Technical Service Bulletin

Carboline Technical Service Department’s Touch-up and/or Repair Procedures

For Typical Inorganic Zinc Coatings, Organic Zinc Rich Epoxy Coatings,
Galvanized Metal, and Thermal Spray Aluminum, (Metalizing)

Scenario 1 – Insufficient Dry Film Thickness Of Zinc Rich Coatings

Surface Preparation: Remove all debris, dirt, grease, oil, zinc salts and all contaminants
in accordance with SSPC-SP 1 and SSPC Painting System Guide No. 8.00, Guide to
Topcoating Zinc-Rich Primers, latest edition.

*Verify the coatings’ cure status by testing its MEK solvent resistance in accordance
with ASTM D 4752, latest edition. The coating is considered to be fully cured if it
achieves a minimum result of grade 4 or higher.

Repair/Touch-up Coating: Carbozinc 859 Series, Carbozinc 858 Series, or Carbozinc

8701 Series, as specified, one coat applied at 3-5 mils dft per the Product Data Sheet.
Weld joints, angles, edges, etc. shall be stripe coated per industry standards prior to
applying the full coat outlined above. Do not apply to areas that have not been
prepared as outlined above.

Scenario 2 – Excessive Dry Film Thickness of Zinc Rich Coatings

Surface Preparation: abrade to remove both excessive dry film thickness higher than
the maximum listed on the specifications for the project and/or our Product Data Sheets
as well as all coating that exhibits mud cracking, cracks, and/or poor adhesion.
Remove all contaminants per SSPC-SP 1. Then test the dry film thickness in
accordance with SSPC-PA 2, latest edition. Repair as needed as outlined above to
meet the minimum dry film thickness per the specification for the project and/or per the
Product Data Sheets.

Scenario 3 – Damage to Zinc Rich Primer With Rust and/or Bare Steel Visible

Surface Preparation: Remove all contaminants including zinc salts in accordance with
SSPC-SP 1 and Painting System Guide No. 8.00, Guide to Topcoating Zinc-Rich
Primers, latest edition. Small areas may be cleaned by solvent wiping with clean rags
and clean solvent such as MEK, Thinner 10, Thinner 225 E, etc. Large areas may be
cleaned by soaking with a solution of Surface Cleaner #3 mixed at 3:1 to 10:1 ratio as
required and allow the solution to dwell. Before the solution can dry, thoroughly rinse

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with clean potable water at pressures of 2,500 to 3,000 psi and a flow of 4 to 14 gallons
per minute.

*Remove all loose coating, rust, debris, zinc salts, and all contaminants and then create
2 to 3 mils of dense angular anchor profile in the bare metal by spot abrasive blast
cleaning in accordance with NACE No. 3/SSPC-SP 6 Commercial Blast Cleaning or by
Commercial Grade Power Tool Cleaning in accordance with SSPC-SP 15. SSPC-SP
15 shall provide dense angular anchor profile in bare carbon steel. This can be
achieved by using a Monti MBX Bristle Blaster or equal.

*Feather edge the transition at least two inches into the tightly adhering coatings, and
create mechanical anchor profile in the tightly adhering coatings by either spot abrasive
blast cleaning in accordance with NACE No. 4/SSPC-SP 7 Brush-Off Blast Cleaning, by
Hand and/or Power Tool Cleaning in accordance with SSPC-SP 2/SP 3 using coarse
grit abrasive media, or by using an MBX Bristle Blaster or equal. Remove all
contaminants per SSPC-SP 1 prior to coating. Mask off the areas that have not been
prepared as above so they are not coated over.

Repair/Touch-up Coating: Carbozinc 859 Series, Carbozinc 858 Series, or Carbozinc

8701 Series, as specified, one coat applied at 3-5 mils dft per the Product Data Sheet.
Weld joints, angles, edges, etc. shall be stripe coated per industry standards prior to
applying the full coat outlined above. Do not apply to areas that have not been
prepared as outlined above.

Scenario 4 – Damage to Galvanized Metal and/or Thermal Spray Aluminum,

(Metalizing)

Surface Preparation: Remove all contaminants including zinc salts in accordance with
SSPC-SP 1 and Painting System Guide No. 8.00, Guide to Topcoating Zinc-Rich
Primers, latest edition. Small areas may be cleaned by solvent wiping with clean rags
and clean solvent such as MEK, Thinner 10, Thinner 225 E, etc. Large areas may be
cleaned by soaking with a solution of Surface Cleaner #3 mixed at 3:1 to 10:1 ratio as
required and allow the solution to dwell. Before the solution can dry, thoroughly rinse
with clean potable water at pressures of 2,500 to 3,000 psi and a flow of 4 to 14 gallons
per minute.

*Remove all loose coating, rust, debris, zinc salts, and all contaminants and then create
1 to 3 mils of dense angular anchor profile in the bare metal and/or tightly adhering
galvanizing/thermal spray aluminum by spot abrasive blast cleaning or power tool
cleaning in accordance with SSPC-SP 16. This can also be achieved by using a Monti
MBX Bristle Blaster or equal. Remove all contaminants per SSPC-SP 1 prior to coating.
Mask off the areas that have not been prepared as above so they are not coated over.

Repair/Touch-up Coating: Carbozinc 859 Series, Carbozinc 858 Series, or Carbozinc

8701 Series, as specified, one coat applied at 3-5 mils dft per the Product Data Sheet.

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Weld joints, angles, edges, etc. and thermal spray aluminum, (metalizing), shall be
stripe coated per industry standards by reducing the coating 20% to 30% with the
recommended solvents prior to applying the full coat outlined above. Do not apply to
areas that have not been prepared as outlined above.

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