Multiple Choice Questions on

Coating Failures

Questions 1 - 5

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1.

Failure of a coating by chalking is a

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design-related failure

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formulation-related failure

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adhesion-related failure

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application-related failure


2.

To minimize chalking, which one of the following is the best method?

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To use a amine epoxy or epoxy ester coating

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To completely replace the coating

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To use epoxy ester top coats with a chalk resisting pigment

  [  ] To provide top coatings of polyurethane with chalk resistance binder

3.

In a failure called alligatoring the surface of a coating hardens and shrinks at a much faster rate than the body of the coating.  To avoid this failure, which would be the best method?

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Apply a thicker coating

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Apply a soft primer over a hard coat

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The coating should be reinforced with a reinforcing pigment

  [  ] The coating should be reinforced with an inhibitor pigment

4.

When highly filled coatings are applied heavily, which one of the following defect is predominant?

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Alligatoring

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Chalking

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Mud Cracking

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Erosion


5.

If an oil, such as linseed oil, is spilt over a heavily applied coating, which is allowed to dry before the oil is cleaned, a coating defect develops.  This coating defect is called

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Wrinkling

 

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Cracking

 

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Checking

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Discoloration