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PROCEDURE FOR THE PREPARATION OF

SURFACES (SANDBLASTING) AND PAINTING

PREPARED BY REVIEWED BY APPROVED BY

NOMBRE:

CARGO: COORD. ACC RESIDENT ENGINEER PROJECT MANAGER

DATE:

SIGNATURE:
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Objective

Establish the steps to follow to remove all laminating scale, rust,

rust scales, paint or strange materials using propelled abrasives
through discharge nozzles or using manual-mechanical tools and
chemical products, in a way that guarantees a sufficiently
clean, with the appropriate roughness for proper paint adhesion.

Scope

This procedure covers the removal of contaminants that may

interfere with adhesion, the surface preparation to achieve the
roughness or surface roughness that helps develop mechanical adhesion,
up to the complete covering of surfaces.

Responsibilities

The supervisors, executing unit, supervisor of are responsible for the work
work, client, contractor inspector.
The Operations Coordinator is responsible for the implementation and the
compliance with this procedure, with prior approval of the
supervisor assigned for it by PETROBOSCAN.
The Quality Control Inspector is responsible for ensuring compliance with
all and each of the activities stated in this procedure.
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The SIAHO Inspector is responsible for the inspection of the equipment and
machineries, as well as ensuring the health of all workers
involved in the work.

Generalities

Staff security

The personnel involved in the activity must have experience in the

execution of tasks of this type, likewise, they must use cloth gloves,
safety boots, masks, safety glasses, and protective helmets in
at all times, in the same way all crew members must
permanently use the complete personal protective and safety equipment
industrial.

Industrial Safety

The measurement and testing equipment, machines and tools will be

periodically inspected to ensure optimal functioning and the
safe operation of the same.
The staff who are not directly involved with the activity must be
removed from the area to avoid incidents.

Health

In order to avoid health problems, it is important to require the staff to wear the
appropriate safety equipment such as gloves, safety boots,
safety glasses, earplugs, and hard hats.
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A paramedic will be available in an area close to the operation zone, so

like from a drinking water container.

Regulations

The degree of cleanliness will depend on the type of coating to be applied and the
severity of the environment.

Do not execute the blasting procedure if moisture or oil is present.

on the surface or in the air supply.
Protect machined surfaces, nameplates, letters and/or
punched numbers and non-metallic components during operations of
cleaning, blasting, and painting.
Use manual and mechanical cleaning when the requirements do not require it.
anchor profile.

Methodology and general requirements

Check that the compressor has a filter or trap at the air outlet to avoid
contamination from the passage of water or oil into the paint container and hopper
of sand.

Check the physical condition of the sand hopper and its components.

Check that the paint container has the pressure regulators in good condition.
operability conditions.

Check that the screens for sand sieving in the hopper are appropriate.
to obtain the required anchoring profiles.

Check that the conventional guns are in good condition.

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Verify that all the measuring instruments listed below are

they mention they are calibrated by a recognized entity and have their certificates of
current calibration.

Anchor profile gauge.

Wet film thickness gauge.
Relative humidity meter.
Surface thermometers.

Verify the quality certificate of the sand for cleaning, which must be silica.
has been washed with fresh water, dried, sifted, and free of all
pollution and humidity.

The sand must be kept under cover so that it does not suffer any damage.
alteration in its physical and chemical properties.

Procedure

SANDBLASTING

1. The site supervisor verifies that the inspection format is on site and
is approved by the client.
2. Order the mechanical supervisor to carry out the surface preparation work.
The mechanical foreman receives the order and checks the condition in which it is.
surface to prepare.
4. Verify that the necessary equipment for surface preparation is
find in good condition.
5. Check the cleaning method to apply.
6. If it is with sandblasting, inform the executing unit. Move on to action No. 8.
7. If it is not with sand blasting but with hand tools, inform the
executing unit. Moves to action No. 12.
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8. The executing unit prepares the sand to be used as an abrasive, which must be
clean and free of all crumbly material, and not of marine origin.
9.Proceed to clean the surface with sandblasting, until it is completely
clean, free from manufacturing crust, slag, oxidation, and any
another strange element.
10.Check that no dust and sand fall on areas with fresh paint.
11.Remove the sand deposited as a result of the jet to a sufficient distance.
sand in order to keep the surface to be painted fresh and free of sand and dust.
12. Clean all surfaces of the material that cannot be
cleaned with sandblasting.
13.Remove fats, oils, salts, etc., by first using solvents.
appropriate according to the SSPC-SP6 specification. The rust, welding slag,
loose paint must be removed with a scraper and another suitable tool and
then with a manual, electric or pneumatic wire brush.
14. Inform the construction supervisor that the surface is already prepared and he, in turn,
to the PETROBOSCAN inspector.
The construction supervisor checks the condition of the surface.
If it is completely clean and ready, inform the client/contract inspector.
Go to section No. 18.
17. If it is not completely clean and prepared, inform the mechanical supervisor, for
make the necessary corrections. Go back to action No. 5.
The client and the contractor inspector are responsible for inspecting the cleanliness.
from the surface. If you notice any signs of rust, scabs, or contaminants, inform
to the foreman to correct the damage. Otherwise, sign the cleaning form and
paint application as a sign of approval and authorization the application of
painting.
19. The site supervisor completes the 'Cleaning and Painting Inspection Report'.
20. Archive the “Cleaning and Painting Inspection Report.”
21. End of the procedure.
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HIGHLIGHTS

a. The anchor profile on the surfaces must be 1.5 mils (NACE SSPC-SP-5).

b. All surfaces must be free of any foreign agents.

c. Every clean surface must be inspected and approved by the Inspector.

ACC de MENSERCA jointly with the representative of
PETROBOSCAN.

d. Every inspected and approved surface must be covered immediately

with the first layer to prevent oxidation and contamination.

COATING APPLICATION

The readings of humidity and surface temperature to be painted

they must be before the application of paint, the work should not be executed if the
The ambient temperature does not meet the specification parameters.
the substrate temperature must be 3 ºC above the temperature of the point
of dew and the relative humidity must be less than 85%, it should not be applied either.

when there are moisture conditions on surfaces (rain

condensations), etc.

The surface to be painted must be free of oil, grease, dust, and weathering.
left by sand fragmentation.

Every surface to be painted must have the approval of the Inspector of

Quality of MENSERCA together with the representative of
PETROBOSCAN.

The paint and its components must be from the same manufacturer.
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It is necessary to verify the quality certificates of paints and their components.

physically correspond to the batches sent by the manufacturer.

Paint with the shelf life indicated by the manufacturer should not be used.
defeated.

The paint must be prepared according to the manufacturer's instructions by the

painter or personnel with experience.

For use after the paint is prepared, one must wait the time of
induction indicated in the manufacturer's technical sheet.

The already funded structure will receive the application of the second of the system of
protection, intermediate or barrier layer, which will consist of a coat of
EPOXY POLYAMIDE II enamel B72 Line from SHERWIN WILLIAMS or similar
equivalent to a minimum dry film thickness of 4.0 mils in gray.

The steel surfaces that have areas indicating poor adhesion, or that
they have suffered damage during their transport or construction, they will be cleaned according to

the previously indicated and again covered with a zinc material

inorganic with a minimum dry thickness of 2.5 mils.

Once the structure is founded and the barrier layer is applied, we will proceed to
apply the finishing layer (POLYURETHANE glaze layer Line B65 of
SHERWIN WILLIAMS or similar equivalent, with a minimum dry film thickness.
of 2.0 mils.

Each layer of paint must be approved by the MENSERCA inspector.

together with the representative of PETROBOSCAN.

The method for applying the paint will be with a gun using the system,
nozzles and pressures recommended by the manufacturer.

For application between layers, a drying time of 12 hrs. must be observed.

indicated in the PDVSA 0-201 specifications table.
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FINAL INSPECTION

The painted surfaces should have uniform finishes and be free of

areas with defects such as mottling, blisters, cracking, particles
strange or any other defects that are harmful to the quality of the
coating after drying / curing.
The total paint thickness must be within the averages indicated by
the engineering specifications PDVSA O-201.
Together with the representative of PDVSA, an inspection must be carried out.
general, and make a list of all the pending points and these must be
executed for final acceptance.

Registration

MS-F-OPE-001 Release of Elements.

MS-F-OPE-033 Control and application of paint and/or coating.

Definitions

Surface preparation: it is the treatment that must be given to a surface to

that the base or coating to be applied adheres well.
Anchor profile: it is the roughness or roughness produced on a surface when it is
treated with an abrasive medium to provide adhesion between a layer of paint and
a substrate.
SANDBLASTING: It consists of the coating of mechanical surfaces with the
first quality silica sand blasting.
Contaminants: it is any foreign element that can interfere with the proper
adhesion of the coating to be applied and the surface.
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Paint: it is all liquid or semi-liquid, pigmented product that, when applied to

A suitable surface transforms into a solid film.
Mils: Thousandths of an inch.
Film: refers to the dry layer that is obtained after the paint is applied.
Film thickness: Amount of paint, wet or dry, deposited on a
surface, usually measured in thousandths of an inch.
Coating: It is defined as a layer or barrier made up of a material.
different from the base or substrate on which it will be applied. The coating represents
a barrier between the substrate and the environment.

References

Conditions and technical specifications generated for the construction of works of

engineering.
Technical specifications for paint.
PDVSA Standard O-201.