ASTM D2200-95(2001)e1

Standard Pictorial Surface Preparation Standards for Painting Steel Surfaces

SCOPE
1.1 The visual surface preparation standards consist of a series of color prints available as separate publications. Three different sets of photographs are described in this standard, designated as Method A (ISO/Swedish Standard) and Method B and C (SSPC Standards). The three methods differ in the depiction of the initial surface, in the definition and depiction of the cleaning conditions, and in the number of cleaning methods included. Because of these differences, the specifier should state whether Method A, Method B, or C should be used.
1.2 The colored visual surface preparation standards represent different conditions of hot rolled steel before and after surface preparation. Prior to cleaning, there are four rust grades, A to D, that cover the range from intact mill scale to 100% rusted and pitted steel. The standards then depict the appearance of the four grades after cleaning by one or more methods (for example, blast cleaning) to various degrees of thoroughness. In addition, Method C includes three painted conditions that contain various degrees of rusting. The Standard depicts these conditions after various grades of hand and power tool cleaning.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 14-Apr-1995
• ICS: 87.020 - Paint coating processes
• Technical Committee: D01 - Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications
• Drafting Committee: D01.46 - Industrial Protective Coatings

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D2200-95 - Standard Pictoral Surface Preparation Standards for Painting Steel Surfaces
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-1995
• Replaced By: ASTM D2200-95(2001)e2 - Standard Pictorial Surface Preparation Standards for Painting Steel Surfaces
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D3623-78a(2020) - Standard Test Method for Testing Antifouling Panels in Shallow Submergence
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-1995
• Referred By: ASTM D6943-15(2019) - Standard Practice for Immersion Testing of Industrial Protective Coatings and Linings
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-1995
• Referred By: ASTM C945-05(2023) - Standard Practice for Design Considerations and Spray Application of a Rigid Cellular Polyurethane Insulation System on Outdoor Service Vessels
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-1995
• Referred By: ASTM D6577-15(2019) - Standard Guide for Testing Industrial Protective Coatings
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-1995
• Referred By: ASTM D1014-18 - Standard Practice for Conducting Exterior Exposure Tests of Paints and Coatings on Metal Substrates
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-1995
• Referred By: ASTM D2485-22 - Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Coatings For High Temperature Service
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-1995
• Referred By: ASTM D4939-89(2020) - Standard Test Method for Subjecting Marine Antifouling Coating to Biofouling and Fluid Shear Forces in Natural Seawater
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-1995
• Referred By: ASTM D3276-21 - Standard Guide for Painting Inspectors (Metal Substrates)
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-1995
• Referred By: ASTM G93/G93M-19 - Standard Guide for Cleanliness Levels and Cleaning Methods for Materials and Equipment Used in Oxygen-Enriched Environments
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-1995
• Referred By: ASTM F1330-91(2023) - Standard Guide for Metallic Abrasive Blasting to Descale the Interior of Pipe
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-1995

Standards Content (Sample)

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Swedish Standards Association
e1
Designation:D2200–95(Reapproved2001) Standard SIS 05 59 00
ISO 8501
Steel Structures Painting Council
SSPC-Vis 3
Danish Standards Association
Danish Standard DS 2019
European Committee of Paint and Printing
Ink Manufacturers’ Association
Standard
Pictorial Surface Preparation Standards for Painting Steel
Surfaces
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 2200; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
e NOTE—Footnotes were corrected editorially in June 2001.
1. Scope conditions that contain various degrees of rusting. The Stan-
dard depicts these conditions after various grades of hand and
1.1 The visual surface preparation standards consist of a
power tool cleaning.
series of color prints available as separate publications. Three
different sets of photographs are described in this standard,
2. Referenced Documents
designated as MethodA(ISO/Swedish Standard ) and Method
3 2.1 ASTM Adjuncts:
B and C (SSPC Standards ). The three methods differ in the
, ,
2 3 4
Pictorial Surface Preparation Standards
depiction of the initial surface, in the definition and depiction
3,4
Surface Cleanliness Definitions
of the cleaning conditions, and in the number of cleaning
methods included. Because of these differences, the specifier
3. Terminology
should state whether Method A, Method B, or C should be
3.1 Definitions:
used.
3.1.1 The cleanliness definitions for the Method A visual
1.2 The colored visual surface preparation standards repre-
surface preparation standard appear in the text of the pictorial
sent different conditions of hot rolled steel before and after
surface preparation standards publication. The definitions for
surface preparation. Prior to cleaning, there are four rust
3,4
Methods B and C are found in a separate publication.
grades, A to D, that cover the range from intact mill scale to
100 % rusted and pitted steel. The standards then depict the
4. Significance and Use
appearance of the four grades after cleaning by one or more
4.1 The appearance of the various degrees of blast cleaning
methods (for example, blast cleaning) to various degrees of
are influenced by the initial rust grades of the steel being
thoroughness. In addition, Method C includes three painted
cleaned. The standards aid visually in judging and evaluating
thedegreeofrustingbeforecleaningandthedegreeofcleaning
of steel surfaces prior to painting.
This standard is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and
Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsibility of
4.2 Three methods for visual standards have evolved be-
Subcommittee D01.46 on Industrial Protective Coatings.
cause of differences in the practice of using visual standards
The pictorial standards described were prepared by the Swedish Corrosion
throughout the world. In Europe, the visual standards (Method
Institute and have been jointly approved by ASTM, The Society For Protective
Coatings (SSPC) (Vis 1), and the Swedish Standardizing Commission. A) are used as the primary means of determining the degree of
Current edition approved June 10, 2001. Published June 2001. Originally
cleaning. In the US, the SSPC written definitions take prece-
approved in 1966. Last previous edition approved in 1995 as D 2200 – 95.
dence with the visual standards used as a supplement. The
The pictorial surface preparation standard Method A is available from ASTM
visual standards of Methods B and C comply with the SSPC
International Headquarters (order Adjunct ADJD2200); The Society for Protective
Coatings (SSPC), 40 24th St., 6th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4656, http://
definitions.
www.sspc.org.; and Sveriges Standardiseringskommission, Box 3295, Stockholm 3,
Sweden.
The Visual Standards Method B and surface cleanliness definitions are
available from ASTM International Headquarters (order Adjunct ADJD22001) or The Visual Standards Method C and
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