NACE CIP Level 1 & 2 Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (Latest 2025 /
2026) (A+ Guarantee)
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)
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:
-Alphatic
-Aromatic
(Main Hazard is isocyanate component) cancer causing
Polysiloxane - ✔ANSWER -Used in services with abrasion, chemicals, extreme UV and high
temperature
Chlorinated Rubber - ✔ANSWER -Evaporative curing
-Contains large amounts of VOC
-Excellent resistance to water, sunlight and many chemicals
Vinyls - ✔ANSWER Banned from use in most countries sure to High VOC
Isocyanates - ✔ANSWER Exclusively to polyurethane
(Cancer causing)
Corrosion Cell - ✔ANSWER Contains the
Anode,
Cathode,
2026) (A+ Guarantee)
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)
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:
-Alphatic
-Aromatic
(Main Hazard is isocyanate component) cancer causing
Polysiloxane - ✔ANSWER -Used in services with abrasion, chemicals, extreme UV and high
temperature
Chlorinated Rubber - ✔ANSWER -Evaporative curing
-Contains large amounts of VOC
-Excellent resistance to water, sunlight and many chemicals
Vinyls - ✔ANSWER Banned from use in most countries sure to High VOC
Isocyanates - ✔ANSWER Exclusively to polyurethane
(Cancer causing)
Corrosion Cell - ✔ANSWER Contains the
Anode,
Cathode,
