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(Inspection) What Do You Really Need to Know to be a Good Coatings Inspector?

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The role of a Coating Inspector has evolved considerably over the past few decades, and the responsibilities have increased over what used to be a rather straightforward job: to verify that surface preparation and coating application meet the project specification requirements. Today there are week-long or multi-week basic and advanced coating inspection courses, specialty courses that are industry-specific (e.g., bridge, nuclear), courses that are substrate-specific (e.g., concrete coatings inspection) and even coating-specific (e.g., inspection of thermal spray coatings). 

Product Number: 60-COAT_DEC21
Author: William D. Corbett
Publication Date: 2021
Industry: Coatings
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The role of a Coating Inspector has evolved considerably over the past few decades, and the responsibilities have increased over what used to be a rather straightforward job: to verify that surface preparation and coating application meet the project specification requirements. Today there are week-long or multi-week basic and advanced coating inspection courses, specialty courses that are industry-specific (e.g., bridge, nuclear), courses that are substrate-specific (e.g., concrete coatings inspection) and even coating-specific (e.g., inspection of thermal spray coatings). Coatings inspectors may be required to have cross-training in lead paint hazards and monitoring of emissions and may do inspection in the shop (new construction), in the field (maintenance) or both. Certified coatings inspectors with various levels of subject matter expertise are often required, and continuing education is not only encouraged but necessary to stay abreast of new standards and changes to existing ones, instrumentation, and coatings technology. As a result, a role that started out to be rather simple has become very complex as coatings have become more sophisticated and inspections of non-paint items are also often required, like controls over dust and emissions. Do we need a PhD in Coatings Inspection? Not yet, but this paper describes what coatings inspectors really need to know before they perform in-process coatings inspection on an industrial painting project – which is a lot.

The role of a Coating Inspector has evolved considerably over the past few decades, and the responsibilities have increased over what used to be a rather straightforward job: to verify that surface preparation and coating application meet the project specification requirements. Today there are week-long or multi-week basic and advanced coating inspection courses, specialty courses that are industry-specific (e.g., bridge, nuclear), courses that are substrate-specific (e.g., concrete coatings inspection) and even coating-specific (e.g., inspection of thermal spray coatings). Coatings inspectors may be required to have cross-training in lead paint hazards and monitoring of emissions and may do inspection in the shop (new construction), in the field (maintenance) or both. Certified coatings inspectors with various levels of subject matter expertise are often required, and continuing education is not only encouraged but necessary to stay abreast of new standards and changes to existing ones, instrumentation, and coatings technology. As a result, a role that started out to be rather simple has become very complex as coatings have become more sophisticated and inspections of non-paint items are also often required, like controls over dust and emissions. Do we need a PhD in Coatings Inspection? Not yet, but this paper describes what coatings inspectors really need to know before they perform in-process coatings inspection on an industrial painting project – which is a lot.

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Zinc-rich primers, with zinc dust loadings of 80-85% by weight in the dry film, are often the preferred primer during new construction of assets placed in environments with high atmospheric corrosivity. Coating standards such as SSPC-Paint 20 and ISO 12944 demand that zinc-rich primers contain at least 65% and 80% zinc dust by weight in the final dry film, respectively. Traditional zinc rich primers need this high zinc loading to achieve galvanic protection of steel. New technology allows us to develop zinc primers with a lower content of zinc and/or different zinc morphology than dust to provide similar or better corrosion protection to the steel.
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