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Painting & Coating Inspection: The Complete Guide

Everything a coating inspector checks from bare steel to a signed-off system: surface preparation, weather, film thickness, 22 defects and records, with an inspection calculator.

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The guide (PDF)

77 pages in 12 chapters with worked examples for dew point, spreading rate, wet film, pull-off and DFT acceptance, and a 30-question review.

Coating Inspection Calculator (Excel)

Dew point GO/NO-GO log, DFT survey accept or reject, paint consumption, wet film from dry film, and a holiday test log.

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Corrosion basics6
  1. Why steel corrodes
  2. The corrosion cell
  3. Galvanic corrosion and the galvanic series
  4. How coatings protect steel
  5. Why coatings fail
  6. Environment and corrosivity
Coating types and systems4
  1. What a paint is made of
  2. How coatings cure
  3. Generic coating types
  4. Coating systems
Environmental conditions5
  1. Humidity and dew point
  2. Why steel temperature matters
  3. Calculating dew point
  4. How conditions change through the day
  5. Recording conditions
Inspection instruments8
  1. The basic kit
  2. Humidity: psychrometers and hygrometers
  3. Steel temperature
  4. Wet film thickness
  5. Dry film thickness gauges
  6. Holiday (continuity) detection
  7. Adhesion tests
  8. Hardness and cure tests
DFT measurement and acceptance6
  1. Why DFT varies
  2. Readings, spots and areas
  3. The "80/20" style rule (ISO 19840 concept)
  4. Spot and area averages (SSPC-PA 2 concept)
  5. Measuring individual coats
  6. Dealing with low and high DFT
Coating defects visual guide1
  1. A general repair procedure
ITP, reports and documentation6
  1. The documents behind a coating job
  2. Before work starts
  3. Building an inspection and test plan
  4. The daily coating report
  5. Non-conformance reports
  6. The final dossier
Health and safety7
  1. Safety data sheets and the hierarchy of controls
  2. Solvents: fire, explosion and health
  3. Isocyanates and epoxy sensitisers
  4. Abrasive blasting
  5. Airless spray injection injuries
  6. Confined spaces
  7. Other hazards for inspectors
Who it is for

Made for working inspectors.

Questions

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What format is it?

Digital files: PDF guides, and Excel, Word or PowerPoint files where the product includes them. You get a download link straight after checkout, and by email.

Can I use it at work?

Yes. The single-user licence covers your own work, including on your employer's and your clients' projects. For a team licence, contact us through the Payhip store.

Which software do I need?

A PDF reader, and Microsoft Excel 2016 or later (or Microsoft 365) for the spreadsheets. Word files open in Word or any compatible editor.

Is the sample data real?

No. All sample projects, names, dates and figures are fictitious and are there to show how each file works.

Is this affiliated with TWI, CSWIP, ASNT or any code body?

No. sevenwoods.co is independent. The questions, diagrams and text are original and are not taken from any examination or standard. Always work to the current code, your procedure and your employer's requirements.

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