Technical Video Library
Short-form technical training on pipeline coating standards, inspection methods, and repair quality control. Each video is built for practitioners, not marketing departments.
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Surface Preparation
The variable that accounts for more coating failures than any other. These videos define what compliant surface prep actually looks like and which standard governs application conditions.
Surface Preparation: The Foundation of Every Coating System
Breaks down the SSPC/NACE surface cleanliness standards and shows how they apply in real pipeline and industrial coating work. Covers what each grade actually means — and what it looks like when it isn't met.
Understanding SSPC-PA 1: Shop, Field, and Maintenance Painting of Steel
A focused breakdown of SSPC-PA 1 — the standard that governs how coatings must be applied in shop, field, and maintenance environments. Covers what compliance looks like in practice.
Inspection & Testing
Quality control methods that separate a passed test from a genuinely sound coating. Covers the two most commonly misunderstood inspection procedures in the field.
Holiday Testing Evolved — What Changed in NACE SP0188-2024?
Explains the major differences between NACE SP0188-2006 and the revised AMPP SP0188-2024 — including the shift away from the old "100 volts per mil" rule toward a science-based voltage calculation that accounts for coating type and thickness.
How to Use a Shore-D Gauge on a Composite Pipe Wrap
Demonstrates the correct method for using a Shore-D durometer to verify cure quality on a composite pipe wrap. Covers when to test, how to hold and load the gauge, what readings indicate full cure, and common errors that produce false results.
Standards & Coatings
The documents that define requirements for the most widely used pipeline coating systems. Understanding these standards is the difference between reading a spec and understanding what it requires.
API 5L & NACE Standards — Where Steel Meets Shield
Connects the requirements of API 5L (the linepipe specification) with the NACE coating standards that protect that steel. Covers how pipe geometry, cutbacks, preheat temperature, and surface profile requirements relate to one another across both documents.
Understanding NACE SP0394: FBE Pipeline Coatings
A field-focused breakdown of NACE SP0394 — the primary specification for plant-applied Fusion-Bonded Epoxy coatings. Covers surface preparation, preheat requirements, DFT targets, cure windows, and what quality-control testing is actually required.
The videos explain the standard. We apply it in the field.
These training videos cover the same inspection criteria and standards that Raphoon applies on active projects. If your crew or inspectors need the same knowledge on-site, our application training program covers this material in depth.