PS Magazine - MARCH 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 388
MARCH 1985
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Water fowing over PlexigLas cre-
ates static eleCtricity. So remember to
ground
an
aircraF
be±re washing.
That way, you
'II
avoid sparking o² an
explosion i³ you use any faMabLe
material ±r cleaning.
In´ared
paint
can't
stand
up
to
µll¶strength alkaline waterbase cLeAn-
ing compound. So mix one p·rt com-
pound to 7¸10 parts water. Order a
55¸g¹ drum o³ compound with NSN
6850¶º¶935¶0995»
Mix
cleanIng
compouNd
with
water
Table 2¸1 in the cLeaning pub lists
most other materials you'lL need.
Don't try to blast gr¼me o² with
high½pressure
water¾it'Ll
pe¿etrate
access paneLs a¿d seals. That ca¿ lead
to
corroded
electr¼cal
contacts
a¿d
shorÀ circuits.
Rinse o² all soap. Soap streaks Are
just As bad as dirt.
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ÁLeAnLiness ¼sn't your onLy aLLy ¼n
the antiÂcorros¼on war.
Your eyes, ±r exampLe, cAn scoUt
out the enemy. So Learn what corroÃ
sion looks l¼ke¾di²erent k¼nds have
d¼²erent s¼gns. The corrosion TÄ hAs
the detaiLsÅ
Eyeball your bird's th¼n skin dUring
every Daily.
I³ you spot corros¼on,
write it Up.
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Do
paint bare metal be±re corrosion
begins. See TB 746Æ93Æ2 ±r the r¼ght
kind o³ paint to use on your aircraF.
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Paint iT!
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g
» ¼ ½
¾ ¿ À Á Â Ã
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ReporÀ
or
repair
nicks,
d¼gs
or
Never
use paint to hide corrosion.
scratchesÇ They're dandy h¼deouts ±r
Paint
w¼ll just
cover
thÈ
groÉing
the enemy.
damage underneath.
Once corros¼on
A
void scratches by weAr¼ng Approved
starts, a speciaL treatment is needed to
±otwear and cLothing when walking
stop it.
or working on metAL sUrÊces. Äake
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