USS BELLEAU WOOD Flight Deck
Surface prep: Remove and replace non-skid throughout flight deck by ultrahigh-pressure water jetting to NACE No.5/SSPC-SP12 standard. With pressures ranging from 36,000 psi to 40,000 psi. Deck edge work and other inaccessible areas will be mechanically cleaned to an SSPC SP-11 standard and SSPC SP-2 standard.
Contamination prevention: Contained all around flight deck with 4-mil polyurethane plastic to prevent any debris or paint chips from escaping outside work area.
- Coating system:
- First Coat – MS 7cz primer gray.
- Stripe Coat – MS 7cz primer light gray.
- Second Coat- MS 7cz primer buff.
- Non-skid – MS 400-G.
- Color toping-MS 200-epoxy acrylic. All coatings were mixed and applied in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
All ambient readings, conductivity readings, surface temp, surface profile, wet film, dry film and material mixing times were taken by Surface Technologies’ QA representative. Conductivity tests were conducted using the BresleSampler patch and the Horiba unit recorded in microsiemens.
Substrate showed staining and flash rust |
Repairing existing holes in substrate |
Masked off in accordance with ship force regulations |
Hydro pumps and vacuum tanks set up on flight deck |
Application of second coat |
Verifying visual landing aid |
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