PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-443
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 443
OCTOBER 1989
CARC-The System
The CARC system is a combina±ion
Of pretreatments, primers and topcoats.
²Fter surface preparation and p³e±rea±-
MeNt, exteriors oF veHicles are painted
wIth 'n epoxy p³ime³, tHen wi±h a polY´
urethane topcoatµ ¶he in±e³ior o· HUll¸
type vehicLes gets an ePoXY enameL
over the epoxy primer.
¹ost equipmeNt painted In tHe new
3ºcOLor
camou»age
patte¼
wea³s
CARC½
Equipment
pain±ed
wi±H
CARC should have "CARC¾ stenciled
Near the data pla±e.
¿F yOu donÀt see it stenciled, Wet a
cLoth with acetone (Finge¼aiL poLisH
remover) and rub hard on the painted
sur·ace Ár 10 seconds. Âet a clean
corner oF the cLotH wi±H acetone and
ruB aNother 10 seconds iN tHe same
spOt. ÃF no paiÄt comes oÅF tHe second
time, itÀs CARC. (¶He ·irst Wipe may
remove oversp³aY and make yoU ±hink
itÀs not CARC.)
Æse onlÇ CARC When yoU Have to
spot
paint
eqUipmen±
pain±ed
wi±h
CARC. ÈikeWiseÉ Use only CÊRC Á³
adding
Uni±
iden±i·Ëca±ion
ma³kings
(bUmPe³ ma³kings). ÌsinG alkYd Paint
Á³ ±His gives yoU a³eas WHe³e cHemical
agents WilL be ³etained.
CARC is Íζ Used on Ïabric, metals
that
have
anodized
o³
parke³ized
·inishes (like weapons) or hoses or
otHer Flexible sUr·aces. ¿± is not Used
on exHaust piPes, turbochargers, cool´
ing ·ins or othe³ sUrFaces tHat conduct
Heat or ge± above 400°Ðµ ¿FÑ youÀ³e not
sure whetHeÒ to use CARC on a pa³ticu´
Óa³
sU³·ace,
check
with
your
LocaL
Èogistics Assistance Rep³esentative at
±he Èogistics Assistance ÎÔice.
CARC WonÀt p³otect Wood. Âood
eXpands and cont³acts WitH wea±he³
chanGes½ CÊRC does no±. ¿t isnÀt ·leX-
ible enoUgH ±o move Wi±h tHe Wood,
so it c³acks and can peel oÅ·. ÐolloW
±He word in Õa³a Ö×5e o· ¶¹ 4Ö×01Ö9
±o P³otec± Wood.
THe Word
ØÙe Wo³
Ú
d on UsinG CÊÛC is in Õara
ÖÜ4Ý o·
AÛ
750ÞÝ
in
¹aintenance
ßanageàen± ÌÕDʶá
Ý2. CamoU´
âage Patteã Painting is cove³ed by
Õäa 4Üåd o· ¶ß 4ÖÜ0ÝÖ9.
¶He
A
limi±s Uni±×level Painting to
toUcÙÜUP or sPot Paiæ±ing Using a b³çsh
o³
³ollerèno
coàPle±e
³ePainting!
¶Ùa± goes é³
al
Pain±sÉ not jUs± CÊÛC.
CoàPÓe±e ³ePain±ingêUsing any kind o· paintèis onlY done a± ëene³aÓ SUP¸
po³± aæd dePo± Óevel main±enance ·ìcili±ies witH pain± boo±Hs meeting ÎSíÊ
standa³ds.
ÂÙen YoUÀ³e ±oUcÙing Uî a camoUïlaged sU³·ìce, t³y ±o ³ePain± Using ±He
original caàoUïlage Pa±±e¼. ¶he pa±te¼ Was designed ±o best camoU»age tÙe
eQUiPàent.
Pubs You Need
T
4ÖÜ0ÝÖ9É Õaiæ±ing ¿ns±³Uc±ions
Ár ðY ßa±e³ielÉ eXPlains eacH oF
tHe P³imers aæd ±opcoa±s available and
HoW ±o miX and Use ±heà.
ñoU need a copy o· ¶ecHnical ëUide
144É ëUidelines Á³ Con±³olling íealtH
íaza³ds in Õainting ÎPerations½ ¿t cov¸
e³s òealtH p³ecaU±ions needed When
UsinG any Pain±s. ëe± a copy óom:
Commander
USA ENvironmental HygieNe Ag±Ncy
AT²: HSHB·Cl·O
Abrdeen Proving Gr³unD,
MD
2101±5422
Ðo³ àore PUbsÉ see Pages Ö7 and Ö8.
CÙeck Wi±H ±Ùe Õ³eventive ßedicine
oôceÉ ±oo. ¶ÙeY can advise yoU on
Ùaza³ds involVed in pain±ing oPe³ations
and P³ecaU±ions ±o taKe.
Conditions for Pain±Ing
õain± WÙen ±He teàPe³a±U³e is be-
±ween 60° and å00°Ð. ¶he ideal teà¸
pe³a±U³e is 75º80°ö Wi±H a H÷midity o·
45ø50 Pe³cen±.
i
c
²³´
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}
µvoid
8´
3´
p´Iµ¶Iµ¸
6´
³¶
·´
²´
³´
´
Preferred
²´
¹´Iµ¶Iµ¸
´
³´
R´µ¸±
³´
3´
·´
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6´
º´
6´
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