Section 09900 PAINTS AND COATINGS] [and] [herein]. Clean surfaces prior to
painting. Immediately after cleaning, prime metal surfaces with FS TT-P-664
or SSPC Paint 25 metal primer applied to a minimum dry film thickness of
1.5 mils 0.04 mm. Exercise care to avoid painting sprinkler heads and
operating devices. Upon completion of painting, remove materials which
were used to protect sprinkler heads and operating devices which have been
inadvertently painted and provide new clean sprinkler heads and operating
devices of the proper type. Finish primed surfaces as follows:
3.3.1
Systems in Finished Areas
Finished areas are defined as areas where walls or ceilings are painted or
are constructed of a prefinished material. Paint primed surfaces with two
coats of paint to match adjacent surfaces, except paint valves and
operating accessories with two coats of gloss red enamel. [Provide piping
with 50 mm 2 inch wide red enamel bands spaced at maximum 6 m 20 feet
intervals throughout the piping system. Bands shall be gloss red enamel or
self-adhering plastic.]
3.3.2
Systems in Unfinished Areas
Paint piping in valve rooms, [and] mechanical rooms, [and]
[attics][and][crawl spaces] with FS TT-E-489 gloss red enamel applied to a
minimum dry film thickness of 0.04 mm 1.5 mils.
3.4
SCHEDULE
Some metric measurements in this section are based on mathematical
conversion of inch-pound measurement, and not on metric measurement
commonly agreed to by the manufacturers or other parties. The inch-pound
and metric measurements shown are as follows:
Products
Inch-Pound
Metric
Sprinkler Heads Orifice
0.50 inch
12.7 mm
0.53 inch
13.5 mm
Excess Pressure Pump Capacity
one gpm
63 mL/s
10 gallons
38 liters
Identification Tape Width
3 inches
80 mm
Trouble Alarm Bell or Horn Size
4 inches
100 mm
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