NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ‘IN SITU’ CLEANING

Abstract

It is a prime principle, agreed by all corrosion scientists, that the proper preparation of steel, prior to painting or the application of other coatings, is most essential for long‐term protection. Proper preparation means the removal of all rust and millscale leaving a clean, down to bare metal, surface. The only two satisfactory methods of cleaning to ‘white metal’ are grit‐blasting and pickling. It is only possible to pickle efficiently easily handled articles, cleaning of large structures or cleaning in situ is not practical by this method.

Citation

Wharton, P.B. (1958), "NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ‘IN SITU’ CLEANING", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 5 No. 10, pp. 319-319. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb019499