The Work shall include furnishing all labor, tools, and equipment to remove all defective paint or corrosion and apply two coats of paint. The Work shall include the following: A. Surface Preparation – Loose, peeling, cracking, or defective primer and paint shall be removed. All surface contaminants shall be removed including grease and oil. Recover, remove, and dispose of properly all spent or excess abrasives, dust, dirt, paint chips, spent solvent and paint containers. Use proper equipment and abrasives when blast cleaning to produce the mil profile, within the range of 2.0 to 3.5 mils or as recommended by the coating manufacturer. The abrasive shall be free of contaminants and not embed itself in the blasted surface. Prior to start-up of the project, samples of the Contractor’s selected abrasive and/or abrasive/admixture shall be submitted to the Authorized Agent for testing and approval. Random field testing of the abrasive shall be done, as directed by the Authorized Agent to ensure the abrasive used complies with these requirements...
