PAINTING, COATING AND INSULATION

External NON-INSULATED
PIPING, EXTERNAL SURFACES OF VESSELS AND PROCESS
Coating ATMOSPHERIC CARBON STEEL
SYSTEMS
SYSTEM Ex1 AND/OR HIGH TEMPERA- TURE

ENVIRONMENT CATEGORY: C5M

SURFACE PREPARATION:
PRE-TREATMENT:
BLAST CLEAN: 1A: Sa 2.5, 1B-1E: Sa 2.5
Remove all grease and salts and other
SURFACE PROFILE: 1A: 30 - 85 μm, 18-1E: 50- 85μm
contaminants with a water
Mechanical preparation St 3 (local area only) subject to
miscible detergent and high-pressure fresh
SONKER approval
water washing

GENERIC SYSTEM

SYSTEM Ex1A Structural steel and Flare Support SYSTEM Ex1B. Flare Support Structure operating
Structure operating temperature <120 C° temperature 120 C° up to 500 C°
1 x 50 μm Epoxy Primer, see note 2 1 x 75 μm Zinc Silicate
1 x 175 μm Epoxy mastic 2 x 25 μm High Resistance (HR)
1 x 75 μm Polyurethane Acrylic Total OFT 125 μm
TOTAL MDFT 300 μm
SYSTEM Ex1C Atmospheric, General use and SYSTEM Ex1D Atmospheric, General use and operating
operating temperature -55 up to +120 C° temperature 120 C° - 160 C°
1 x 75 μm Zinc rich Epoxy Primer, see notes 6 and 7 1 x 125 μm Epoxy Phenolic
1 x 200 μm Epoxy Mastic 1 x 125 μm Epoxy Phenolic Topcoat
1 x 75μm Polyurethane Acrylic TOTAL MOFT 250 μm
TOTAL MDFT 350 μm See note 8
SYSTEM Ex1E Atmospheric, General use and
operating temperature 160 c° - 400 °c
1 x 75 μm Zinc Silicate Primer, see notes 9 and 10 2
x 25 μm High Resistance (HR)
Total OFT 125 μm
NOTES:
1. Solid content of epoxy shall be> 75 %.
2. The epoxy primer in system 1A is only necessary to maintain the integrity of the blasted steel surface. In situations where
the primer is required the MOFT shall increase to 525 μm.
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6. Zinc rich Epoxy shall be 2 pack formulations containing minimum 80% zinc dust by mass in the dry film. Zinc dust shall
conform to ISO 3549.
7. For SONKER approved applications a SONKER approved surface tolerant epoxy mastic may be used in place of the zinc
primer.
8. System 1O may be applied for bulk valves in service up to 150 °C.
9. Zinc silicate shall have a minimum 85 % zinc dust in the dry film. Zinc dust shall conform to ISO 3549.
10. Primed surface of system 1E shall be free of zinc dust prior to top coating.
11. The underside of the tank bottom plates shall be blast cleaned (SA 2 ½) and coated with 300 microns of Refined
Hydrocarbon Resin Based Epoxy Mastic painting.

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