Spot Painting

TB 43-0242

painting booths meeting OSHA standards. That's where

another 10 seconds in the same spot. If no paint comes

camouflage pattern painting is done, too, because the

off the second time, it's CARC. (The first wipe may

paint must be applied very carefully to match specific

remove overspray and make you think it's not CARC.)

patterns for each piece of equipment. Camouflage

painting is covered by Chapter 4 of TM 43-0139.

2-4. Spot Painting. Use only CARC when you have to

spot paint equipment painted with CARC. Likewise, only

use CARC for adding unit identification markings

(bumper markings). Using alkyd paint for this gives you

areas where chemical agents will be retained. Since the

alkyd paint previously used is not available anymore,

use CARC here, too.

2-5. Where Not Used. CARC is NOT used on fabric,

metals that have anodized or parkerized finishes (like

weapons), hoses or other flexible surfaces. It is not

used on exhaust pipes, turbochargers, cooling fins or

other surfaces that conduct heat or get above 400 E. If

you're not sure whether to use CARC on a particular

surface, check with your Logistics Assistance

Representative at the local USAMC Logistics Assistance

Office.

2-6. CARC on Wood. CARC won't last as well on

wood. Wood expands and contracts with weather

changes. CARC does not. It is not flexible enough to

move with the wood, so it cracks and can peel off.

Follow the word in Para 3-5e of TM 43-0139 to protect

2-10.

Three-color Camouflage.

Speaking of

wood.

camouflage, the Army is going to a three-color

camouflage pattern. Again, you don't repaint a vehicle

2-7. Unit-level Painting. The word on using CARC is

that's painted in the four-color pattern just because it's

in Para 4-42 of AR 750-1 in Maintenance Management

different. Desertcamouflaged equipment painted with

UPDATE. Unit-level painting is limited to touch-up or

CARC should be painted using Tan 686. Sand was the

spot painting using a brush or roller-no complete

orginal choice, but tan was found to be a better

repainting. That goes for all paints, not just CARC.

camouflage color. Both colors are available, so match

your vehicle's color when spot painting.

2-8. Touch-up Painting. Touch-up painting is done to

prevent corrosion, not for purely cosmetic reasons. If

the paint is marred, but not deep enough to see bare

metal, you do not need to paint.

2-9. Complete Repainting. Complete repainting-using

any kind of paint-is only done at Direct Support, General

Support and depot level maintenance facilities with