3. SURFACE PREPARATION
Any surface contaminants such as oil, grease, dust, moisture, chloride, and sulphate salts and dirt shall be removed in accordance with SSPC-SP1 Solvent Cleaning using a suitable solvent, oil emulsifier, alkali degreaser or other approved products.
• Hand tool cleaning, where required, shall be in accordance with SSPC-SP2
• Power tool cleaning, where nominated in this specification, shall be in accordance with SSPC-SP3.
• Abrasive blast cleaning, all steel surfaces to be coated, unless otherwise indicated in the coating system descriptions shall be abrasive blasted in accordance with SSPC-SP10