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Coating Inspector Interview Questions

The document contains 100 questions related to coatings and painting. It covers topics like storage of coated pipes, coating defects, surface preparation, coating application procedures, coating inspection, and coating repair. The questions address requirements from standards like Saudi Aramco and address issues that may arise during a coating project.

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Coating Inspector Interview Questions

The document contains 100 questions related to coatings and painting. It covers topics like storage of coated pipes, coating defects, surface preparation, coating application procedures, coating inspection, and coating repair. The questions address requirements from standards like Saudi Aramco and address issues that may arise during a coating project.

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1: How to store 12-meter length pipe fbe coated pipes?

2: what is the maximum height of weld cap or internal root protrusion?

3:If the coating is applied on sharp edges what will happen?

4: What type of coating material is recommended for buried SS Pipes?

5: Which device Prevent slip of nozzle during water jetting?

6:Which fault can be seen if thick film of epoxy coating is sprayed ?

7:If Fbe coated pipes were stored more than 6 months under direct sun
light,What will be your action.

8: After applying paint on the surface, paint got wetted by raining, as a painting
inspector what will you do?
9:Single pack epoxy paint is dried under which mechanism?

10: What does a tip number shows? For example 317

11: Which coating system of Saudi Aramco is applied on splash zone?

12: Which coating System is applied on damp steel surface in Saudi Aramco?

13: What does Rust Grade C Means?

14: Define Relative Humidity?

15: What will happen if the paint is applied in more than maximum specified
Humidity by the manufacturer?

16: If Zinc silicate will be applied in high thickness, Which defect might be seen?

17: Ral number of a painting material describes which characteristic of specific


paint?
18: Well Head components will be coated under which Saudi Aramco standard?

19: What type of coating material should be used for marking or color coding of
paint?

20: If an airless spray pump ratio is 35:1, Then what will be inlet pressure required
to maintain fluid pressure at 2800 PSI.?

21: Which properties affect the efficiency of abrasive?

22: As per Aramco, What is the maximum period allowed to store the coating
material temporarily at site in offshore?

23: What is the maximum allowed limit of chloride contents at surface after
blasting?

24: What will be your action if the maximum surface profile limit is exceeded
after blasting?

25: Which type of coating material should be used to repair the damaged
galvanizing at site?

26: What is the difference between drying and curing?


27: What is maximum limit of surface temperature to apply coating?

28: When should be stripe coating done in inorganic zinc primer?

29: What is the requirement for light used in confined space?

30: What are the volume solids in coating material and they affect which property
of coating film?

31: What is surface cleanliness requirement of road crossing pipeline?

32: Which type of cleaning materials is prohibited to use as solvent cleaning?

33: Which coating system is recommended for road crossing in rocky soil?

34: How externally FBE coated pipes are stored and where should they be stored
at?

35: What is the timeline INCR to be forwarded to client?

37: What are inspection levels during construction phase?


38: What documents will be required for coating material receiving?

39: Explain repair procedure of damaged FBE coating at site?

40: What is the thumb rule of requirements of voltage for thickness?

41: If the equipment, valves or vessels are coated by manufacturer, then under
which conditions this coating can be accepted in Saudi Aramco?

42: What standard gives guide lines for approving a new coating material (that is
not listed in SAES-H-101V) to use at site?

43: What shall be minimum radius for grounding of rough welds and cut offs?

44:Explain procedure and reason of blotter test?

45:What are the contents of INCR?

46: Who can certify the air compressor that is used for breathing air?

47: If the maximum timeline (4hrs) for coating application after blasting is
exceeded but there is no visible rust on substrate, what will be your action?
48: After completion of abrasive blasting you came to know that blaster was not
certified from Aramco. But the blasting work is finished what you will do?

49: What is the ISO standard reference when the blasted profile is measured with
replica tape?

50: If the recoat interval has been passed for a coating material then what should
we do prior to applying top coat?

51: How would you check drying after application?

52: Why do we use contrasting color in multi coat coating systems?

53: What is Difference between FBE and liquid coating material?

54: What is MEK test and what is it used for? Standard reference

55: Why paints are designed fast and slow curing?

56: What is the ISO Standard reference for testing of chloride contents on blasted
surface?
57: Why mist coat is applied on inorganic zinc primer prior to intermediate coat?

58: What would be recommended APCS for buried concrete service in soil
containing hydrocarbons?

59: What would be the acceptance criteria of finished coating?

60: When should we check the calibration of holiday detector in one working shift?

61: What is maximum total length of FBE coating application on field girth weld?

62: what should be the cycle of testing the chloride contents on field girth weld
blasted area.

63: How much DFT readings must be taken on each side of field coated girth
weld?

64: What is anti fouling coating?

65: What is the difference between cohesion and adhesion?

66: What is the difference between thermoplastic and thermo setting material?
67: What is the difference between orange peel and dry spray? Explain root cause

68: What is damp surface?

69: Which standard provides minimum safety requirements for abrasive blasting?

70: What is the purpose of air receiver?

71: What is the reference standard for packaging of coating material in SA?

72: What is transition area? Describe SA coating requirements on transition area.

73: How should a painter hold the gun while spraying?

75: What is wet on wet spray coating application technique?

76: What is gel time?

77: How internal field girth weld coating is done for the pipes with dia below 8”?

78: What should be the sequence of coating a tank internally?


79: What are SA coating requirements for base plates of tank from soil side?

80: Where should be joint identification number written when coating internal girth
welds at site? What is SA standard reference?

81: Which type of coating requires FDA approval prior to application?

82: What is holiday voltages requirement for APCS-113C?

83: What is SSPC Vis-1?

84: What is flash rusting and when does it occur?

85: What is meant by opacity of paint?

86: What is galvanic corrosion?

87: If soluble salts are present on substrate and coating is applied then which
coating fault will occur?

88: What corrective action would you suggest if you find the applied coating is not
cured even after maximum time required for curing?
89: The construction team has backfilled the concrete foundations without Quality
inspection and verification of coating application. What would be your action?

90: Generally, how many and which are the phases of typical SATIP?

91: What is the procedure for qualification of blaster and coating applicator in SA?

92: What is meant by spot DFT measurement?

93: Which standard refers the measurement of DFT using non-destructive coating
thickness gauges?

94: What is coin rub test?

95: Which type of coating material used for repair of inorganic zinc primer?

96: What is the maximum working pressure of airless spray machine?

97: What is the minimum and maximum overlap limit while repairing the FBE
coating at field?
98: What material should be used to repair the damaged FBE coating at field if the
repair area is larger than 0.2 m²?

99: Who should approve the coating procedure?

100: What is thixotropic coating?

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