CARC System
The CARC painting system (Chemical Agent Resistance Coating) is a combination of pretreatments, primers and topcoats. After surface preparation and pretreatment, exteriors of vehicles are painted with an epoxy primer, then with an aliphatic polyurethane topcoat. The military specification for CARC painting is Mil-DTL-53072
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Process |
Ferrous Metal |
Non-Ferrous Metal |
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Cleaning |
TT-C-490 |
TT-C-490 |
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Pretreating |
Sandblast
DOD-P-15328 (wash primer)
Mil-C-8514 (wash primer) |
DOD-P-15328 (wash primer)
Mil-C-8514 (wash primer)
Mil-C-5541 (chromate conversion)
Mil-A-8625 (anodize) |
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Priming |
Mil-P-53022
Mil-P-53030 |
Mil-PRF-23377
Mil-P-53022
Mil-P-53030
Mil-PRF-85582 |
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Topcoating |
Mil-PRF-22750
Mil-C-53039
Mil-DTL-64159 |
Mil-PRF-22750
Mil-C-53039
Mil-DTL-64159 |
Gunner Shield painted by Alpine Products