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REVISION HISTORY
REV. DESCRIPTION DATE APPROVED
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A Revised 3.2 Manufacturer Standard Paint System 07-23-2019 Kippel, Brad

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DOCUMENT TITLE:
GE Power GENERAL PAINTING SPECIFICATION – C3 Corrosion Class, Field Finish
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1. SCOPE

This specification gives the requirements for Anticorrosion Painting systems suitable for a C3
corrosive environment as per ISO 12944-5, with High Durability (H) as per ISO 12944-5. This
specification defines the primer paint system that will be applied in the fabrication workshop prior to
shipment, along with any additional paint that is applied in the Belfort or Greenville workshops for
equipment that ships to Belfort or Greenville for assembly. Equipment that ships directly to site (MSD
– Material Ship Direct) will ship with the defined primer paint system defined within the documents.

This specification does not define the final/finish coat that is applied at the job site after installation;
refer to MLI CF0 for definition of this paint, as well as its application guidelines. This specification
does not cover any special coating intended for purposes other than anticorrosion (i.e. high gloss
painting for low friction or coatings for fire-proofing).

2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

Unless otherwise specified, all codes and standards herby referenced shall be to the latest official
revision available at the time of GE Purchase Order issuance.

2.1 GE Specifications and Standards

222T0108 – GE Power General Painting Specification

444T0108 – Belfort Manufacturing Shop Painting Specification
555T0108 – Greenville Manufacturing Shop Painting Specification

2.2 Industry Specifications, Standards, and Codes

ISO 12944 – Paints and varnishes – Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint
systems

3 REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Materials and Parts Not To Be Painted

The following list of components are not to be painted, unless otherwise required in the MLI
Hardware Ordering Drawing, Functional Specification, and/or Build-to-Print Drawings

 Stainless Steel
 Aluminum alloys
 Cooper alloys
 Non-metallic parts

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 Primary (Instrument) Tubing lines and fittings

 Internal parts of machines (such as compressors, gears, motors, etc.) and internal part of
piping
 Internal parts of Stainless Steel Tanks/Pressure Vessels/Oil reservoirs
 Machined surfaces intended to be coupled
 Bolting hardware
 Hot dip galvanized grating, checker/diamond plate & other hot dip galvanized walking
surfaces
 Hot dip galvanized perforated sheet
 Filters
 Insulation material
 Concrete
 Conduit or cable trays
 Wiring
 Cable glands
 Earthing and grounding points

3.2 Manufacturer Standard Paint Systems

The following list of components may utilize the Manufacturer’s Standard Paint System provided that
the Manufacturer’s Standard Paint System: 1) meets C3H as per ISO 12944-5, and 2) is suitable for
the operating temperature service specified in Table 1 of this document. The final color is as per the
Manufacture’s Standard.

 Electrical Junction Boxes/panels/Cabinets

 Motors
 Pumps
 Small Fans (not to be applied to MLI 1233/1643/A132/A168)
 Valves and actuators
 Instruments (i.e. transmitters, thermocouples, instrument panel, switches, Coriolis,
etc.)
 Heaters
 Filter/separator body
 Lightning protection
 Lighting
 Grounding equipment
 Tool kits (i.e. jacks, etc.)
 Name plates/signs
 Lifting beams
 Hoists/trolley beams
 Shipping attachments
 Accumulators
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 Firefighting hardware (i.e. horns, detectors, C02 bottles, etc.)

 Any gas bottles
 Dampers
 Door hardware
 Fan/pump impellors
 Turning Gear, Torque Converter & Load Gears (paint certificates for these MLI’s need
to be included in the O&M manuals)
 Regulators
 Air compressor
 Temporary/Shipping bracing, cribbing, packaging
 GLAC/GNAC
 Internals of Containers
 HVAC equipment
 Generator Terminal Enclosure
 Generator MV Frame
 Battery
 Battery rack
 Generator Circuit Breaker
 Transformer
 Insulated Phase bus bar (IPB)

3.3 Painting of Manufactured Items for GE Belfort or GE Greenville Workshop

This section identifies the painting system to be used for equipment that is manufactured for and
shipped to the GE Belfort or GE Greenville Workshop. This type of hardware will ship directly to the
GE Belfort or GE Greenville Workshop; and the supplier will receive Logistics markings from GE
showing this.

The painting systems in this section shall not be used for equipment that is manufactured and
shipped directly to site (MSD hardware).

If a supplier is unclear as to whether or not their hardware is equipment that is manufactured for and
shipped to the GE Belfort or GE Greenville Workshop, please consult the cognizant GE Buyer or GE
Engineer.

The hardware supplier shall paint their equipment in accordance with 444T0108 – Belfort
Manufacturing Shop Painting Specification, for items that ship to the Belfort Workshop.

The hardware supplier shall paint their equipment in accordance with 555T0108 – Greenville
Manufacturing Shop Painting Specification, for items that ship to the Greenville Workshop.

3.4 Painting of Material Shipped Direct (MSD) Hardware

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This section identifies the painting system to be used for equipment that is manufactured and
shipped directly to site (MSD hardware). This type of hardware will receive Logistics markings from
GE showing a destination other than the GE Belfort or GE Greenville Workshops.

The painting systems in this section shall not be used for equipment that is manufactured for and
shipped to the GE Belfort or GE Greenville Workshop.

If a supplier is unclear as to whether or not their equipment is MSD hardware, please consult the
cognizant GE Buyer or GE Engineer.

Table 1 defines the painting systems to be applied based on the temperature and use classifications
of the MLI. All Painting System Codes in Table 1 refer to the codes listed in 222T0108.

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Table 1
Materials: Carbon Steel, Low Alloy, Cast Iron (Design Temperature <150oC) (see notes 1 & 3)
Available Painting Total Painting System
Parts to be Painted Systems Thickness

Outside of Enclosures
Outside of Skids
Ventilation Systems
Support Steel
Pipe Supports S-1, S-2, S-3 OR S-4 150 µm
Exterior of Tanks
Pressure Vessels
Seal Air Fans
Low temperature piping
Interior of Enclosures
Interior of Skids
A-1, A-2, A-3 OR A-4 150 µm
Components located inside of other
Enclosures/Buildings/Containers/Turbine Hall
Exterior of Inlet System S-1, S-2, S-3 OR S-4 150 µm
Interior of Inlet System (Dirty Air Side) S-1, S-2, S-3 OR S-4 150 µm
Interior of Inlet System (Clean Air Side) A-1, A-2, A-3 OR A-4 150 µm
Exterior surfaces of Galvanized/Galvanealed Sheet D 50 µm
not inside of an enclosure/skid
General warning indications (i.e. lifting equipment, B OR 180 µm (B)
trunnions, cranes, hoists, trolleys, etc.) C-1, C-2, C-3 OR C-4 200 µm (C-1 thru 4)
B OR 180 µm (B)
Guards and exposed edges of pulleys, gears or rollers
C-1, C-2, C-3 OR C-4 200 µm (C-1 thru 4)
Interior of Oil Tanks H 250 µm
Interior of Water Tanks I 250 µm

Materials: Carbon Steel, Low Alloy, Cast Iron (Design Temperature >150oC )
Exhaust System External Parts
Exhaust System Internal Parts (see note 2)
(without shop installed Insulation)
Gas Turbine Piping F 50 µm
Ventilation Fans
Turbine Enclosure
Gas Conditioning Skids
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Note 1 – If an area is covered by shop installed acoustic or thermal insulation, only the Primer coat
for the specified Painting System needs to be applied to this area that is covered by shop installed
acoustic or thermal insulation. Areas that are not covered by insulation, as well as areas in which
the insulation is field installed shall be fully painted as per the specified Painting System.

Note 2 – If an area inside of the gas path is covered by shop installed thermal insulation, no paint
needs to be applied. Areas inside of the gas path that are not covered by thermal insulation, as
well as areas in which the thermal insulation is field installed, shall be painted only with the Primer
coat for the specified Painting System.

Note 3 – The temperature resistance of polyurethane paints for continuous operation is 120oC.
For operating temperatures up to 150oC some color variation is expected due to the pigments
degrading (i.e. from RAL 9010 to RAL 1001).

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