Protective Coatings Application: Mechanical and Hand Preparation Standards

Objective

To understand that mechanical and hand preparation standards exist in the protective coatings industry and these standards will be specified on contracts.

  • Some contracts will specify a mechanical and hand preparation as opposed to abrasive blast cleaning.
  • The process is used extensively for previously coated steel, but never on mill scale as mechanical hand preparation will not remove mill scale from the surface.

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