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NACE CIP Part II

Coatings Technology
01. Accelerated weathering of coatings is useful because there is excellent correlation
between the laboratory tests used and field (natural) exposure …?
A. True
B. False (B)

02. Acrylic coatings are generally one-pack coatings that cure by solvent evaporation
…?
A. True
B. False (A)

03. Acrylic coatings cure by oxidation …?

A. True
B. False (B)

04. After application of acid curing agents to post-cured IOZ coatings, the surface must be
washed with water prior to over coating …?
A. True
B. False (A)

05. Alkyd resins are often modified with other resins …?

A. True
B. False (A)

06. All powder coatings are thermoplastic …?

A. True
B. False (B)

07. Amine blush appears as a waxy film on the surface of uncured epoxies, and is easily
seen …?
A. True
B. False (B)

08. Amine blush generally may be removed by washing with water or solvent …?
A. True
B. False (A)

09. Amine blush generally occurs in damp or cold conditions …?

A. True
B. False (A)

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10. Application of heat during cure of solvent evaporation coatings may eliminate solvent
wash …?
A. True
B. False (A)

11. Aromatic (plural component) urethanes are generally used for exterior exposure
conditions …?
A. True
B. False (B)

12. Aromatic (plural component) urethanes are generally used for interior service or
limited immersion …?
A. True
B. False (A)

13. Atmospheric moisture on an uncured alkyd coating surface aids the speed of reaction
…?
A. True
B. False (B)

14. Atomic Absorption may be used as a quantitative test for organic materials in a
coatings …?
A. True
B. False (B)

15. Coal Tar Epoxy coatings are known to be difficult to overcoat unless overcoating
intervals are carefully observed …?
A. True
B. False (A)

16. Coal Tar Epoxy coatings are most often used in conjunction only with other coatings
of the same (CTE) type …?
A. True
B. False (A)

17. Coating manufacturers’ technical data sheets generally allow the use of any solvents or
thinners that have been sourced by the coating applicator …?
A. True
B. False (B)

18. Coating manufacturers’ technical data sheets generally define temperature limitations
that apply during application and curing of the coating …?
A. True
B. False (A)

19. Coatings applied after their pot-life has expired are likely to slump or sag …?
A. True
B. False (A)

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20. Coatings based on silicone resin generally require a bake schedule to reach effective
cure …?
A. True
B. False (A)

21. Cure of IOZ coatings may be tested using a coin scratch test …?
A. True
B. False (A)

22. Driers added to oil-based coatings are generally compounds that are …?
A. Metallic
B. Organic
C. Inorganic
D. Non-metallic (A)

23. Electrostatic application of powder coatings results in a transfer efficiency as high as

…?
A. 80%
B. 85%
C. 90%
D. 98% (D)

24. Epoxy coatings are noted for their good, sustainable gloss in service …?
A. True
B. False (B)

25. Epoxy phenolic coatings have good flexibility …?

A. True
B. False (B)

26. Epoxy phenolic coatings have poor flexibility …?

A. True
B. False (A)

27. Evaporation cure coatings may generally be applied over different types of coatings
…?
A. True
B. False (A)

28. Flexibility of coatings is the degree to which the coating is able to conform to
deformation of its supporting surface without cracking …?
A. True
B. False (A)

29. Flexibility of coatings, once they are cured, does not change …?
A. True
B. False (B)

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30. Gas Liquid Chromatography (GC) may be used to analyze inorganic components of
coatings …?
A. True
B. False (B)

31. Generic paint formulations are highly secret …?

A. True
B. False (B)

32. Glass transition temperature is the temperature below which a resin ceases to be
flexible …?
A. True
B. False (A)

33. Gloss is the ratio of light reflected from a surface compared with the ambient light in a
color cabinet …?
A. True
B. False (B)

34. Gloss is the ratio of light reflected from a surface compared with the light incident on
that surface …?
A. True
B. False (A)

35. Hardness of a coating film is a fundamental property that is not influenced by the
substrate on which the coating is applied …?
A. True
B. False (B)

36. Hardness of a coating film may be affected by the ambient temperature …?

A. True
B. False (A)

37. Heat-cured phenolic coatings require a carefully controlled baking (heating) schedule
…?
A. True
B. False (A)

38. If specific gravity is tested and found to be lower than expected, it may indicate that
the coating material has not been mixed thoroughly …?
A. True
B. False (A)

39. In coatings formulation, what does the term ‘PVC’ refer to …?

A. Poly Vinyl Classification
B. Pigment Volume Concentration
C. Pigmented Vinyl Curing agen
D. Poly Vinyl compound (B)

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40. In coatings formulation, what does the term “Tg” refer to …?

A. Tensile gravity pull
B. Torsional guidance
C. Glass transition temperature
D. Total gloss (C)

41. Infra-Red Spectrograph (IR) may be used to analyze the resins in a coating film …?
A. True
B. False (A)

42. Inorganic zinc-rich coatings are not suitable for use on faying surfaces …?
A. True
B. False (B)

43. Inorganic zinc-rich coatings may provide effective protection at temperatures higher
than the melting point of zinc metal …?
A. True
B. False (A)

44. Inorganic zinc-rich coatings provide a high loading of zinc metal in the coating film,
measured by weight in the range of …?
A. 40-50%
B. 50-60%
C. 60-75%
D. 75-95% (D)

45. Inorganic zinc-rich coatings that are self-curing and solvent based rely on reaction
with atmospheric water to compete the cure reaction …?
A. True
B. False (A)

46. Inspection of baked phenolic final color uses standard color panels to determine degree
of cure …?
A. True
B. False (A)

47. In the dry film, measured by weight, zinc-rich epoxy coatings generally contain at least
90% zinc by weight …?
A. True
B. False (B)

48. In the dry film, measured by weight, zinc-rich epoxy coatings generally contain less
than 50% zinc …?
A. True
B. False (B)

49. Linings must protect contamination of the product carried …?

A. True
B. False (A)

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50. Many resins used in coatings formulations are partially developed polymers…?
A. True
B. False (A)

51. Measurements of color may be made using a colorimeter …?

A. True
B. False (A)

52. Modified silicone coatings are more resistant to high temperature than pure silicones
…?
A. True
B. False (B)

53. Moisture cured urethane coatings are tolerant of high levels of moisture during cure, so
there are no restrictions on rain or humidity after application…?
A. True
B. False (B)

54. Natural drying oils may be used as protective coatings with no modification …?
A. True
B. False (A)

55. Polyester or vinyl ester coatings are relatively safe when applied, and do not require
special precautions by the applicator …?
A. True
B. False (B)

56. Polymerization is a chemical reaction that requires joining of either monomers or

smaller polymers …?
A. True
B. False (A)

57. Powder coatings are stable in storage, and do not require any special storage
conditions …?
A. True
B. False (B)

58. Powder coatings generally contain foam breaker, to enhance film density …?
A. True
B. False (A)

59. Primers based on organic resins are frequently used under pure silicone top-coats for
better protection …?
A. True
B. False (B)

60. PVB primer generally contains acid …?

A. True
B. False (A)

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61. PVB primers are slow drying …?

A. True
B. False (B)

62. Quality control testing during paint manufacture is not necessary when the plant is
equipped with computer controlled mixing equipment …?
A. True
B. False (B)

63. Single component moisture cured urethane products have a limited pot-life once the
pack has been opened …?
A. True
B. False (A)

64. Solvent evaporation cure coatings are made by dissolving resin in solvent, and cure
when solvent evaporates …?
A. True
B. False (A)

65. Solvent rub test for ethyl silicate IOZ coatings describes rubbing the coated surface
using …?
A. Ethanol
B. White spirits
C. Xylene
D. MEK (D)

66. Some polyesters have poor adhesion to other coatings, and should be applied directly
to the substrate…?
A. True
B. False (A)

67. SSPC defines three (3) types of inorganic zinc-rich coating …?

A. True
B. False (A)

68. SSPC defines four (4) types of inorganic zinc-rich coating …?

A. True
B. False (B)

69. Surfaces to be powder coated may be heated using induction coils …?

A. True
B. False (A)

70. Tests performed on coatings at site are generally more complex than those performed
in a laboratory …?
A. True
B. False (B)

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71. The application of powder coatings through a wide spray nozzle is called …?
A. Flock spray
B. Cloud spray
C. Wide spray
D. Over spray (A)

72. The applied film of inorganic zinc-rich primer is generally fully cured with 48 hours of
application …?
A. True
B. False (B)

73. The Arc Spectrograph is used to analyze the inorganic portion of a coating …?
A. True
B. False (A)

74. “The limited period of time during which the product, once combined, must be
applied” defines …?
A. Induction period
B. Sweat-in time
C. Pot life
D. Mix instructions (C)

75. The pencil hardness test (scratch hardness) is defined by ASTM…?

A. D3559
B. D3363
C. D3666
D. D4541 (B)

76. The phenomenon whereby coatings appear to have a different color when viewed
under different light sources is called …?
A. Metallicism
B. Metronomicism
C. Metamerism
D. Millenicism (C)

77. Thermoplastic powder coatings may be applied by direct flame spray …?

A. True
B. False (A)

78. Thickening agents added to coatings to promote high build characteristics are called
…?
A. Builders
B. Thickeners
C. Thixotropes
D. Thermosets (C)

79. Type 1-A inorganic zinc-rich coatings are water soluble …?

A. True
B. False (A)

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80. Vinyl coatings are typically applied in multiple coats with low DFT …?
A. True
B. False (A)

81. Vinyl ester coatings are applied in relatively thin films (<5 mils, 125µm) …?
A. True
B. False (B)

82. Vinyl resins are thermoplastic …?

A. True
B. False (A)

83. Viscosity is a measure of …?

A. Hardness
B. Stiffness
C. Impact resistance
D. Resistance to flow (D)

84. Viscosity is a measure of a coating’s resistance to flow …?

A. True
B. False (A)

85. Viscosity of high-build coatings can be reliably measured with a flow cup …?
A. True
B. False (B)

86. Waterborne coatings applied directly to steel surfaces may cause rust in adverse
conditions…?
A. True
B. False (A)

87. Waterborne coatings based on resins that are not soluble in water are called …?
A. Solutions
B. Temporary protectives
C. Dispersions
D. Suspensions (D)

88. Waterborne coatings based on resin that are not soluble in water are called
‘suspensions’ …?
A. True
B. False (A)

89. Waterborne coatings may be organic or inorganic …?

A. True
B. False (A)

90. When coatings are applied at ambient temperature above the glass transition
temperature, the film formed may be incomplete …?
A. True
B. False (B)

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91. When coatings are applied at ambient temperature below the glass transition
temperature, the film formed may be incomplete …?
A. True
B. False (A)

92. When coatings are manufactured, small changes in the quantity or quality of
ingredients can significantly change the properties of the paint…?
A. True
B. False (A)

93. When color is viewed in the field, and in the northern hemisphere, indirect light from
the south is most uniform …?
A. True
B. False (B)

94. When heat-cured phenolic coatings are applied in multiple coats, the intermediate
heating process may be known as …?
A. Set-up bake
B. First-off bake
C. Solvent bake-off
D. Pre bake-off (A)

95. When heat is used to enhance coatings cure, ‘hot spots’ may occur …?
A. True
B. False (A)

96. When measuring color values, a spectrophotometer directs light through a prism …?
A. True
B. False (A)

97. When powder coatings are applied to hot metal, the powder melts and begins to flow
…?
A. True
B. False (A)

98. When samples are sent to the laboratory for testing, inspectors should not identify
batch numbers, to allow unbiased testing …?
A. True
B. False (B)

99. When solvent-based IOZ is applied with film thickness too high, the most likely result
is …?
A. Adhesion failure
B. Discoloration
C. Non-cure
D. Mud-cracking (D)

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100. When the term is applied to coatings, Opacity means …?

A. Hiding power
B. Abrasion resistance
C. Spreading rate
D. Loss factor (A)

101. Which of the following coatings does NOT cure by solvent evaporation alone …?
A. Chlorinated Rubber
B. Vinyl
C. Acrylic
D. Epoxy Ester (D)

102. Which of the following does NOT normally cure by oxidation …?

A. Alkyd
B. Epoxy Ester
C. Uralkyd
D. Polyurethane (D)

103. Which of the following is a coating type that cures solely by solvent evaporation …?
A. Vinyl
B. Epoxy Ester
C. Coal Tar Epoxy
D. Polyurethane (A)

104. Which of the following is not a coatings trade description of a degree of gloss …?
A. Flat
B. Dull
C. Matte
D. Eggshell (B)

105. Which of the following is not a common component of epoxy two component coating
materials …?
A. Polyamide
B. Polyzmine
C. Polyimide
D. Polyurea (D)

106. Which of the following is NOT a commonly used accelerated exposure test for
coatings …?
A. Salt-fog
B. Humidity
C. Gas chromatography
D. Immersion (C)

107. Which of the following is NOT a common modifier for alkyd resins …?
A. Acrylic
B. Silicone
C. Polyethylene
D. Urethane (C)

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108. Which of the following is NOT a common precaution used when co-reaction cure
coatings are applied …?
A. Add converter to base before application
B. Ensure proportion of base to converter is correct
C. Ensure viscosity is low
D. Provide air movement across surface (C)

109. Which of the following is NOT a constituent of powder coatings …?

A. Pigment
B. Resin
C. Solvent
D. Wetting Agent (C)

110. Which of the following is not a form of plural component urethane coating …?
A. Aliphatic
B. Amine-adduct
C. Aromatic (B)

111. Which of the following is NOT a mechanical property of coating films …?

A. Hardness
B. Abrasion resistance
C. Color
D. Flexibility (C)

112. Which of the following is NOT an inorganic silicate vehicle used to make IOZ
coatings …?
A. Potassium silicate
B. Lithium silicate
C. Niobium silicate
D. Ethyl silicate (C)

113. Which of the following is not a prime category of paint film curing …?
A. Solvent Evaporation
B. Polymerization
C. Coalescence
D. Miscibility (D)

114. Which of the following is NOT a specialist laboratory test instrument …?

A. Arc Spectrograph
B. Impressor Hardness
C. Gas Liquid Chromataograph
D. Differential Scanning Calorimeter (B)

115. Which of the following is NOT a test commonly performed during paint manufacture
…?
A. Viscosity
B. Flexibility
C. Gloss
D. Opacity (B)

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116. Which of the following is NOT a test method for determining hardness of organic
coatings…?
A. Scratch
B. Indentation
C. Falling sand
D. Impressor (C)

117. Which of the following is not a traditional base resin for alkyd or oil based coatings
…?
A. Linseed oil
B. Olive oil
C. Tung oil
D. Menhaden (B)

118. Which of the following is not commonly used to induce polymerization reactions in
coatings …?
A. Oxygen
B. Chemical reactants
C. Heat
D. Organic solvents (D)

119. Which of the following is not known as a common form of emulsion coating resin …?
A. PolyVinyl Acetate
B. Acrylic
C. Polyurea
D. Epoxy (C)

120. Which of the following is NOT manufactured as a thermoplastic powder for coating
purposes …?
A. PVC
B. Polypropylene
C. Epoxy powder
D. Polyethylene (C)

121. Which of the following is NOT true of coatings formulated with high Pigment Volume
Concentration (PVC)…?
A. They have low gloss
B. They have porous films
C. They chalk readily
D. They create excellent barrier coatings (D)

122. Which of the following is not used to mix or grind paint during manufacture …?
A. Sand mill
B. Roller mill
C. Ball mill
D. Flour mill (D)

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123. Which of the following is used to analyze the film-forming components of coating
films …?
A. Gas Chromatograph
B. Atomic Absorption
C. Infra-Red Spectrograph
D. Mass Spectrometer (C)

124. Which of the following is used to analyze the inorganic portion of a coating …?
A. Arc Spectrograph
B. Gas Chromatograph
C. Infra-red Spectrograph
D. Mass Spectrometer (A)

125. Which of the following may be used to identify glass transition temperature …?
A. Arc Spectograph
B. Infra-Red Spectrograph
C. Mass Spectrometer
D. Differential Scanning Calorimeter (D)

126. Which of the following tests is NOT a measure of coatings adhesion …?

A. ASTM D3359
B. ASTM D4541
C. ASTM G8
D. ASTM D1471 (D)

127. Which of the following tests is widely recognized by the coatings industry for
laboratory testing abrasion …?
A. Falling sand
B. Air blast
C. Taber abrasor (C)

128. Which of the following would be the most effective cure temperature for epoxy
powder coatings …?
A. 100ºC (212ºF)
B. 175ºC (350ºF)
C. 250ºC (400ºF)
D. 350ºC (660ºF) (C)

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