NACE CIP LEVEL 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
SSPC-SP15 - (answer)Commercial grade power tool cleaning
SSPC-SP16 - (answer)Brush-off blast cleaning of Non Ferrous Metals
SSPC-SP 14 - (answer)Industrial Blast Cleaning
10% Stain
SSPC-SP13 - (answer)Surface prep of concrete
SSPC-SP7 - (answer)Brush off blast cleaning
NACE SP0178 - (answer)Design, fabrication, and surface finish practices for tanks and vessels to be lined
for immersion service.
SSPC-SP 11 - (answer)Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal
SSPC-PA2 - (answer)Measurement of Dry Coat Thickness with magnetic gauges.
SSPC-SP10/NACE 2 limits staining to ______per each unit area - (answer)5%
Near White Commercial Blast
SSPC-SP6/NACE 3 limits staining to _______per each unit area - (answer)33%
Commercial Blasts
NACE SP0188 - (answer)holiday testing
SSPC-SP1 - (answer)Solvent Cleaning
,NACE CIP LEVEL 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
SSPC-SP5/NACE 1 limits staining to _________per each unit area - (answer)0%
White Metal Blast
SSPC-SP3 - (answer)Power Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP2 - (answer)Hand Tool Cleaning
ASTM D 4417 - (answer)surface profile blast cleaned steel
SA-3 - (answer)Blast Cleaning to Visually Clean Steel
SA 2 1/2 - (answer)Very Thorough Blast Cleaning
Sa 2 - (answer)Thorough Blast Cleaning
SA 1 - (answer)Light Blast Cleaning
St 3 - (answer)Very Thorough Hand and Power Tool Cleaning
St 2 - (answer)Thorough Hand and Power Tool Cleaning
2 Non-convertible coating types - (answer)1. Evaporation cure 2. Coalescence cure
SSPC-VIS1 Defines surface covered with and rust as what grade? - (answer)Grade B
SSPC-SP2
ISO St 3
, NACE CIP LEVEL 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
ISO St 2
All deal with hand tool Cleaning. True or false? - (answer)True
Acrylic - (answer)A plastic resin that, when mixed with water and pigment, forms an inorganic and quick-
drying paint medium.
-Excellent UV and weather resistance
Polyaspartic - (answer)-Used to achieve low or near zero VOC systems
-pot lives from 5 minutes to several hours
-Film builds up to (15 mils) DFT in a single pass
Phenolic - (answer)Typically used where low PH environments and Higher Temperature are factors
latex (Emulsions) - (answer)-Resins normally thermoplastic resin types
-Coalescence curing
(Non-convertible)
Furans - (answer)-Applied by Brick layers not coating applicators.
-Not a common coating type
epoxy - (answer)-Two parts, resin and hardener must be mixed.
-Can be solvent-based, water-based, or solvent-free
Alkyds - (answer)-Oxidative curing
-Reffered to as "Oil Based Paints"
Polyurethane - (answer)Two major types:
SSPC-SP15 - (answer)Commercial grade power tool cleaning
SSPC-SP16 - (answer)Brush-off blast cleaning of Non Ferrous Metals
SSPC-SP 14 - (answer)Industrial Blast Cleaning
10% Stain
SSPC-SP13 - (answer)Surface prep of concrete
SSPC-SP7 - (answer)Brush off blast cleaning
NACE SP0178 - (answer)Design, fabrication, and surface finish practices for tanks and vessels to be lined
for immersion service.
SSPC-SP 11 - (answer)Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal
SSPC-PA2 - (answer)Measurement of Dry Coat Thickness with magnetic gauges.
SSPC-SP10/NACE 2 limits staining to ______per each unit area - (answer)5%
Near White Commercial Blast
SSPC-SP6/NACE 3 limits staining to _______per each unit area - (answer)33%
Commercial Blasts
NACE SP0188 - (answer)holiday testing
SSPC-SP1 - (answer)Solvent Cleaning
,NACE CIP LEVEL 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
SSPC-SP5/NACE 1 limits staining to _________per each unit area - (answer)0%
White Metal Blast
SSPC-SP3 - (answer)Power Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP2 - (answer)Hand Tool Cleaning
ASTM D 4417 - (answer)surface profile blast cleaned steel
SA-3 - (answer)Blast Cleaning to Visually Clean Steel
SA 2 1/2 - (answer)Very Thorough Blast Cleaning
Sa 2 - (answer)Thorough Blast Cleaning
SA 1 - (answer)Light Blast Cleaning
St 3 - (answer)Very Thorough Hand and Power Tool Cleaning
St 2 - (answer)Thorough Hand and Power Tool Cleaning
2 Non-convertible coating types - (answer)1. Evaporation cure 2. Coalescence cure
SSPC-VIS1 Defines surface covered with and rust as what grade? - (answer)Grade B
SSPC-SP2
ISO St 3
, NACE CIP LEVEL 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
ISO St 2
All deal with hand tool Cleaning. True or false? - (answer)True
Acrylic - (answer)A plastic resin that, when mixed with water and pigment, forms an inorganic and quick-
drying paint medium.
-Excellent UV and weather resistance
Polyaspartic - (answer)-Used to achieve low or near zero VOC systems
-pot lives from 5 minutes to several hours
-Film builds up to (15 mils) DFT in a single pass
Phenolic - (answer)Typically used where low PH environments and Higher Temperature are factors
latex (Emulsions) - (answer)-Resins normally thermoplastic resin types
-Coalescence curing
(Non-convertible)
Furans - (answer)-Applied by Brick layers not coating applicators.
-Not a common coating type
epoxy - (answer)-Two parts, resin and hardener must be mixed.
-Can be solvent-based, water-based, or solvent-free
Alkyds - (answer)-Oxidative curing
-Reffered to as "Oil Based Paints"
Polyurethane - (answer)Two major types:
