Cold-rolled steel
Generally supplied in plate or sheet form up to quarter inch thick. Sections are often referred to as 'bright metal' and they are free from millscale. New steel is often 'oiled' to prevent corrosion and preparation involves degreasing prior to priming. Corroded cold-rolled steel can be prepared by the method described for hot-rolled steel but blast cleaning operations must feature controlled abrasive size and velocity - otherwise there is a risk of distortion or perforation.
Ferrous metals
- Factors affecting coating performance
- Standards
- Design
- Working environment
- Maintenance
- Blast cleaning
- Hand-tool and power-tool methods
- Preparation grades: scraping and wire-brushing
- Inspection/planning
- General notes on film thickness and spreading capacity
- Substrate categories
- Surface condition
- Surface preparation
- Hot-rolled steel
- Prefabricated shop primed steelwork
- Cold-rolled steel
- Wrought iron
- Powder coated steel
- Stoved finishes
- Recoating Plastisol/PVF2