Table 8. Typical 1978 West Coast Surface 

 Preparation and Primer Costs 



Item 



Cost ($/sq ft) 



Field 



Shop 



SSPC Surface Preparation 



Commercial Blast (SSPC-SP 6) 

 Near White (SSPC-SP 10) 

 White Metal (SSPC-SP 5) 



0.50 

 0.65 



0.90 



0.25 

 0.30 

 0.40 



Primer (Generic Type) 



Alkyd, Vinyl, or Chlorinated Rubber 



Epoxy 



Zinc Rich 



0.10 

 0.15 

 0.20 



0.06 

 0.11 

 0.16 



From Reference 14. 



Does not include cost of coating material. 



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