Painting audit

Project
Product
Workshop
Inspector
Audit object
No

Linkou FF unit 2
Hopper frame
DDC1
Steven Chen
Painting

Painting Sequence

10 pcs

Description

Status

Remark
+ DDC have no painting procedure, only show the record
chart for painting requirement.
+ Where is the painting procedure , can you ask them?
+ Yes. See the attached photo.

Painting procedure

Show simple chart according to Alstom

specification

Yes

+ Are they applying stripe coat to corners, edges , to

hard to coat area before starting paint?
+ Yes, the worker applying the coat to the corners,
edges,
+ Are they mixing paint as per recommendation of paint
manufacturer?
+ Yes, during audit on workshop, the mixing paint
according the paint instruction of paint manufacturer.
+ The paints and color are in line with ALSTOM painting
specification.

Paint

Primer: resist 78, grey

Yes, follow painting procedure

+ Are they using paint(primer, intermediate, final) and

thinner from the same paint manufacturer?
Yes, referred as photo.
+ Poor painting area, there are welding, grinding,
cleaning operating nearly.

Painting area

Not good

1. Have you found any dust or any foreign particles

before painting on the steel?
No;
2. Are they removing the dust, etc by compress air
before painting?
Yes, removing the dust by compress air before painting.
3. Are they doing blasting and painting on the same area
and time?
+ There are different area for blasting and painting.
+ The blasting machine show as attach photo.

Surface treat process

Blasting

Yes,

1. Is the blasting machine have all components (pressure

gauge, moisture separator, etc)
+ Can you give details report (name of the parts,
calibration status any)
+ The DDC QC cannot show the surface inspection card.

Surface inspection

SSPC-10

No inspection card to be compared after 1. How are they comparing the blasted surface profile,
whether the required profile achieved or not. They may
blasting
use ISO comparator or tape to check the surface profile.
+ One of the major reason of coating failure is due to
poor surface preparation.
+ DDC was informed that the painting operating area
shall prepared the measured tools.

Temperature and humidity

Time control

No measured tools presented

Painting sequence was controlled each

layer

Yes

+ Can you check temperature, humidity during painting

for a particular product?
+ Please check the DDCs painting report of the same
component.
+ As surveillance on workshop, the painting separate to
paint, and control.
1. Are they maintaining any log sheet against each coat
to confirm the curing time of the paint as per paint data
sheet.
+ How they are preparing the inspection report? Who is
recording all the details?
+ We are receiving painting report against a batch of
fabricated parts with same date and time.

Spot check thickness

Thickness to be check after drying.

Yes

1. Are they checking wet film thickness to confirm the

required DFT during painting. We can control higher
DFT, if we check wet film thickness in regular interval
during painting against each coat.

Refer photo

+ No, they checking the dry film thickness only;