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24 Other than pigment, base and curing agent name two other constituents of FBE powder paint.
Anti foaming agent, Wetting Agent.
27 What is the main consideration when selecting a metallic pigment for a sacrificial paint?
Its position in the galvanic list.
42 What is flocculation?
Loosely clustered particles or aggregate often found in out of date paint.
45 How many depressions of the bellows are needed for the Dragger test?
Varies according to the relevant crystals required for the solvent under test.
46 What are the hazard signs for Toxic, Very Toxic, Harmful and corrosive?
Black Skull & X bones, Black X, Dripping test tubes, steel block & hand
47 What is saponification?
The production of lead soap, when using basic primer with Natural Oil paints
50 What is padding?
Use of a pad, coated in fine natural hair, to apply paint
51 What air inlet pressure is needed to give 2500 psi delivery with 35:1 pump?
71 psi
54 What is meant by the abbreviations: OES, OEL, MEL, UEL, LEL and RAQ?
OES, Occupational Exposure Standard
OEL, Occupational Exposure Limit
MEL, Maximum Exposure Limit
UEL, Upper Explosive Limit
LEL Lower Explosive Limit
RAQ Required Air Quantity
57 How can you tell the difference between blooming and chalking?
No
60 Why are manufacturers developing solvent free, water borne and powders?
Environmental impact, cost
8 Two materials are specified for used on damp surfaces, what are they?
Moisture Curing Polyurethane and solvent free epoxy
10 Some non-ferrous substrates are painted for aesthetics only, name four.
Stainless steel, Concrete, Fiber Glass, Aluminum
11 Which three non-ferrous substrates are painted for anti corrosion purposes?
New and weathered galvanized, aluminum
16 List four items needing masking off prior to blasting and painting.
Name plates, instrumentation, vents, monitoring panels
19 What differences are there in new and maintenance painting specifications for substrates
oC
below 100 ?
They are both covered by one specification = PA 10
20 Toxic coatings need special considerations for removal from substrates, name two methods
which comply. Needle gun, Water jetting, Water plus abrasive
29 What would be the specified surface preparation and coating system for Aluminium cladding?
Etch primer
44 Give the criterion for when and when not, painting can take place.
Max. 90% Relative Humidity, Steel & Air Temperature to be 3°c above Dew point
45 What should be the substrate reaction when ‘T’ wash is applied to a newly galvanised
substrate?
The substrate turns black
3 A paint of 38% vs. was used to give a DFT of 45 um what wad the WFT?
118.4 μm
4 A DFT of 55 um was obtained from a paint of 55% vs., what was the WFT applied?
84.62 μm
5 What WFT would be applied to leave a DFT of 65 um using a paint of 49% vs.?
132.65 μm
DFT calculations
1 What would be the DFT if 20 litres of paint, vs. 45% covered an area of 9m x 12m?
2 25 liters of paint, vs. 65% was used to cover a circular area of 10m diameter. What would be the
resulting DFT?
3 What DFT would be obtained if paint vs. content 42% was applied at a WFT of 84 um?
4 What would be the resulting DFT if a WFT of 130 um, what would be the resulting DFT?
5 A paint, vs. 65% was applied at a WFT of 130 um, what would be the resulting DFT?
VS calculations
1 A DFT of 53 um was obtained from a WFT of 110 um, what was the vs% of the paint?
2 A paint was applied at 120 um WFT. The resulting DFT was 65 um, what was the vs%?
3 What would be the vs.% of paint if it was applied with a WFT of 120 um and a DFT of 68 um was
obtained?
4 What was the vs. % of a paint with a DFT of 36 um, when the WFT was 108 um?
5 A DFT of 62 um was measured, from a WFT application of 100 um, what would be the vs.% of
the paint used?
Volume calculations
1 What volume of paint would be required to cover an area of 300 square meters, to a specified
DFT of 65 um, using a paint of 45% vs.?
2 How much paint would be required to coat a tank, roof and side sheets to a DFT of 100 um? The
tank is 5 meters diameter and 6 meters high. The paint to be used is solvent free.
3 How much paint would be needed to cover a circular area of 10 meters diameter, using paint
65% vs. to a DFT of 60 um?
4 A circular area of 7 meters radius is to be coated to a DFT of 45 um. What volume of paint would
be required if the vs. content was 48%?
5 How much paint would be needed, at 55% vs., to coat an area of 250 square meters to a DFT of
60 um?
4 If the weight of 25 litres of paint is 37.5 kg, what would be the SG?
5 A 2 pack epoxy should be mixed at one part base to one part activator; the base has a density of
1.4gm/cc and the activator 0.9 gm/cc. What would be the density of the mixed components?
6 A 2 pack paint is mixed at a ratio of six parts pack a (density 1.3gm/cc) to one part pack B
(density 0.9gm/cc). What would be the density of the combined parts?
7 A mixed 2 pack paint has a density of 1.35gm/cc. The density of the base was 1.5gm/cc and the
activator 0.9gm/cc. The mixing ratio was 3:1. Has the paint been mixed correctly?
8 A mixed 2 pack paint has a density of 1.35gm/cc. Mixed at a ratio of 6:1, base density 1.45gm/cc,
activator density 0.95gm/cc. Has the paint been mixed correctly?