Rule or Suggestion?

The controversy over SSPC-SP 13/NACE No.6

From JPCL, January 2022

By Bill Jenkins, Technical Services Manager, PC North America, International Paint LLC/AkzoNobel Chair of TG 417, responsible for revising SSPC-SP13/NACE No. 6

Written by the chair of the SSPC-SP 13/NACE No. 6, “Surface Preparation of Concrete” standard revision committee, this article outlines debate about whether specifiers should regard this as a standard or a guide, and offers a potential compromise ahead of the committee’s upcoming meeting in April....