Military Specification CARC Coating

Mil Spec & CARC Painting Services

Accent Powder Coating has extended its capability of applying conductive paints and commercial decorative paints to include Mil Spec and CARC painting services for military equipment, such as plated plastic parts as well as metal parts (aluminum and steel). Chemical Agent Resistant Coating or CARC paint is specified for use on tactical military equipment, including ground, aviation, munitions and related support equipment.

The purpose of incorporating CARC paint into our Mil Spec painting services is its ability to withstand the harsh chemicals used in the decontamination process.

APC has extensive experience applying CARC coatings using paint robots and can provide this capability through our Mil Spec CARC painting services.  

APC is qualified to apply both Mil Spec primer and CARC coating through our painting services.

Military Specification	Coating Description
MIL-P-53030	Water borne, air-drying, corrosion inhibiting, epoxy primer for pretreatment of ferrous and non-ferrous metal substrates. This primer is lead and chromate free and is compatible with Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC coating) aliphatic polyurethane topcoats. The primer is intended for use on clean, chemically pretreated metal surfaces. It is a water reducible epoxy primer and contains no more than 2.8 pounds/gallon (340 grams/liter) of volatile organic compounds (VOC).
MIL-DTL-64159 Type I and Type II	Water borne chemical agent resistant coating (CARC coating) aliphatic polyurethane used as a finish coat on military tactical equipment. This coating is lead chromate and hazardous air pollutants (HAPS) Free and has maximum volatile organic compound (VOC) content of 1.8 pounds/gallon (220 grams/liter). The coating is available in one of the following FED-STD-595 colors Green 383, 34094 Black, 37030 Brown 383, 30051 Tan 686A, 33446 Aircraft Green, 34031 Aircraft Gray, 36300

APC is proud to offer Mil Spec CARC painting services. We have focused our efforts on application of water borne Mil Spec primer (MIL-P-53030) and CARC paint (MIL-DTL-64159) due to the improved coating performance, including smoother surface finish, increased hardness and resistance to scratching and scuffing. Additionally, there are significant environmental benefits for the water borne primer and CARC paint. Both are free of hazardous air pollutants (HAPS), lead and chromate, and are low in VOC.

CARC paint film adhesion is determined in accordance with ASTM D 3359 standard, which APC has extensive experience using for functional and decorative plating and paint coatings applied onto plastic and metal part. The resultant test rating shall be classified as scale 4B or better.

 For more information on application of mil spec primer (MIL-P-53030) and CARC paint (MIL-DTL-64159) through our Mil Spec CARC painting services.

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