Coatings Application [Module # 2]

1. A fixed ratio, air-driven airless spray pump of 40:1 is operating on a feed pressure
45 psi (2.8 bar). What is the approximate spray pressure?
a. 1,600 psi [109 bar] d. all of the above
b. 1,800 psi [123 bar] (answer) e. none of the above
c. 2,300 psi [156 bar]

2. Surfaces hard-to-reach by spray application should be brushed or swabbed with

coating? True

3. Pressure-feed rollers are generally used on projects where large flat surfaces
can be coated at the same time? True

4. A coating film with brush marks has some areas thinner (e.g. with less film
build) than other areas? True

5. Wet film thickness measurements can be made at anytime after the sprayers
has finished painting? False

6. Fluid pressure in airless spray equipment is generally within the range of?
a. 700 to 1,100 psi [48-76 bar]
b. 600 to 2,000 psi [41-138 bar]
c. 1,500 to 3,500 psi [103-241 bar] (answer)
d. 3,000 to 7,000 psi [207-480 bar]

7. Modern Dry Film Thickness gauges are extremely accurate, and do not often
require calibration? False

8. Very fine atomization is achieved with airless spray, and coating materials maybe
injected accidentally through the skin? True

9. Wet film thickness is measured & reported as the last wet step mark on the
comb gauge? True
10. Special techniques for paint application includes?
a. Tack coat d. All of the above (answer)
b. Full wet coat e. None of the above
c. Mist coat

11. Conventional liquid coatings should be applied?

a. In a single coat application
b. By brush
c. In multiple, overlapping passes
d. All of the above (answer)
e. None of the above

12. Paint mitts are generally used to apply coatings to?

a. small diameter items such as handrails (answer)
b. gas piping of any size
c. instruments & items which have not been masked
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

13. In conventional spray equipment, special fluid hoses are required because
solvents in coatings can readily attack & destroy ordinary rubber
compound? True

14. Airless spray equipment does not use compressed air to atomize the
paint? True

15. A mist coat is an incomplete spatter coat, applied with a fast gun motion? True

16. One reason that coatings should not be applied when the relative humidity is
high, is that solvents may not be able to evaporate easily? True

17. Advantages of airless spray equipment include?

a. Increased production rate d. All of the above (answer)
b. Reduced overspray e. None of the above
c. Less added thinner required
18. Which of the following airless spray tip sizes should be used for industrial
primers?
a. 0.011 inches [0.28 mm]
b. 0.007 to 0.011 inches [0.17 to 0.27 mm]
c. 0.011 to 0.015 inches [0.28 to 0.38 mm]
d. 0.015 to 0.021 inches [0.38 to 0.53 mm] (answer)

19. The air cap is part of which application equipment?

a. Pressure feed roller d. All of the above
b. Airless spray e. None of the above
c. Conventional spray (answer)

20. Maximum length of airless spray hose laid used should generally be?
a. 300 ft [90 m] c. 600 ft [200 m]
b. 500 ft [150 m] (answer) d. 800 ft [300 m]

21. In conventional spray equipment, the most common color for hoses is?
a. Fluid hoses are red & air hoses are black
b. Fluid hoses are black & air hoses are black
c. Fluid hoses are black & air hoses are red (answer)
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

22. Coatings applied to porous surfaces should never be thinned? False

23. Pressure feed tanks are closed containers? True

24. Wet film thickness is measured instead of dry film thickness it is not
necessary to measure both? False

25. The most common instrument for measuring the Wet Film Thickness(WFT)
is the comb gauge? True

26. Stripe Coats are always applied, regardless of what the specification
says? False

27. Specially designed coatings applied to porous coatings or substrates to seal

the porosity are often called tie-coat? True
28. Paint spray hoses should be?
a. Stored by hanging in neat coils
b. Cleaned after each use
c. Connected together in short lengths only when necessary
d. All of the above (answer)
e. None of the above

30. Pressure Feed-tank regulators allow?

a. adjustment of balance between material flow & air pressure
b. adjustment capability for a wide range of materials
c. material flow adjustment
d. all of the above (answer)
e. none of the above

31. Adjustment of fluid &/or air pressure may be required when?

a. the agitator is switched on
b. gun height above the tank is raised (answer)
c. fluid tank is changed
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

32. Brush application of coatings is generally used for?

a. smaller jobs
b. repair of damaged areas
c. to achieve good penetration into pitted areas
d. all of the above (answer)
e. none of the above

33. Application of coatings by roller is used on large flat surfaces because it

is quicker than any spray technique? False

34. Large flat areas (e.g. ships, tanks, etc) are mostly suited for spray
application? True

35. Standards defining the use of DFT gauges are produced by?
a. SSPC c. all of the above (answer)
b. ASTM d. none of the above
c. ISO
36. An airless spray gun provides optimum spray results when the spray
distance is?
a. 8 inches [200 mm] c. 15 inches [375 mm] (answer)
b. 10 inches [250 mm] d. 20 inches [500 mm]

37. For conventional spray, atomization air is always adjusted before fluid
flow rate is set? False

38. In conventional spray equipment, the air pressure is always higher than the
fluid pressure? False

39. Stripe coats should always be applied by brush? False

40. Which of the following is not generally part of a conventional spray gun?
a. Air cap d. All of the above
b. Air adjusting valve e. None of the above
c. Safety trigger (answer)

41. Which of the following influences the choice of application method for a
coating?
a. Size & type of job
b. Accessibility of areas to be coated
c. Configuration of areas to be coated
d. All of the above (answer)
e. None of the above

42. In airless spray equipment, the fluid (paint) is drawn from the container by?
a. Suction (answer) d. All of the above
b. Pressure feed e. None of the above
c. Friction

43. A good coating specification may say that coatings should not be applied when..?
a. Steel surface temperature is higher than dewpoint
b. Dewpoint is higher than the steel temperature
c. Steel surface temperature is at least 3C higher than dewpoint
d. All of the above
e. None of the above (answer)
44. Some coatings with thixotropic qualities must be applied by spray, because they
dry too fast to be successfully applied by brush? True

45. All paint spray equipment uses compressed air to atomize the paint? False

46. Brush application may be particularly useful when surface tolerant coatings
are applied to corroded steel? True

47. Reversible tips are generally used with conventional airspray equipment to allow
easy cleaning when the tip blocks? False

48. Damaged airless spray hose should be double-wrapped with strong tape before
use to ensure it does not blow out? False

49. When DFT cannot be reliably measured, more frequent measurement of WFT
may be required? True

50. Heavy-duty conventional spray tanks are generally ASME coded? True