CIP Level 1 Exam Study Material Verified and
Updated 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
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
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)
Updated 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
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
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)
