SURFACE CLEANING AND PRETREATING OF STEEL FOR HIGHWAY USE

SOME OF THE NEWER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CLEANING AND PRETREATING OF STEEL SURFACES PRIOR TO PAINTING ARE DISCUSSED. THEY INCLUDE CHEMICAL CLEANERS, ULTRASONIC CLEANING, NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MECHANICAL CLEANING PROCESSES, THE TREND TOWARD JELLY-TYPE CHEMICAL TREATMENTS OR DESCALING IN THE FIELD, AND OTHERS. SPECIFICATIONS FOR MANY CLEANING AND PRETREATING PROCESSES ARE LISTED. SOME OF THE TECHNIQUES AND PRECAUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS CLEANING METHODS ARE DISCUSSED. THE ECONOMIC VLAUE OF PROPER CLEANING AND PRETREATING HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. THE LIFE OF PROPERLY CLEANED SURFACES VERSUS UNCLEANED SURFACES IS PRESENTED, BASED ON A NUMBER OF FIELD PAINT TESTS. SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HIGHWAY USE ARE MADE. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/36/36-022.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 36, pp 266-281, 8 FIG, 7 REF. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Bigos, J
• Publication Date: 1957

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 7-11, 1957
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 36
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cleaning; Highway travel; Steel; Surfaces
• Old TRIS Terms: Cleaning procedures
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218787
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 22 1972 12:00AM