ASTM D4258-83(1999)

Standard Practice for Surface Cleaning Concrete for Coating

SCOPE
1.1 This practice includes surface cleaning of concrete to remove grease, dirt, and loose material prior to the application of coatings. Procedures include broom cleaning, vacuum cleaning, air blast cleaning, water cleaning, detergent water cleaning, and steam cleaning.  
1.2 This practice is not intended to alter the surface profile of the concrete but to clean the surface.  
1.3 This standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and equipment. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of whoever uses this standard to consult and establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific precautions, see Section 5.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-1998
• ICS: 91.080.40 - Concrete structures
• Technical Committee: D33 - Protective Coating and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities
• Drafting Committee: D33.05 - Application and Surface Preparation

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D4258-05 - Standard Practice for Surface Cleaning Concrete for Coating
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2005
• Referred By: ASTM D1734-93(2022) - Standard Practice for Making Cementitious Panels for Testing Coatings
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D5498-12a(2018) - Standard Guide for Developing a Training Program for Personnel Performing Coating and Lining Work Inspection for Nuclear Facilities
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D4260-23 - Standard Practice for Liquid and Gelled Acid Etching of Concrete
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D8104-17(2023) - Standard Guide for Determining Coating Qualification Test Data Applicability
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D4259-18 - Standard Practice for Preparation of Concrete by Abrasion Prior to Coating Application
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D4261-05(2018) - Standard Practice for Surface Cleaning Concrete Masonry Units for Coating
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D5295/D5295M-18 - Standard Guide for Preparation of Concrete Surfaces for Adhered (Bonded) Membrane Waterproofing Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D6237-19 - Standard Guide for Painting Inspectors (Concrete and Masonry Substrates)
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-1999
• Referred By: ASTM D5139-19 - Standard Specification for Sample Preparation for Qualification Testing of Coatings to be Used in Nuclear Power Plants
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-1999

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:D4258–83(Reapproved1999)
Standard Practice for
Surface Cleaning Concrete for Coating
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4258; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.3 Air, water cleaning, scrubbing, sweeping, or vacuuming
are acceptable cleaning methods. Cleaning agents may also be
1.1 This practice includes surface cleaning of concrete to
used to remove oil and grease spots followed by a fresh water
remove grease, dirt, and loose material prior to the application
rinse.
of coatings. Procedures include broom cleaning, vacuum
3.4 Any one or a combination of the listed cleaning proce-
cleaning, air blast cleaning, water cleaning, detergent water
dures may be used to achieve acceptably cleaned surfaces.
cleaning, and steam cleaning.
1.2 This practice is not intended to alter the surface profile
4. Significance and Use
of the concrete but to clean the surface.
4.1 Surface cleaning is used to prepare concrete surfaces for
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
applying coatings intended for light-duty service.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.2 Use of this practice alone is not intended where protec-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
tive systems will be used for continuous or intermittent
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
immersion, mechanical loading, or for protective systems
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific hazard
needing optimum bond for satisfactory performance (see
statements, see Section 5.
Practices D 4259 and D 4260).
2. Referenced Documents
5. Hazards
2.1 ASTM Standards:
2 5.1 New concrete shall be cured according to ACI-308 and
D 4259 Practice for Abrading Concrete
sufficient additional time allowed for drying.
D 4260 Practice for Acid Etching Concrete
5.2 Moisture in the concrete may be detrimental to coating
D 4262 Test Method for pH of Chemically Cleaned or
adhesion. Moisture content shall be in compliance with coating
Etched Concrete Surfaces
manufacturer’s recommendation (see Test Method D 4263).
D 4263 Test Method for Indicating Moisture in Concrete by
2 5.3 Concrete cure compounds, form release materials, or
the Plastic Sheet Method
concrete hardeners not compatible with the coating may
D 4285 Test Method for Indicating Oil or Water in Com-
2 require removal by other surface preparation methods as in
pressed Air
Practice D 4259.
2.2 Other Standard:
ACI-308 Recommended Practice for Curing Concrete
6. Procedures
3. Summary of Practice 6.1 Broom Cleaning:
6.1.1 This procedure is intended to remove most surface
3.1 Surface cleaning is intended to provide a clean,
dust and other loosely adherent solid contaminants.
contamination-free surface without removing concrete from
6.1.2 Broom cleaning shall consist of sweeping the surface
intact, sound surfaces.
with a clean industrial stiff-bristled broom or similar device.
3.2 Acceptable surfaces shall be free of oil, grease, loosely
Sweepings shall be removed from the immediate work area.
adhering concrete, and other contamination. Fins and projec-
6.1.3 Broom-cleaned surfaces require additional cleaning
tions shall be corrected prior to surface cleaning.
using one or more of the surface preparation procedures
specified in 6.2-6.6.
6.2 Vacuum Cleaning:
This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D-33 on Protective
6.2.1 This cleaning procedure is intended to remove surface
Coating and Lining Work for Power Generating Facilities and is the direct
responsibility of Subcommittee D33.05 on Surface Preparation.
dust and other debris.
Current edition approved June 24, 1983. Published November 1983.
6.2.2 Vacuum cleaning shall consist of vacuuming the
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.02.
surface with a heavy-duty type industrial vacuum to provide an
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D4258
6.3 Air Blast Cleaning: 6.5.5 Prior to detergent water washing, provisions shall be
6.3.1 This procedure is intended to remove debris, dust, dirt, made for the removal of wash water and contaminants gener-
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