AMPP CIP Level 1 (Coatings Inspector) Practice Exam
Questions And Verified Answers With Complete Solutions
Grade A+.
SSPC-SP 1 - ANSWER: Solvent Cleaning
-Defines that the end condition of a solvent-cleaned, metal surface, "shall be free of
visible oil, grease, dust, dirt, drawing and cutting compounds, and other visible
soluble contaminants, when viewed without magnification
-Invoked by nearly all SSPC and NACE surface cleanliness standards, including
power tool cleaning and abrasive blast cleaning
ISO 8504-3 - ANSWER: Solvent Cleaning
-removing visible oil, grease, soil and machining lubricants
-removing non-visible soluble contaminants from steel surface
-used before hand or power tool cleaning
SSPC-SP 2 - ANSWER: Hand Tool Cleaning
-Manually chipping, scrapping, brushing, and sanding the surface to remove foreign
material
-can typically remove ALL loose mill scale, coatings, rust, and other loose
detrimental materials
-This method along CANNOT be used for most high-performance coating systems
or systems that require a truly clean substrate
SSPC-SP 3 - ANSWER: Power Tool Cleaning
-Removing loosely adherent mill scale, rust, paint and other foreign matter
-Can by impact and/or abrasion and are used frequently for small repairs or spot
cleaning of damaged coatings
-Can create a surface profile depending on the tool - typically can't create a
uniform surface profile
(Includes SSPC-SP 11 / SSPC-SP 15)
SSPC-SP 11 - ANSWER: Power tool cleaning to bare metal
-Removing tightly adherent mill scale, rust, paint, and other foreign matter
Levels 1 (0% of rust or paint residue allowed at pit bottoms)
Level 2 (0% of rust or paint residue allowed at pit bottoms)
Level 3 (5% of rust or paint residue allowed at pit bottoms)
SSPC-SP 15 - ANSWER: Commercial grade power tool cleaning
-Remove tightly adherent mill scale, rust, paint, and other foreign matter
-can have trace amounts of coating and corrosion products in pits
-minimum surface profile shall be 1.0 mil, deeper if specified
, SSPC-VIS 3 - ANSWER: Guide & Reference Photographs for steel surface
prepared by power and hand tool cleaning
Includes: SSPC-SP 2 / SSPC-SP 3 / SSPC-SP 11 / SSPC-SP 15
ISO 8501-1 - ANSWER: Preparation of Steel Substrates Before Application of
Paints and Related Products
-Prior to hand and power tool cleaning, this standard states that any heavy layers
of rust shall be removed by chipping and that any visible oil, dirt, grease be
removed
Includes: Sa 1 / Sa 2 / Sa 2 1/2 / Sa 3 / St 2 / St 3
ISO 8501-1 Sa 1 - ANSWER: Light blast cleaning
-Relates to: NACE No. 4 / SSPC-SP 7
-When viewed without magnification, the surface shall be free of poorly adhering
mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter
ISO 8501-1 Sa 2 - ANSWER: Thorough blast cleaning
-Relates to: NACE No. 8 / SSPC-SP 14
-When viewed without magnification, the surface shall be free from MOST visible
oil, grease, dirt, mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter
ISO 8501-1 Sa 2 1/2 - ANSWER: Very thorough blast cleaning
-Relates to: NACE No. 2 / SSPC-SP 10
-When viewed without magnification, the surface shall be free from visible oil,
grease, dirt, mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter
ISO 8501-1 Sa 3 - ANSWER: Blast cleaning to visually clean steel
-Relates to: NACE 1 / SSPC- SP 5
-When viewed without magnification, the surface shall be free from visible oil,
grease, dirt, mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter
-it shall have a uniform metallic color
ISO 8501-1 St 2 - ANSWER: Thorough hand and power tool cleaning
ISO 8501-1 St 3 - ANSWER: Very thorough hand and power tool cleaning
NACE No. 1 / SSPC-SP 5 - ANSWER: White metal blast cleaning
-Relates to: ISO 8501-1 Sa 3
-Requires SSPC-SP 1 (free of ALL visible oil, grease, dust, dirt, mill scale, rust
coating, oxides, corrosion products, and other foreign matter)
-NO EVIDENCE of previously adherent material and no shadows, streaks, or stains
allowed
NACE No. 2 / SSPC-SP 10 - ANSWER: Near-White Metal Blast Cleaning
Questions And Verified Answers With Complete Solutions
Grade A+.
SSPC-SP 1 - ANSWER: Solvent Cleaning
-Defines that the end condition of a solvent-cleaned, metal surface, "shall be free of
visible oil, grease, dust, dirt, drawing and cutting compounds, and other visible
soluble contaminants, when viewed without magnification
-Invoked by nearly all SSPC and NACE surface cleanliness standards, including
power tool cleaning and abrasive blast cleaning
ISO 8504-3 - ANSWER: Solvent Cleaning
-removing visible oil, grease, soil and machining lubricants
-removing non-visible soluble contaminants from steel surface
-used before hand or power tool cleaning
SSPC-SP 2 - ANSWER: Hand Tool Cleaning
-Manually chipping, scrapping, brushing, and sanding the surface to remove foreign
material
-can typically remove ALL loose mill scale, coatings, rust, and other loose
detrimental materials
-This method along CANNOT be used for most high-performance coating systems
or systems that require a truly clean substrate
SSPC-SP 3 - ANSWER: Power Tool Cleaning
-Removing loosely adherent mill scale, rust, paint and other foreign matter
-Can by impact and/or abrasion and are used frequently for small repairs or spot
cleaning of damaged coatings
-Can create a surface profile depending on the tool - typically can't create a
uniform surface profile
(Includes SSPC-SP 11 / SSPC-SP 15)
SSPC-SP 11 - ANSWER: Power tool cleaning to bare metal
-Removing tightly adherent mill scale, rust, paint, and other foreign matter
Levels 1 (0% of rust or paint residue allowed at pit bottoms)
Level 2 (0% of rust or paint residue allowed at pit bottoms)
Level 3 (5% of rust or paint residue allowed at pit bottoms)
SSPC-SP 15 - ANSWER: Commercial grade power tool cleaning
-Remove tightly adherent mill scale, rust, paint, and other foreign matter
-can have trace amounts of coating and corrosion products in pits
-minimum surface profile shall be 1.0 mil, deeper if specified
, SSPC-VIS 3 - ANSWER: Guide & Reference Photographs for steel surface
prepared by power and hand tool cleaning
Includes: SSPC-SP 2 / SSPC-SP 3 / SSPC-SP 11 / SSPC-SP 15
ISO 8501-1 - ANSWER: Preparation of Steel Substrates Before Application of
Paints and Related Products
-Prior to hand and power tool cleaning, this standard states that any heavy layers
of rust shall be removed by chipping and that any visible oil, dirt, grease be
removed
Includes: Sa 1 / Sa 2 / Sa 2 1/2 / Sa 3 / St 2 / St 3
ISO 8501-1 Sa 1 - ANSWER: Light blast cleaning
-Relates to: NACE No. 4 / SSPC-SP 7
-When viewed without magnification, the surface shall be free of poorly adhering
mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter
ISO 8501-1 Sa 2 - ANSWER: Thorough blast cleaning
-Relates to: NACE No. 8 / SSPC-SP 14
-When viewed without magnification, the surface shall be free from MOST visible
oil, grease, dirt, mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter
ISO 8501-1 Sa 2 1/2 - ANSWER: Very thorough blast cleaning
-Relates to: NACE No. 2 / SSPC-SP 10
-When viewed without magnification, the surface shall be free from visible oil,
grease, dirt, mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter
ISO 8501-1 Sa 3 - ANSWER: Blast cleaning to visually clean steel
-Relates to: NACE 1 / SSPC- SP 5
-When viewed without magnification, the surface shall be free from visible oil,
grease, dirt, mill scale, rust, paint coatings, and foreign matter
-it shall have a uniform metallic color
ISO 8501-1 St 2 - ANSWER: Thorough hand and power tool cleaning
ISO 8501-1 St 3 - ANSWER: Very thorough hand and power tool cleaning
NACE No. 1 / SSPC-SP 5 - ANSWER: White metal blast cleaning
-Relates to: ISO 8501-1 Sa 3
-Requires SSPC-SP 1 (free of ALL visible oil, grease, dust, dirt, mill scale, rust
coating, oxides, corrosion products, and other foreign matter)
-NO EVIDENCE of previously adherent material and no shadows, streaks, or stains
allowed
NACE No. 2 / SSPC-SP 10 - ANSWER: Near-White Metal Blast Cleaning
