PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-428
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 428
JULY 1988
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There's nothing mysterious aboUt CHemical Agent Resistant Coating
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(CARC), bUt some fOLs are hard to convince. THey pUt ±e emphasis on the
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´ere are some popular my±s anD facts aboUt CARC:
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MY-C contains harmfl chemical agents.
FACT-Not so! caRc resis±s ²hemi²³l ³gen±s. ´h³±'s why ±he army
³dop±ed i±. Equipmen± p³iµ±ed wi±h c¶Rc ²³nnO± be pene±·³±ed by
²hemi²³l ³gen±s ³nd i±'s more e³siLy de²on±³mIµ³±ed. caRc is ³Lso
mU²h ¸¹ore dur³bLe ±h³n ³Lkyd p³in±.
MyTH±²AR³ is more dangerous to use t´an alkd paintµ
FACT
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Wheº proper»y h³nd»ed, c¶Rc is no more d³µgerous ±o use
±h³n ³ny o±he· kind of p³iµ±. ¼± is simpLy ³µ ³Liph³±i² poLyure±h³½e
±op²o³± ³ppLied over ³µ epoxY priM¾·. Priv³±e iµdu
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±ry h³s beeµ Usiµg
poLyu·e±h³µe fo· ¿e³rs on miLi±³ry ³nd ²ommer²i³l ³ir²r³f±, floo·s,
fUrµi±ure, ³nd boÀLiµg ³LLeys. ¼n Á²±, you ²³n buy po»yUre±h³µe Âr
home Use. ´he l³±es± caRc ±op²o³±s-´ypes 2Ã 3, ³nd 4-³re »e³d ³nd
²h·om³±e Ä·ee ³nd ÅoÆp»y wi±h s±³±e ³nd n³±ioµ³L environmen±³L reÇ
qUiremen±s.
MyTH¶espirator· protection is required For CARC, but no¸ alkd paint¹
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Respir³±ory pro±e²±ion is ·equi·ed fo· ³Ll p³in±
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no± jUs±
c¶Rc. ÈSHa's sÉfe±y s±³nd³·ds · spr³y p³iµ±iºg ³re ±he s³me ·
³ll p³in±s. Êour lo²³L iµdus±ri³L hygienis± ²³n ±eLË you wh³±'s ·equired.
MyTHºTo paint CARC» paint booths have to be upgraDed to meet OS¼A
and applicable environmental standards½
FACÌ-¼f yoUr ͳiµ± boo±hs did µo± mee± ÈSH¶ ³nd ³ppli²³bLe enviÎ
·onmen±³l s±³ndÏ·ds beÂre caRc, yoU were in viol³±ion.
ÈSHa's
s±³ºd³·ds ³nd enviroµmen±³l s±³nd³rds ³·e Âr sÍr³yiµg p³iº± oÐ ³ny
±ype, no± jus± caRc.
M¾TH¿F CARC is not availableÀ alkd paint is OK to use For touching up
vehicles and other equipment painted with CARCÁ
FACT-W·oµg! Êou ²³n'± use ³Lkyd p³in± ±o ±ou²h Up c¶RcÑp³in±ed
equipmen±. any o±he· kind of p³iµ± ove· caRc des±roys i±s ³bili±y ±o
be e³si»y de²on±³miµ³±ed
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chemiÒ³l ³gen±s ²³n be qui²k»y ³nd e³siLy
·eÓoved Ôom c¶Rc, bu± ³»kyd ͳin± ³bsorbs ²hemi²³l ³geµ±s ³nd
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re»e³ses ±hem »³±eÕ. Öhe on»y w³y ±o remove ²hemi²³l ³gen±s Ôom
³Lkyd p³in× is ±o remove ±he p³in± wi±h ³ DS2 solu±ioº ±h³± le³ves me±³l
b³re ³nd UºØro±e²±eÙ. ¼f you ³ppLy ³lkyd p³in± ove· caRc
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ho± spo±sÚ ³re lef± wheº you de²oµ±³miµ³±e ±he c¶Rc.
µere are some additioNal ¶cts about CARC that migHt c·ear up aNy coN-
¸¹sion:
FACT-Equipmen± p³iµ±eÙ
Ài±h caRc should h³ve ±he
worÙ "c¶RcÚ s±en²iled ne³·
±he Ù³±³ pL³±e. ¼f you don'± see
i±, do ±his simple ±es±: We× ³
²Lo±h wi±h ³²e±oµe (Äiµge·n³i»
poLish ·emove·) ³nd ·ub h³·Ù
on ±he p³in±ed surÁ²e · ³bou×
10 se²onds. ¼f ͳin± ²omes off, i±
is no± caRc.
FÛCT-¼µs±ru²±ions · Usiºg
caÜc ³·e in ´Ý 43Ñ0139,
P³in±iµg ¼ns±ru²±ioµs fo· Þie»d
ßse, ³nd iº ÖÝ 55Ñ1500Ñ345Ñ23,
P³in±iµg ³nd ݳrkiµg of ¶rmy
air²r³f×.
S³fe±y ³µd he³»±h
pre²³u±ioºs fo· Usiºg p³in± ³·e
speËleÙ oU± in ´Ý 43Ñ0139.
FACT-c¶Rc is supposeÙ ±o
Look ÙUll ³nd àded, no± brigh±
³nd shiµy, ±o he»Í ²³mouá³ge
equipmen±. Êou shoU»d neve·
use B³by oil o· Ùiesel oil o· ²³r
poLish on ³ caRcÑͳin±ed i±em.
Öh³± kinÙ of s±Uâ ·edu²es ±he
²hemi²³l Íro±e²±ion of caRc.
JUL88
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