MIL-HDBK-1110
Table 15
Equipment for Inspecting Painting Operations
Tool
Typical Use
Description
Source
Colored prints illustrating the SSPC
Surface preparation of
SSPC VIS 1
steel
degrees of blast, hand or power-
and VIS 3
tool cleaning
visual
standards
NACE
Surface Preparation of
Abrasive blasted steel panels
NACE TM0170
steel
illustrating 4 degrees of
and TM0175
cleaning
standards
ASTM
Test methods for measuring
ASTM standards Surface preparation,
profile, film thickness and
application, and
comparing quality
approval
Supplier
Field instrument consisting of
Determine surface
comparator discs and lighted
gage
profile of blast
magnifying glass
cleaned steel
Supplier
Plastic backed foam-like
Replica tape
Determine surface
material used to make a reverse
profile of blast
image of blasted surface
cleaned steel
Supplier
Surface preparation,
Instrument with adjustable
dry film thickness
opening to measure small
thicknesses
Inspection
Surface preparation,
Instrument with mirror on end of Supplier
mirror
application
handle
Moisture meter Application
Instrument to measure moisture
Supplier
content of substrate
Camera
Throughout job
U.S.
Ambient conditions
Instrument consisting of wet and
Sling
Government
dry-bulb thermometers used with
psychrometer/
Printing
a table to determine relative
psychrometric
Office
humidity and dew point
tables
Surface
Application
Special thermometer to measure
Supplier
thermometer
temperature of substrate
Clean cloth or Application
Use to detect oil in compressed
Supplier
blotter
air lines
Flat metal panel with notches of Supplier
Wet film
Application, approval
thickness gage
various depths corresponding to
expected thicknesses
Dry film
Application, approval
Magnetic or other gages to
Supplier
thickness gage
measure dry film thickness
Magnifying
Application, approval
Illuminated microscope, 5x and
Supplier
lens
higher
Supplier
Holiday
Application, approval
Portable, low voltage noise
detector
detector for detecting coating
flaws or discontinuities on
metal substrates
Adhesion
Application, approval
Field instruments to measure
Supplier
testers
either tensile or peel adhesion
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