(1) A coating designed to be applied over a lesser degree of surface preparation than commercial blast cleaning (SSPC-SP 6); (2) A very loose, general description of a coating. A “surfacetolerant coating” must be further qualified as to the types of surfaces over which it can be applied successfully. For example, application over an aged alkyd coating, an oily or greasy, saltcontaminated, or damp or wet surface, loose, stratified, or tight rust, etc., can all require a
different type of surface-tolerant coating.
