measurement of Dry Coating Thickness with Magnetic Gages
SSPC PA Guide 3 Guide to Safety in Paint Application
SSPC PA Guide 8 Guide to Top Coating Zinc Rich Primers
SSPC AB 1 Mineral and Slag Abrasives
SSPC AB 2 Cleanliness of Recycled Ferrous Metallic Abrasives
SSPC VIS 1 Visual Standard for Abrasives Blast Cleaned Steel
SSPC VIS 3 Visual Standard for Power and Hand Cleaned Steel
SSPC, Volume 1 Good Painting Practice
SSPC, Volume 2 Systems and Specification

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 ASTM Standards
ASTM D4541 Standard Test Method for Pull-Off Strength of Coating Using Portable
Adhesion Testers
ASTM D4417 Standard Test Methods for field Measurement of Surface Profile of Blast
Cleaned Steel
ASTM D5162 Standard Practice for Discontinuity (Holiday) Testing on Nonconductive
Protective Coating on Metallic Substrates
ASME A13.1 Scheme for identification of piping system : American National standard Institute.
 International Standard Organization – ISO
ISO 2808 Paint and Vanishes – Determination of Film Thickness
ISO 4624 Paint and Vanishes – Pull-off Tests for Adhesion
ISO 8501-1 Preparation of Steel Substrates Before Application of Paint and Related
Products-Visual Assessment of Surface Cleanliness
ISO 8502 Preparation of Steel Substrates Before Application of Paint and Related
Products- Tests for the Assessment of Surface Cleanliness
ISO 8504-2 Preparation of Steel Substrates Before Application of Paint and Related
Products –Surface Preparation Methods
 Indian Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 and its subsequent amendments
 Indian Air (Pollution and Prevention) Act, 1981 and its subsequent amendments
 Codes, Regulations Statutes of Authorities having jurisdiction in location of installation.
2.2 Some requirement in this specification may be modified by specific requirements in the Purchase
Specification or other project drawing. In case of conflict, the specific requirements supersede this
specification.
2.3 Any deviation from this specification must be approved, in writing, by Company. Such written approval
must be obtained prior to the commencement of any work which would Constitute such a deviation.
3.0 GENERAL
3.1 Workmanship
Work shall be done by qualified and competent craftsmen, in a neat and workmanlike manner, conforming
to code requirements and industry standards (SSPC, Volume 1, Good Painting Practice).
3.2 Marking Conditions
Where elevated structures require marking for safety consideration, they shall be marked in accordance
with the requirements or the Authority having jurisdiction.
4.0 MATERIALS
4.1 Storage of Materials
Materials shall be stored in Manufacturer’s containers, clearly marked with Manufacturer’s labels, under
Manufacturer’s specified storage condition.
4.2 Manufacturer’s Recommendations
Materials shall be used and applied in accordance with Manufacturer’s recommendation, which shall take
precedence over this specification.
EXTENT OF PAINTING
4.3 Surface to be Painted
4.3.1 All surfaces subject to weathering, rushing or corrosion by exposure to the elements shall be painted.
All carbon steel, stainless steel and alloy steel surfaces shall be painted per the appropriate system
listed in Appendix 2.0.

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5.1.2 All items contained in the package unit as necessary.

5.1.3 All structural steel work,pipe,structural steel supports ,walkways ,handrail ladders ,platform, equipment,
vessels, tanks, underground piping etc.
5.1.4 Painting under insulation for CS,AS and SS as specified.
5.1.5 Repair work of damaged pre-erection/ fabrication and weld joints in the field/site before and after
erection.
5.1.6 External/ internal surface of MS chimney with or without refractory lining.
5.1.7 Identification colour bands on all piping as required including insulated aluminium clad,galvanized ,ss
Piping as per DECO-RX-L-SP-4007
5.1.8 Identification lettering /numbering for equipment and piping as per DECO-RX-L-SP-4007
5.1.9 Carbon steel surfaces having an operating temperature less than or equal to 120 °C which are
insulated or fireproofed shall, as m minimum, be coated per System 7 in Appendix 2.0.

5.2 Surface NOT to be Painted

5.2.8 The fo9llowing are not to be painted and must be protected from painting:
 Porcelain
 Gauge Glasses
 Meter Faces
 Valve Stem and Threads
 Working Surface of Equipment
 Name Plates
 Aluminum, Uninsulated Stainless Steel, Plastic and Fiberglass
 Insulation or Fireproofing
 Galvanized surface
 Factory Finished Control Panels
 Factory Finished Instrument Cases and Meters
 Factory Finished Building
5.2.9 Concrete, Transite, Masonry, Stucco. etc., Shall not be painted unless specified be Company.
5.2.10 Masking or compounds used to protect non-painted surface must be removed prior to completion of
the job.
6.0 EQUIPMENT
6.1 All tools, brushes, rollers ,spray guns,blast materail,handpower tools for cleaning and all
equipments,scaffolding materail ,shot & grit blasting equipments & compressor etc.required to be
used shall be suitable for the work, to be arranged by the Contactor.
6.2 Mechanical mixer shall be used for paint mixing operations in case of two pack systems.

7.0 AMBIENT LIMITATIONS

7.1 Surface Preparation and Paint Application
Unless otherwise specified in writing by the coating Manufacturer, no surface preparation or application
paint shall take place under the following conditions:
 Air temperature is below 10 °C

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 Surface temperature is below 5 °C

 Surface temperature is 3 °C or less than Dew Point
 Relative humidity is 85% or above
 Wet or damp atmosphere
 Wet surfaces
 Rain, mist or fog is present
 Wind speed above 25 kmph
 Atmosphere contaminated by dirt, dust, oil, product or any other pollutant
7.2 Ventilation
During all stages of surface preparation an application of paint, adequate ventilation must be assured.
8.0 SURFACE PREPARATION
The type of surface preparation shall be in accordance with Appendix 2.0 All oils and grease contamination
shall be removed from the surface in accordance with SSPC-SP-1, ‘Solvent Cleaning’ and using bio-
degradable water soluble cleaner prior to blasting.
8.1 Abrasive Blast Cleaning
8.1.1 The Steel surface shall be cleaned by abrasive blast cleaning. Refer to paint Manufacturers data
sheets for degree of blast.
8.1.2 All rough welds, burrs, silvers, laminates, porosity, weld splatter and surface projections shall be
ground smooth or filled prior to and after blasting operations, if revealed, prior to coating.
8.1.3 Sand blasting or other material producing silica shall not be used. Abrasive to be used for blast
cleaning carbon steel and low alloy steel surfaces are listed below as specified in ISO-8504-2.
 Chilled Iron Grit or Shot
 SS grits/shots or Aluminium oxidegrits/shots for SS surface
 Non & metallic Iron Grit or Shot
 Non Metallic Abrasive (Aluminum, Oxide, Copper Slag Garnet)
 Grit Spec-Particles that are predominately angular have fractured faces and sharp edges and
are less than half round in shape.
Vendor shall follow SSPC AB 1 and SSPC AB 2, as applicable. vendor may propose alternate abrasive
material for Company approval.
8.1.4 Profile depth of the abrasive blast cleaned surface shall not be less than 50 microns nor be greater
than 75 microns. Refer to paint Manufacturers data sheets for proper anchor profiles.
8.1.5 Grade surface finish shall be in accordance with ISO 8501-1 as listed below:
 Sa 1– “Light Blast Cleaning”
 Sa 2– “Through Blast Cleaning”
 Sa 2 ½ - “Very Through Blast Cleaning”
 Sa 3 – “Blast Cleaning to Virtually Clean Steel”
8.1.6 The blast cleaned surface shall be coated with one application of specified primer during the same day
as blasted, prior to sundown of the day and before any visible rusting occurs. Blast cleaned surfaces
allowed to set overnight shall be re-blasted prior to priming.
8.1.7 If indoor facilities are used with controlled environments then blasting and coating operations may be
conducted around the clock, so long as environmental conditions are within specified acceptable
parameters.

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8.1.8 The compressed air for blasting and coating shall be free of water, oil and other contaminants. Air
compressor shall not be allowed to deliver air at a temperature above 110 °C. Equipment such as air
dryer, filters, coolers, and other equipment necessary for clean dry air shall be the responsibility of the
Vendor. The Company will not provide plant, utility or instruments air for blasting and coating purposes.
8.1.9 No coating shall be permitted to be applied over scale, rust, oil, grit or other foreign material, All
abrasive shall be removed by brush, air blast or vacuum type cleaner prior to applying primer. Care
shall be exercised to assure that the cleaned surface is not. contaminated with any foreign material or
fingerprints prior to applying primer.
8.1.10 Surface preparation of fabricated items to be painted in the shop shall be done in an area free of dust
and contaminants from other shop work.
8.1.11 Field weld joints shall be blast cleaned to the required degree of clealiness and anchor profile as
recommeded by the paint manufacturer to achieve adhesion.
9.0 PRIMING AND FINISHING
9.1 Manufacturer’s Recommendations
The Paint Manufacturer’s recommendations on application and surface preparation are to take precedence
over these general specifications.
9.2 Application Procedures
9.2.1 Area lighting shall be more than 500 Lux.
9.2.2 The preferred method of coating application shall be conventional or airless spray. Conventional spray
coating shall not be carried out when temperature is less than 4 °C or more than 40 °C. Traps or
separators shall be provided to remove oil and water from the air. The air from the spray gun impinging
on the steel substrate shall show no condensed water or oil. Compressed air for blasting and coating
shall be free of all moisture, oil and other contaminants.
9.2.3 Brush or roller application may be used for touch up and repair or when area cannot be coated with
spray. Stripe coating shall be applied on weld joints and inaccessible area with brush application to
achieve required DFT prior to spray application.
9.2.4 The gun shall be at right angles to the surface and 20 cm to 25 cm from the surface. where air operated
equipment is used, the operator’s hood or head gear shall be ventilated by clean, cool air served
through regular filter, to prevent blast cleaning residuals from being inhaled.
9.2.5 Each pass of the gun shall overlap by 50%.
9.2.6 Spraying should be continuous until all material is used up avoiding long periods of pause.
9.2.7 Inorganic and organic zinc paints shall be kept agitated at all times. Refer to paint Manufacturers data
sheets
9.2.8 Any material being used which exceeds its pot life shall be removed from the paint pot, destroyed and
the paint pot and lines thoroughly cleaned with suitable tool cleaner (as per Manufacturer’s
recommendation)
9.2.9 Paint shall not be thinned beyond Manufacturer’s recommendation and if Company requires it, a
viscosity check shall be made.
9.2.10 No spraying shall be done within 10 cm of unprepared surfaces.
9.2.11 Prime coating shall be applied soon after preparation-before flash rusting occurs. If rust bloom forms
after blasting, the affected area shall be re-blasted before application of the first coating.
9.2.12 Minimum and maximum overcoat windows shall be observed. If exceeded, refer to paint Manufacturer
data sheets which may require solvent wipe, seep blasting, sanding or washing.
9.2.13 Care shall be taken to apply a stripe coat by brush to all welds, edges, corners and “ hard to reach”
areas after the primer with the intermediate coat.
9.2.14 During all blasting operations, the Vendor shall exercise caution and employ masks, shields, etc., to
assure that the coated surfaces adjacent to the blast area are protected from over blast damage by
stray or rebounding blast particles. Calibrated pressure gauges on blasting pot, compressor inlet line
shall be made available. All the equipment shall be properly grounded to earth. Blasters shall use

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leather aprons, blasting hood with clean air supply. Blasting nozzles shall be of venturi bore typw and
blasting shall be carbon impregenated type to avoid static electricity. Dead man’s handle shall be
available on the blasting hose at all times. Proper moisture traps shall be fitted on the blasting pot
assembly. All areas affected by over blast shall be repaired by the Vendor as specified by the Company
at no additional cost to the Company.
9.2.15 Wet film thickness gauges shall be used during application to ensure proper film build. Type 1 or Type
2 DFT gauges shall be used or taking dry film thickness of coating between and after and after each
coat has fully Cured.DFT gauges shall be calibrated before each use.
9.2.16 Blasting and coating operations shall be done after all hydro-test and NDE testing are completed for
shop fabricated equipment and piping. Similarly, the coating of field welded piping joints shall be done
after the completion of hydro-test NDE testing.
9.3 Types of Primer and Tie-Coat
See Appendix 2.0 for types of primer and tie-coat paints. Where 2 or more coats of finish and tie-coat are
to be applied, each coat shall be of contrasting color. Protective coating System No. 13 for underground
piping shall be cold applied tape wrapping as per approved manufacturer’s recommendations. Cold applied
tape wrapping shall be applied only by qualified /certified applicators as recommeded by the manufacturer.
For irregular surfaces, components in buried piping, approved tape wrapping shall be done as per
manufacturer’s recommedation to achive 100% covering and free from holidays. For transition areas form
underground piping to above ground piping, the cold applied tape wrapping shall extend at least 300 mm
above the ground.
9.4 Types of Finish Paint
See Appendix 2.0 for types of finish paint. Where 2 or more coats of finish are to be applied, each coat
shall be contrasting color so as to aid visual inspection for holiday, coverage and wear, etc.
9.5 Wood
Wood shall be given a single coat of al latex wood primer and finished with a non-chalking interior/exterior
latex.
10.0 INSPECTION AND TESTING
10.1 The Company’s representative shall have access to all work while being performed and shall be given
sufficient notification to complete all required inspections.
10.2 All prepared surfaces shall be subject to inspection by Company’s representative and approval before
primer is applied. Acceptance of the blast cleaned surface will be made by Company’s representative
based on visual comparison with ‘Anchor Pattern Standards’ or ‘ Surface Profile Comparator’. Vendor
shall maintain surface preparation cleanliness per SSPC VIS 1 or SSPC VIS 3 (Visual Standards).
Measurement of surface profile shall be per NACE RP 0287 or ASTM D 4417 and ISO 8502 with Testex
Tape and dial micrometer.
10.3 Measurement of paint dry film thickness shall be made with a Mikrotest or similar approved gauge for each
coat of the total system. The dry film thickness measurement shall be per SSPC PA 2 and ISO 2808
Method 6. Spot check measurement of paint wet film thickness shall be made per ISO 2808 Method 7B.
Failure to meet specified thickness requirement shall cause work to be rejected.
10.4 The painted surfaces will be subject to a random holiday test to verify painting is holiday free in accordance
with ASTM D5162. Voltage will be determined according to material applied . DC type detectors are
preferred. Repairs to holiday will be made according to Paint Manufacture’s recommendation. Cold applied
tape wrap (system 13) shall be holiday tested in accordance to NACE RP 0188 and 100% holiday free
prior to backfilling. Underground piping holiday testing shall only be done with pulse type dru spark detector
having spring type probes. Internal painting/lining of the tanks & vessels / equipment shall be 100% holiday
tested in accordance to applicable standards and as recommended by the paint manufacturer.
10.5 The applied paint shall adhesion tested in accordance with ASTM D4541 and ISO 4624. Where practical,
to avoid damaging the paint on equipment, a test plate of the same material as equipment shall be prepared
and painted concurrent with the equipment being painted. The adhesion test shall be done on the test plate
after paint is completely cured. The adhesion test shall be done on the test plate after paint is completely
cured. The adhesion test shall be performed on the test plate after application of the primer to the steel
substrate and after the subsequent coats.

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10.6 The Vendor QA/QC representative shall ensure 100% of the painted area is devoid of bare metal and is
free of holiday. The Vendor QA/QC representative shall also ensure that the DFT requirements and color
codes have been achieved as per the requirements of this specification.
10.7 All pipes shall have the proper color code bands per the process fluid service for ease of identification.
The color codes for various services shall be per the Company piping specification.
10.8 Work may be rejected due to poor workmanship is defined as inadequate drying or curing , dirt and dust
inclusions, overspray, pin-holes, runs and sags, failing adhesion test, failing holiday test or inadequate film
build.
10.9 Acceptable finish work must be free of abrasions and must be uniform in color and appearance.
10.10 An inspection report shall be submitted to Company prior to final acceptance of the paint work.The
inspection report shall include, as a minimum, the following:
 Name of the Contractor and Responsible Personnel
 Dates when work was carried out
 Equipment and technique used
 Material receipt condition
 Type and calibration of instrument used
 Weather and ambient condition
 Painting periods
 Condition of surface before preparation
 Tools and methods used to prepare surface
 Condition after preparation
 Information on systems being applied
 Mixing and testing prior to application
 Paint application techniques
 Type of quality control checks carried out and results
 Compliance or non-compliance with specification
11.0 APPROVED PAINT MANUFACTURERS
The approved Manufacturers for the external paints are as follows:
 Akzo Nobel(international Paint)
 CDC Carboline
 M/s Grauer & Weil (India) Ltd.
 Asian Paints
 Berger Paints Ltd.
 Knasai Nerolac Paints Ltd.,Mumbai ( Including Ameron, USA Products)
 Jotun Paints
 Hempel Paints
 Sigma Kalon Protective Coating
 Stanvac Paints (Superon)
 Raychem
 Denso Tapes
 Seal For Life India Pvt. Ltd ( Poyolefin tapes, STOPAQ, Polyken tapes 942/955/1600HT)

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Vendor shall use the above listed Manufacturers only for the external paints. Vendor shall obtain prior
Company approval in writing if a manufacturer other than listed above is to be used. All the paints and cold
applied tapes shall have an approved Procedure Qualification Test record prior to application on the actual
job.
12.0 GUARANTEE
Vendor shall guarantee painting against poor workmanship and improper application. Guarantee
(Warranty) provisions are specified in the Company Standard Terms and Conditions, and shall apply to
Vendor and Vendor’s sub-contractors and /or suppliers. Vendor shall repair at his own expense any defects
noted during the guarantee period.
13.0 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
13.1 The finished work shall not contains any runs, sags, or other application flaws which could lead to
premature coating failure.
13.2 No work shall be considered complete or accepted until the coated surface thickness are within the
required parameters.
13.3 No work shall be considered complete or accepted until all area of the coated surface are holiday free for
System 13.
13.4 No work shall be considered complete or accepted until adhesion test is performed and results are
satisfactory.
13.5 No work shall be considered complete or accepted until the coating is fully cured.
14.0 APPENDIX 1.0 COLOR CODE
RAL COLOR
ITEM EQUPMENT COLOR
(Note 1)
1 Tanks (except U/G), Vessels, Towers Medium Grey 7004
2 Storage Bullets White 9003
3 Vendor Supplied Equipment Medium Grey 7004
Structural, Skids(except for handrails, safety cages
4 Medium Grey 7004
and ladders)
5 Handrails, Safety Cages and Ladders Safety yellow 1021
Process Gas Piping(including Inlet, Sales, Multi-
6 Medium Grey 7004
Phase Gas Streams)
7 Instrument Gas Piping Medium Grey 7004
8 Fuel Gas Piping Safety yellow 1021
Process Hydro-Caron Liquid Piping(Including Inlet,
9 Medium Grey 7004
Sales, Multi-Phase Oil Streams)
10 Instrument Air Medium Grey 7004
11 Drain, Flair, Relief Piping Medium Grey 7004
12 Fire and Emergency Systems Safety Red 3001
13 Water(Except Firewater) Medium Grey 7004
High Pressure Gas and Water(Over 10,204kPa or
14 Medium Grey 7004
1480 psi)
15 Amine Streams(Or Other Gas Sweetening Agents) Medium Grey 7004
16 Glycol and Glycol/Water Streams Medium Grey 7004
17 Refrigerant Streams Medium Grey 7004

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18 Flare and Other stacks Black 9004

Note 1 :
 Vendor shall cross-reference appropriate US federal standards for colors, if required.
 BS 4800 or RAL color code shall be used.
 In case of Medium Grey (RAL 7004) for Fuel gas piping, a yellow colour of band safety yellow to be
applied.
 Vendor shall follow Cairn specification for color coding and lettering / stenciling DECO-RX-L-SP-4007-
B1
 Where appropriate for Safety reasons, the following color scheme shall be applied:

1 Dangerous Obstructions Black/Yellow (in Alternate Brands)

2 Dangerous or Exposed Parts of Machinery Alert Orange
3 Fire Equipment and Services Red
4 First Aid Equipments Dark Green

15.0 APPENDIX 2.0 PAINT SYSTEMS

SURFA
SPEC SPEC SPEC
CE PRIMER FINISH
SYSTEM SERVICE DFT(∪ TIE COAT DFT(∪ DFT(∪
PREP. COAT COAT
m) m) m)
(SSPC)
3 coats of
Painting two
Two
under componen
componen
insulation -ts Epoxy
t Inorganic 3X80
System 1 for CS, SP 10 65-75 phenolic
Zinc = 240
LTCS and coating
Silicate,
SS -45º to cured with
Self-Cured
20 ºC polyamine
hardner
Structural
Steel, Inorganic
Piping Zinc Acrylic
High Build
Process, SP10 Silicate or Aliphatic
System 2 50-75 Polyamide 75-100 50-75
Equipment, (Note 1) Zinc rich polyuretha
Epoxy
Storage Epoxy ne
Tanks>=20
º to 93 ºC
Engines,
Generators
,
Compresso Acrylic
SP1 &
rs, Electric 75- Aliphatic
System 3 SP3 Epoxy 50-75
Motors, 125 polyuretha
(Note 2)
Pumps and ne
related
equipments
<=93 ºC
Piping,
Inorganic Modified Modified
System 4 Process SP6 50-75 25-40 25-40
Zinc-Rich Silicone Silicone
Equipment

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s, Storage Ethyl
Tanks>93 Silicate
ºC to (Note 4)
215ºC
Piping,
Process Inorganic Heat Heat
Equipment Zinc-Rich Resistanc Resistanc
System 5 s, Storage SP10 Ethyl 50-75 e Silicone 25-40 e Silicone 25-40
Tanks> Silicate Acrylic Acrylic
215ºC to (Note 4) Enamel Enamel
260 ºC

Piping,
Process
Equipment Inorganic
s, Storage Zinc-Rich Thermal
System 6 Tanks> SP10 Ethyl 50-75 None 0 Spray 25-40
260 degree Silicate Aluminum
C to 540 (Note 3,4)
degree
C(Note 3)

Carbon
Steel to be
Insulated Epoxy 100- Epoxy 100-
System 7 SP10 None 0
and/or Phenolic 150 Phenolic 150
Fireproofed
, ≤205 °C
High
Temperat
ure Silicon
50 µ DFT
or one
coat of
60µ
DFT/coat
Carbon Engineere
Steel to be d Epoxy
Inorganic
Insulated , poly
System 8 SP6 Zinc 65-75 None 0 50/60
>250°C to Siloxane
Silicate
500°C coating or
(Note 8) high build
cold
applied
inorganic
co-
polymer
based
aluminium
coating
Stacks &
Furnaces, Thermal
System 9 >240°C to SP10 (Note 5) None 0 Spray 25-40
540°C Aluminum
(Note 8)
External
Amine Amine
System Surface of 150- 150-
SP10 Cured None 0 Cured
10 Storage 200 200
Epoxy Epoxy
Tank Floor

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Spray can
Galvaspra
Organic
System Galvanizing 37.5- y/cold
SP7 Zinc Rich None 0
11 Repair 62.5 galvanizin
Epoxy
-g
compond
SP-10 Two One coat One coat
(15-25 µ componen of two of two
surface -ts Epoxy componen componen
Insulated
profile) phenolic -ts Epoxy -ts Epoxy
System Stainless
Note-9 coating 80 phenolic 80 phenolic 80
12 steel 0º to
cured with coating coating
125º C
polyamine cured with cured with
hardner polyamine polyamine
hardner hardner
SP-10 One coat One coat
Note-9 of 125µ of 125µ
DFT/coat DFT/coat
Engineere Engineer-
-d Epoxy ed Epoxy
poly poly
Siloxane Siloxane
Insulated
coating or 125 coating or 125
System Stainless
high build high build
12.1 steel 126º
cold cold
to 400º C
applied applied
inorganic inorganic
co- co-
polymer polymer
based based
aluminium aluminiu-
coating m coating
Primer for
External
Cold Outer
Coating of Inner wrap
applied wrap (as
Buried (as per
Tape wrap per
System Carbon manufactu Min 1 Min 1
SP-10 (As per 25-50 manufactu
13 Steel rer’s mm mm
manufactu rer’s
Piping recommed
rer’s recommen
<175°C ation)
recommen dation)
(Note7)
dation)
System SP10 50-75 Glass
Acrylic
14 Flake
Inhibitive Aliphatic
Plated Epoxy
Polyamide 500- Polyureth
Non-Skid with 50
Epoxy 625 ane
Surface Aluminum
Primer (minimum
Oxide
40% solid)
Granules
Carbon Organic
High-Build
System Steel Near Zinc Rich 100- Aliphatic
Sp6 50-75 polyamide 50-75
15 cooling Epoxy 150 urethane
Epoxy
tower (Note 4)

NOTES:
1. Surface preparation of structural steel may be reduced SSPC SP10 to SSPC-SP6
2. Solvent clean per SSPC-SP1 followed by power tool cleaning per SSPC-SP3

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3. Above 400°C operating temperature, do not apply primer

4. At least 80% zinc in dry film for an organic zinc
5. Apply one”mist” coat to fill blast profile,followed thirty(30) minutes later with finish coat to specified DFT
6. Vendor may submit for company approval the manufacturer standard point system for
engines,compressors,electric motors,generators,pumps and related OEM equipment
7. Vendor shall confirm with the paint manufacturer the temperature limits on the coatings being used
8. The blast cleaning abrasives for SS steel surface shall be SS grits/shots or Aluminium oxide grits/shots

TABLE 1: COATING SYSTEMS FOR INTERIOR OF TANKS AND VESSELS

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