Military Coatings - Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC)
Sierra Spray Painting Ltd. is known in the industry as a leader in CARC coatings for military applications. Sierra offers over 10 years experience in Mil Spec CARC painting along with dedicated uncompromising and knowledgeable staff. Sierra works in conjunction with and produces CARC coatings for The Canadian Government, US Military, GM Defence, South Africa and most major countries around the world.
Sierra is proud to offer our customers a facility capable to provide all the CARC coating requirements from Pre-Treatment (TT-C-490 & MIL-T-704), Sandblasting (Aluminum Oxide), Liquid Painting, Custom Part Marking (MIL-STD-130), Sub-Assembly, Certificate of Compliance (COC), First Article Inspection (FAI), Direct Shipment Labels and Packing Slips making it your logical choice for a one stop job shop.
We have had great success with the MRAP program over the last few years and continue to produce top quality high volume production run parts, spare parts and rework parts for the defence industry.
At Sierra we pride ourselves in focusing our efforts on the environment by using water bourn materials. There are significant environmental benefits to the water borne materials as they are free of hazardous air pollutants (HAPS), lead and chromate and are low in VOC. These products have an improved coating performance, smoother surface finish, and increased hardness and resistance to marring.
Sierra Spray Painting Ltd. provides these coatings on a daily basis and is well known throughout the finishing industry as the leader in the CARC Coating industry.
PAINT SPECIFICATIONS
MIL-C-22750 A Two-Component, Hi-Solids, Low-VOC, Epoxy-Polyamide Coating.
MIL-PRF-22750 Coating, Epoxy, High-Solids
MIL-P-23377 A Two-Component, Low VOC, High Build, Strontium Chromate Type Epoxy-Polyamide Primer
MIL-PRF-23377 Primer Coatings: Epoxy, High-Solids
MIL-C-46168 Coating, Aliphatic Polyurethane, Chemical Agent Resistant
Cancelled and replaced with MIL-DTL-64159
MIL-P-53022 Primer, Epoxy Coating, Corrosion Inhibiting, Lead & Chromate Free
MIL-DTL-53039 Aliphatic Polyurethane Single-Component Chemical Agent Resistant Coating
MIL-DTL-64159 Water-Dispersible Aliphatic Polyurethane Chemical Agent Resistant Coating
MIL-C-85285 A two-component aliphatic, polyester polyurethane coating.
MIL-PRF-85285 A two component aliphatic, high solids, low VOC, polyester polyurethane coating.
What Does Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) Stand For?
CARC stands for Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings. These coatings are used extensively on most military vehicles and equipment. They are high performance coatings that were developed to withstand decontamination during a chemical warfare attack. These coatings produce a non-porous coat that impedes radioactivity, chemical and biological contaminants from penetrating the coating and the base material. Instead of penetrating the coating, chemicals bead up on the exterior of the surface and are washed off easily. In turn, these vehicles can be used over again without the concern of future contaminants along with the security of resisting further chemical attack. There are three types of coatings in the CARC system: an epoxy polyamide primer, an aliphatic polyurethane paint (PUP), and epoxy polyamide enamel. Each of the coatings is supplied as a two-component system. When the two components are combined, a terminal reaction begins which makes an impermeable coating.
What Does Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Stand For?
Volatile Organic Compounds are the organic solvents used in standard paint formulations which serve as the carrier for paint pigment. When paint dries, the odour smelled is from the evaporation of VOC's used in the solvent vehicle and the tinting pigments. Some of the more common VOC's used in paint as solvents and preservatives include formaldehyde and benzene. Pigment chemicals can include lead, cadmium and chromium. The "fresh paint" smell we often experience are VOC emissions from volatile chemicals like diethyl phthalate and dibutyl. Because of the negative health effects of VOC's, Sierra strives to use paint that contains extremely low-VOC or no-VOC formulations.
What Does Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Stand For?
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles are a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed to survive IED attacks and ambushes. MRAP vehicles usually have "V" shaped hulls to deflect away any explosive forces originating below the vehicle, thereby protecting the vehicle and its passenger compartment.
AS9100 Rev. B / ISO 9001:2000
