NACE CIP I Certification: Coating Inspector Program Level 1 | 2026 Updated Exam Prep

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Air Supply Cleanliness Standard: ASTM D 4285 Blotter Test

Brush-off Blast Cleaning NACE No.4/SSPC-SP 7
& &
Light Blast Cleaning ISO Sa 1




Common product of corrosion is Iron Oxide
:

Corrosion process can be called Electrochemical Process
:

Magnesium
Zinc
Aluminum
Carbon Steel
Galvanic Series - list of materials Cast Iron
in order of corrosion potentials, Copper
Stainless Steel
Silver
Gold
Platinum

Industrial Blast Cleaning NACE No.8/SSPC-SP 14
& &
Thorough Blast Cleaning ISO Sa 2

Surface Preparation Standards for
Abrasive Blast and hand and Power Tool
Cleaning
ISO 8501-1
&
"Blast Cleaning to Visually Cleaned
Steel"

ISO 8501-1 Rust Grade A, B, C, D,
Initial condition of steel as per
ISO 8501-1

Thorough Hand & Power Tool Cleaning.

ISO 8501-1 St 2




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Very Thorough Hand & Power Tool
Cleaning.
ISO 8501-1 St 3



Light Blast Cleaning
OR (brush off blast)
(ISO) Sa 1



Thorough Blast Cleaning
or (commercial blast)
(ISO) Sa 2



Very Thorough Blast Cleaning
OR (near white metal)
(ISO) Sa 2 1/2



Blast Cleaning to Visually Clean Steel
OR (white metal)
(ISO) Sa 3



Metals dissolves because of : Positively charged ions

White Metal Blast Cleaning

NACE No. 1/SSPC-SP 5



Joint Surface preparation Standard,
WHITE METAL BLAST
NACE No. 1/SSPC-SP 5



Near-White Metal Blast Cleaning.

NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP 10



Joint surface preparation standard,
NEAR-WHITE METAL
NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP 10




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