Hand Tool Cleaning

Question 1

Hand tool cleaning is a method to prepare steel surfaces using ___-___ hand tools.

Answer 1

Non powered hand tools.

Question 2

Hand tool cleaning removes all ___ mill scale, rust, paint and other detrimental foreign matter.

Answer 2

Loose

Question 3

___ mill scale, rust, and coatings cannot generally be removed by this process in a high production environment.

Answer 3

Adherent

Question 4

Mill scale, rust, and paint are considered adherent if they cannot be removed by lifting with a ___ ___ ___.

Answer 4

Dull putty knife.

Question 5

Standards dealing with hand tool cleaning are? These specify the use of a dully putty knife to determine whether or not contaminants are firmly adherent.

Answer 5

SSPC - SP 2

ISO St 2 and St 3

Question 6

Tools used in hand cleaning are?

Answer 6

1. Wire Brushes
2. Scrapers
3. Chisels
4. Knives
5. Chipping Hammers

Question 7

The Standard for Hand tool Cleaning.

Answer 7

SSPC-SP 2 (Hand Tool Cleaning)

Question 8

When hand tool cleaning operations commence, certain procedures are necessary:

1. ___ the ___ to determine it’s condition.
2. ___ or __ solvent/emulsion cleaning to remove contaminants. Remove heavy layers of rust by chipping.
3. Clean the surface with any of the hand tools, then ___ prior to coating.

Answer 8

1. Inspect
2. Specify or Require
3. Inspect

Question 9

Hand tool cleaning is also called?

Answer 9

Manual Cleaning

Question 10

Hand tool cleaning is the slowest and ___ ___ method of surface prep.

Answer 10

Least satisfactory

Question 11

Hand tool cleaning is slow, ___ ___ and ___ with the end result still far from satisfactory.

Answer 11

Labor intensive and costly.

Question 12

It is ___ ___ to remove all rust and mill scale with this method.

Answer 12

Practically impossible

Question 13

A complicating factor to hand tool cleaning an be reluctance of labor to engage in ___ ___ ___.

Answer 13

Arduous manual tasks.

Question 14

___ ___ and ___ ___ ___ can lead to significant increases in the cost of achieving a clean surface by these methods.

Answer 14

Slow progress and deteriorating labor relations.

Question 15

Hand tools have the advantage of being ___ and not ___ ___ to operate.

Answer 15

Portable and not requiring power to operate.

Question 16

Hand tools are most suited for use when 1___ ___ need to be prepared in the vicinity of other workers or when 2___ is difficult.

Answer 16

1. Small areas.

2. Access

Question 17

Use manual/hand tool cleaning only when ___ or some other factor precludes using a more efficient method.

Answer 17

Weather

Question 18

Hand cleaning is one of the oldest methods of surface prep and is most often used when:

1. ____ ___ equipment is unavailable.
2. The work is ___ to power tools.
3. The job is too small to warrant the use of ___ ___.
4. Hand tool cleaning may be used extensively and with good effect when properly implemented in a ___ ___ ___. It may be fore effective when used in conjunction with power tool cleaning.

Answer 18

1. Power Operated.
2. Inaccessible
3. Power tools.
4. Maintenance painting Program.

Question 19

Some of the things inspectors should consider are:

1. The substrate condition ___ to ___.
2. The solvent cleaning ___ to ___ ___ ___.
3. The area where ___ ___ is required.
4. The coating to be applied to the ___ ___.
5. The ___ after hand tool cleaning is completed.
6. The ___ ___ during cleaning and prior to coating.

Answer 19

1. Prior to cleaning.
2. Prior to Hand Tool Cleaning.
3. The area where Hand Tooling is required.
4. Existing surface.
5. The edges after hand tool cleaning is completed.
6. Ambient conditions.