3.1.2 Millscale 3.1.3 Surface cleanliness 3.1.4 Roughness 3.1.5 Surface defects and welds 3.2 Surface preparation methods 3.2.2 Hand-and power-tool cleaning 3.2.3 Abrasive blast-cleaning 3.2.4 Innovative methods 3.2.5 Flame cleaning 3.2.6 Pickling 3.2.7 Iron and zinc phosphating 3.3 Health and safety matters 3.3.1 General 3.3.2 Open nozzle blast-cleaning 3.3.3 Pressure water jetting 3.3.4 Flame cleaning Paints and paint coatings 4.1 General requirements 4.2 The nature of paint 4.2.1 Paint systems 4.3 Protection by paint films 4.3.1 Zinc-rich pigments 4.3.2 Inhibitive pigments 4.3.3 Barrier coatings 4.4 Properties of paint films 4.4.1 Adhesion 4.4.2 Flexibility 4.4.3 Hardness 4.44 Abrasion resistance 4.4.5 Permeability 4.4.6 esistance to microorganisms 4.4.7 Ageing of paint films 4.5 Paint film formation 4.6 Binders 4.6.1 Oxidation type 4.6.2 Solvent evaporation type 4.6.3 Chemically reacting type C D.A. Bavliss and D. H. Deacon3.1.2 Millscale 3.1.3 Surface cleanliness 3.1.4 Roughness 3.1.5 Surface defects and welds 3.2 Surface preparation methods 3.2.1 Degreasing 3.2.2 Hand- and power-tool cleaning 3.2.3 Abrasive blast-cleaning 3.2.4 Innovative methods 3.2.5 Flame cleaning 3.2.6 Pickling 3.2.7 Iron and zinc phosphating 3.3 Health and safety matters 3.3.1 General 3.3.2 Open nozzle blast-cleaning 3.3.3 Pressure water jetting 3.3.4 Flame cleaning References 4 Paints and paint coatings 4.1 General requirements 4.2 The nature of paint 4.2.1 Paint systems 4.3 Protection by paint films 4.3.1 Zinc-rich pigments 4.3.2 Inhibitive pigments 4.3.3 Barrier coatings 4.4 Properties of paint films 4.4.1 Adhesion 4.4.2 Flexibility 4.4.3 Hardness 4.4.4 Abrasion resistance 4.4.5 Permeability 4.4.6 Resistance to microorganisms 4.4.7 Ageing of paint films 4.5 Paint film formation 4.6 Binders 4.6.1 Oxidation type 4.6.2 Solvent evaporation type 4.6.3 Chemically reacting type vi Contents © 2002 D. A. Bayliss and D. H. Deacon