10
PREPARING THE ORIGINAL PIPE
FOR CLEANING
Substrate preparation is one of the most crucial steps in the coating process as specialized coating resin is
designed to bond to the host pipe. Be sure to remove all scale, grease, dust and any other debris com-
pletely from the pipe before coating. If coating plastic pipe be sure to abrade thoroughly with Picote
Smart Cutter
TM
grinding panels.
WARNING
!
STEP 1
Clean the host pipe very well. Use Original (
a
) or Cyclone (
b
) grinding chains with carbides
for cast iron pipes and flush with water. For PVC pipes, use the special PVC chains (
c
). Use
a wire brush (
d
) to remove final dust and other remaining particles.
OPTIONAL STEP:
For pipe with excessive build
-
up of fats, oils or grease (FOG) a degreaser may be
necessary. This can be pumped into the pipe during cleaning if necessary using the coating pump system and
Eco
-
friendly degreasing agent.
A.
B.
C.
D.
