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PRODUCT MASTERSPEC LICENSED BY ARCOM TO VALSPAR CORPORATION.

Copyright 2014 by The American Institute of Architects (AIA)

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SECTION 099123 - INTERIOR PAINTING

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Revise this Section by deleting and inserting text to meet Project-specific requirements.

This Section uses the term "Architect." Change this term to match that used to identify the design professional as defined in the General and Supplementary Conditions.

Verify that Section titles referenced in this Section are correct for this Project's Specifications; Section titles may have changed.

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1RELATED DOCUMENTS

Retain or delete this article in all Sections of Project Manual.

  1. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2SUMMARY

  1. Section includes surface preparation and the application of paint systems on [interior substrates.] [the following interior substrates:]
  2. Concrete.
  3. Cement board.
  4. Clay masonry.
  5. Concrete masonry units (CMUs).
  6. Steel and iron.
  7. Galvanized metal.
  8. Aluminum (not anodized or otherwise coated).
  9. Copper.
  10. Stainless steel.
  11. Wood.
  12. Fiberglass.
  13. Plastic.
  14. Gypsum board.
  15. Plaster.
  16. Acoustic panels and tiles.
  17. Spray-textured ceilings.
  18. Cotton or canvas insulation covering.
  19. ASJ insulation covering.
  20. Bituminous-coated surfaces.
  21. Related Requirements:

Retain subparagraphs below to cross-reference requirements Contractor might expect to find in this Section but are specified in other Sections.

Primers in other Sections must be coordinated for compatibility with finish coats specified in this Section. Review other Sections for shop-primed products, and insert references to this Section to establish primer requirements.

  1. [Section051200 "Structural Steel Framing"] [Section051213 "Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel Framing"] for shop priming structural steel.
  2. Section055000 "Metal Fabrications" for shop priming metal fabrications.
  3. Section055113 "Metal Pan Stairs" for shop priming metal pan stairs.
  4. Section055116 "Metal Floor Plate Stairs" for shop priming metal floor plate stairs.
  5. Section055119 "Metal Grating Stairs" for shop priming metal grating stairs.
  6. Section055213 "Pipe and Tube Railings" for shop [priming] [painting] pipe and tube railings.
  7. [Section055313 "Bar Gratings"] [Section055316 "Plank Gratings"] [Section055319 "Expanded Metal Gratings"] for shop priming metal gratings.
  8. Section099600 "High-Performance Coatings" for tile-like coatings.
  9. Section099300 "Staining and Transparent Finishing" for surface preparation and the application of wood stains and transparent finishes on interior wood substrates.

1.3DEFINITIONS

Retain this article if paints are specified by manufacturers' trade names rather than by MPI paint numbers. Definitions of MPIGloss Levels below are from "MPI Architectural Painting Specification Manual" (hereafter, "MPI Manual").

Retain terms that remain after this Section has been edited for a project.

  1. MPIGloss Level1: Not more than five units at 60 degrees and 10 units at 85 degrees, according to ASTMD523.
  2. MPIGloss Level2: Not more than 10 units at 60 degrees and 10 to 35 units at 85 degrees, according to ASTMD523.
  3. MPIGloss Level3: 10 to 25 units at 60 degrees and 10 to 35 units at 85 degrees, according to ASTMD523.
  4. MPIGloss Level4: 20 to 35 units at 60 degrees and not less than 35 units at 85 degrees, according to ASTMD523.
  5. MPIGloss Level5: 35 to 70 units at 60 degrees, according to ASTMD523.
  6. MPIGloss Level6: 70 to 85 units at 60 degrees, according to ASTMD523.
  7. MPIGloss Level7: More than 85 units at 60 degrees, according to ASTMD523.

1.4ACTION SUBMITTALS

  1. Product Data: For each type of product. Include preparation requirements and application instructions.

See "Writing Guide" Article in the Evaluations for discussion of first subparagraph below.

  1. Include Printout of current "MPI Approved Products List" for each product category specified, with the proposed product highlighted.
  2. Indicate VOC content.
  1. Sustainable Design Submittals:

"Product Data" Subparagraph below applies to LEED 2009 NC, CI, and CS; LEEDv4; IgCC; ASHRAE189.1; and Green Globes. Coordinate with requirements for paints and coatings.

  1. Product Data: For paints and coatings, indicating VOC content.

"Laboratory Test Reports" Subparagraph below applies to LEED 2009 for Schools, LEEDv4, IgCC, ASHRAE189.1, and Green Globes. Coordinate with requirements for paints and coatings.

  1. Laboratory Test Reports: For paints and coatings, indicating compliance with requirements for low-emitting materials.
  1. Samples for Initial Selection: For each type of topcoat product.

Delete "Samples for Initial Selection" Paragraph above if colors and other characteristics are preselected and specified or scheduled. Retain "Samples for Verification" Paragraph below with or without above.

  1. Samples for Verification: For each type of paint system and in each color and gloss of topcoat.

Color and gloss of Samples change as they age; seven-day old Samples appear different from freshly dried Samples.

  1. Submit Samples on rigid backing, 8 inches (200 mm) square.
  2. Apply coats on Samples in steps to show each coat required for system.
  3. Label each coat of each Sample.
  4. Label each Sample for location and application area.
  1. Product List: Cross-reference to paint system and locations of application areas. Use same designations indicated on Drawings and in schedules. Include color designations.

1.5MAINTENANCE MATERIAL SUBMITTALS

  1. Furnish extra materials[,from the same product run,] that match products installed and that are packaged with protective covering for storage and identified with labels describing contents.

If necessary, replace percentage in "Paint" Subparagraph below with a specific number of gallons (liters) or cases and include an expanded description of the quantity of each material and color.

  1. Paint: [5] <Insert number> percent, but not less than [1 gal. (3.8L)] <Insert number> of each material and color applied.

1.6QUALITY ASSURANCE

  1. Mockups: Apply mockups of each paint system indicated and each color and finish selected to verify preliminary selections made under Sample submittals and to demonstrate aesthetic effects and set quality standards for materials and execution.
  2. Architect will select one surface to represent surfaces and conditions for application of each paint system.
  3. Vertical and Horizontal Surfaces: Provide samples of at least 100 sq. ft. (9 sq.m).
  4. Other Items: Architect will designate items or areas required.
  5. Final approval of color selections will be based on mockups.
  6. If preliminary color selections are not approved, apply additional mockups of additional colors selected by Architect at no added cost to Owner.
  7. Approval of mockups does not constitute approval of deviations from the Contract Documents contained in mockups unless Architect specifically approves such deviations in writing.

Retain subparagraph below if the intention is to make an exception to the default requirement in Section014000 "Quality Requirements" for demolishing and removing mockups.

  1. Subject to compliance with requirements, approved mockups may become part of the completed Work if undisturbed at time of Substantial Completion.

1.7DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

  1. Store materials not in use in tightly covered containers in well-ventilated areas with ambient temperatures continuously maintained at not less than 45 degF (7 degC).
  2. Maintain containers in clean condition, free of foreign materials and residue.
  3. Remove rags and waste from storage areas daily.

If necessary, insert special requirements for fire protection, heating, ventilation, and other conditions for storage areas on-site.

1.8FIELD CONDITIONS

  1. Apply paints only when temperature of surfaces to be painted and ambient air temperatures are between 50 and 90 degF (10 and 32 degC).
  2. Do not apply paints when relative humidity exceeds 85 percent; at temperatures less than 5 degF (3 degC) above the dew point; or to damp or wet surfaces.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

Manufacturers and products listed in SpecAgent and Masterworks Paragraph Builder are neither recommended nor endorsed by the AIA or ARCOM. Before inserting names, verify that manufacturers and products listed here comply with requirements retained or revised in descriptions and are both available and suitable for the intended applications. For definitions of terms and requirements for Contractor's product selection, see Section 016000 "Product Requirements."

2.1MANUFACTURERS

  1. Basis-of-Design Product: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide Valspar Corporation - Architectural (Pro); products listed in Exterior Painting Schedule or a comparable product by one of the following:
  2. Behr Process Corporation.
  3. Benjamin Moore & Co.
  4. Dunn-Edwards Corporation.
  5. Kelly-Moore Paint Company Inc.
  6. McCormick Paints.
  7. PPG Architectural Coatings.
  8. Sherwin-Williams Company (The).
  9. Insert manufacturer's name>.

Retain "Products" Paragraph below and insert lists of manufacturers and products in Interior Painting Schedule to require specific products or a comparable product from other manufacturers.

See lists of products currently approved by MPI in its "MPI Approved Products Lists." See "Writing Guide" Article in the Evaluations for further discussion.

  1. Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, [provide product] [provide one of the products] [available products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to products] listed in the Interior Painting Schedule for the paint category indicated.

2.2PAINT, GENERAL

  1. MPI Standards: Products shall comply with MPI standards indicated and shall be listed in its "MPI Approved Products Lists."
  2. Material Compatibility:

Systems could fail if paints used for individual coats are incompatible. MPI's paint systems match primers and topcoats and take compatibility into consideration.

  1. Materials for use within each paint system shall be compatible with one another and substrates indicated, under conditions of service and application as demonstrated by manufacturer, based on testing and field experience.
  2. For each coat in a paint system, products shall be recommended in writing by topcoat manufacturers for use in paint system and on substrate indicated.

"VOC Content" and "Low-Emitting Materials" paragraphs below apply to LEEDv4.

  1. VOC Content: For field applicationsthat are inside the weatherproofing system, paints and coatings shall comply with VOC content limits of authorities having jurisdiction and the following VOC content limits:

Categories in subparagraphs below are taken from LEED rating systems and the standards referenced by them; if clarification is required, see those documents or reference guides.

  1. Flat Paints and Coatings: 50g/L.
  2. Nonflat Paints and Coatings: 50g/L.
  3. Dry-Fog Coatings: 150g/L.
  4. Primers, Sealers, and Undercoaters: 100g/L.
  5. Rust-Preventive Coatings: 100g/L.
  6. Zinc-Rich Industrial Maintenance Primers: 100g/L.
  7. Pretreatment Wash Primers: 420g/L.
  8. Shellacs, Clear: 730g/L.
  9. Shellacs, Pigmented: 550g/L.
  1. Low-Emitting Materials: For field applications that are inside the weatherproofing system, 90 percent of paints and coatings shall comply with the requirements of the California Department of Public Health's "Standard Method for the Testing and Evaluation of Volatile Organic Chemical Emissions from Indoor Sources Using Environmental Chambers."
  2. Colors: [As selected by Architect from manufacturer's full range] [Match Architect's samples] [As indicated in a color schedule] <Insert requirements>.
  3. [Ten] [Twenty] [Thirty] <Insert number> percent of surface area will be painted with deep tones.

2.3SOURCE QUALITY CONTROL

Retain this article for large projects or critical coatings where additional control is needed. Delete if tests are not required.

  1. Testing of Paint Materials: Owner reserves the right to invoke the following procedure:
  2. Owner will engage the services of a qualified testing agency to sample paint materials. Contractor will be notified in advance and may be present when samples are taken. If paint materials have already been delivered to Project site, samples may be taken at Project site. Samples will be identified, sealed, and certified by testing agency.
  3. Testing agency will perform tests for compliance with product requirements.
  4. Owner may direct Contractor to stop applying paints if test results show materials being used do not comply with product requirements. Contractor shall remove noncomplying paint materials from Project site, pay for testing, and repaint surfaces painted with rejected materials. Contractor will be required to remove rejected materials from previously painted surfaces if, on repainting with complying materials, the two paints are incompatible.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1EXAMINATION

  1. Examine substrates and conditions, with Applicator present, for compliance with requirements for maximum moisture content and other conditions affecting performance of the Work.
  2. Maximum Moisture Content of Substrates: When measured with an electronic moisture meter as follows:

Percentages in six subparagraphs below are based on "MPI Manual."

  1. Concrete: 12 percent.
  2. Fiber-Cement Board: 12 percent.
  3. Masonry (Clay and CMUs): 12 percent.
  4. Wood: 15 percent.
  5. Gypsum Board: 12 percent.
  6. Plaster: 12 percent.
  1. Gypsum Board Substrates: Verify that finishing compound is sanded smooth.
  2. Plaster Substrates: Verify that plaster is fully cured.
  3. Spray-Textured Ceiling Substrates: Verify that surfaces are dry.
  4. Verify suitability of substrates, including surface conditions and compatibility, with existing finishes and primers.
  5. Proceed with coating application only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.
  6. Application of coating indicates acceptance of surfaces and conditions.

3.2PREPARATION

For renovation projects, consult "MPI Maintenance Repainting Manual" and revise first paragraph below and paint systems specified in the Interior Painting Schedule.

  1. Comply with manufacturer's written instructions and recommendations in "MPI Architectural Painting Specification Manual" applicable to substrates and paint systems indicated.
  2. Remove hardware, covers, plates, and similar items already in place that are removable and are not to be painted. If removal is impractical or impossible because of size or weight of item, provide surface-applied protection before surface preparation and painting.
  3. After completing painting operations, use workers skilled in the trades involved to reinstall items that were removed. Remove surface-applied protection if any.
  4. Clean substrates of substances that could impair bond of paints, including dust, dirt, oil, grease, and incompatible paints and encapsulants.

Coordination of shop-applied prime coats with topcoats is critical.

  1. Remove incompatible primers and reprime substrate with compatible primers or apply tie coat as required to produce paint systems indicated.
  1. Concrete Substrates: Remove release agents, curing compounds, efflorescence, and chalk. Do not paint surfaces if moisture content or alkalinity of surfaces to be painted exceeds that permitted in manufacturer's written instructions.
  2. Masonry Substrates: Remove efflorescence and chalk. Do not paint surfaces if moisture content or alkalinity of surfaces or mortar joints exceeds that permitted in manufacturer's written instructions.

Retain "Steel Substrates" Paragraph below if steel is not shop primed or if shop primer is removed in the field.

  1. Steel Substrates: Remove rust, loose mill scale, and shop primer, if any. Clean using methods recommended in writing by paint manufacturer[.] [but not less than the following:]

Usually retain one of first two subparagraphs below. SSPC-SP2 and SSPC-SP3 remove loose rust, mill scale, and paint. SSPC-SP2 is minimum surface preparation accepted by AISC for painted steel.

  1. SSPC-SP2.
  2. SSPC-SP3.

SSPC-SP7/NACENo.4 permits tight residues of rust, mill scale, and coatings to remain. Be aware that blast cleaning methods may not be practical for use at Project site and may not be allowed by authorities having jurisdiction.

  1. SSPC-SP7/NACENo.4.

SSPC-SP11 requires complete removal of rust, mill scale, and paint by power tools. SSPC-SP11 uses nonabrasive methods and is more thorough than SSPC-SP2, SSPC-SP3, and SSPC-SP7/NACENo.4.

  1. SSPC-SP11.

Retain "Shop-Primed Steel Substrates" Paragraph below if primers are shop applied and are not removed in the field.

  1. Shop-Primed Steel Substrates: Clean field welds, bolted connections, and areas where shop paint is abraded. Paint exposed areas with the same material as used for shop priming to comply with SSPC-PA1 for touching up shop-primed surfaces.

Galvanized-metal substrates should not be chromate passivated if primers are field applied. If galvanized metal is chromate passivated, consult manufacturers for appropriate surface preparation and primers.

  1. Galvanized-Metal Substrates: Remove grease and oil residue from galvanized sheet metal by mechanical methods to produce clean, lightly etched surfaces that promote adhesion of subsequently applied paints.
  2. Aluminum Substrates: Remove loose surface oxidation.
  3. Wood Substrates:
  4. Scrape and clean knots, and apply coat of knot sealer before applying primer.
  5. Sand surfaces that will be exposed to view, and dust off.
  6. Prime edges, ends, faces, undersides, and backsides of wood.
  7. After priming, fill holes and imperfections in the finish surfaces with putty or plastic wood filler. Sand smooth when dried.
  8. Cotton or Canvas Insulation Covering Substrates: Remove dust, dirt, and other foreign material that might impair bond of paints to substrates.

3.3APPLICATION

  1. Apply paints according to manufacturer's written instructions and to recommendations in "MPI Manual."

If Project requires restricted application method (e.g., using only spray or rollers), revise first subparagraph below accordingly.