NACE CIP LEVEL 1| GRADED A+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EXAM| LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026.
SSPC-SP15 -CORRECT ANSWER Commercial grade power tool cleaning
SSPC-SP16 -CORRECT ANSWER Brush-off blast cleaning of Non Ferrous
Metals
SSPC-SP 14 -CORRECT ANSWER Industrial Blast Cleaning
10% Stain
SSPC-SP13 -CORRECT ANSWER Surface prep of concrete
SSPC-SP7 -CORRECT ANSWER Brush off blast cleaning
NACE SP0178 -CORRECT ANSWER Design, fabrication, and surface finish
practices for tanks and vessels to be lined for immersion service.
SSPC-SP 11 -CORRECT ANSWER Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal
SSPC-PA2 -CORRECT ANSWER Measurement of Dry Coat Thickness with
magnetic gauges.
SSPC-SP10/NACE 2 limits staining to ______per each unit area -CORRECT
ANSWER 5%
Near White Commercial Blast
,SSPC-SP6/NACE 3 limits staining to _______per each unit area -CORRECT
ANSWER 33%
Commercial Blasts
NACE SP0188 -CORRECT ANSWER holiday testing
SSPC-SP1 -CORRECT ANSWER Solvent Cleaning
SSPC-SP5/NACE 1 limits staining to _________per each unit area -
CORRECT ANSWER 0%
White Metal Blast
SSPC-SP3 -CORRECT ANSWER Power Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP2 -CORRECT ANSWER Hand Tool Cleaning
ASTM D 4417 -CORRECT ANSWER surface profile blast cleaned steel
SA-3 -CORRECT ANSWER Blast Cleaning to Visually Clean Steel
SA 2 1/2 -CORRECT ANSWER Very Thorough Blast Cleaning
Sa 2 -CORRECT ANSWER Thorough Blast Cleaning
SA 1 -CORRECT ANSWER Light Blast Cleaning
, St 3 -CORRECT ANSWER Very Thorough Hand and Power Tool Cleaning
St 2 -CORRECT ANSWER Thorough Hand and Power Tool Cleaning
2 Non-convertible coating types -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Evaporation cure 2.
Coalescence cure
SSPC-VIS1 Defines surface covered with and rust as what grade? -CORRECT
ANSWER Grade B
SSPC-SP2
ISO St 3
ISO St 2
All deal with hand tool Cleaning. True or false? -CORRECT ANSWER True
Acrylic -CORRECT 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 -CORRECT 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 -CORRECT ANSWER Typically used where low PH environments
and Higher Temperature are factors
EXAM| LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026.
SSPC-SP15 -CORRECT ANSWER Commercial grade power tool cleaning
SSPC-SP16 -CORRECT ANSWER Brush-off blast cleaning of Non Ferrous
Metals
SSPC-SP 14 -CORRECT ANSWER Industrial Blast Cleaning
10% Stain
SSPC-SP13 -CORRECT ANSWER Surface prep of concrete
SSPC-SP7 -CORRECT ANSWER Brush off blast cleaning
NACE SP0178 -CORRECT ANSWER Design, fabrication, and surface finish
practices for tanks and vessels to be lined for immersion service.
SSPC-SP 11 -CORRECT ANSWER Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal
SSPC-PA2 -CORRECT ANSWER Measurement of Dry Coat Thickness with
magnetic gauges.
SSPC-SP10/NACE 2 limits staining to ______per each unit area -CORRECT
ANSWER 5%
Near White Commercial Blast
,SSPC-SP6/NACE 3 limits staining to _______per each unit area -CORRECT
ANSWER 33%
Commercial Blasts
NACE SP0188 -CORRECT ANSWER holiday testing
SSPC-SP1 -CORRECT ANSWER Solvent Cleaning
SSPC-SP5/NACE 1 limits staining to _________per each unit area -
CORRECT ANSWER 0%
White Metal Blast
SSPC-SP3 -CORRECT ANSWER Power Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP2 -CORRECT ANSWER Hand Tool Cleaning
ASTM D 4417 -CORRECT ANSWER surface profile blast cleaned steel
SA-3 -CORRECT ANSWER Blast Cleaning to Visually Clean Steel
SA 2 1/2 -CORRECT ANSWER Very Thorough Blast Cleaning
Sa 2 -CORRECT ANSWER Thorough Blast Cleaning
SA 1 -CORRECT ANSWER Light Blast Cleaning
, St 3 -CORRECT ANSWER Very Thorough Hand and Power Tool Cleaning
St 2 -CORRECT ANSWER Thorough Hand and Power Tool Cleaning
2 Non-convertible coating types -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Evaporation cure 2.
Coalescence cure
SSPC-VIS1 Defines surface covered with and rust as what grade? -CORRECT
ANSWER Grade B
SSPC-SP2
ISO St 3
ISO St 2
All deal with hand tool Cleaning. True or false? -CORRECT ANSWER True
Acrylic -CORRECT 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 -CORRECT 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 -CORRECT ANSWER Typically used where low PH environments
and Higher Temperature are factors
