NACE CIP LEVEL 1 EXAM 180 QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 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
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 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
