GUIDANCE FOR TEMPORARY PAINT REMOVAL

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Subject = GUIDANCE FOR TEMPORARY PAINT REMOVAL

Parent Organization = MCCDC

Unit = WDID

Folder Title = MCLLS SEQUENCE 02285 02288 WDID SWA 0030

Document Number = 43

Box ID = BX600141

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INFO CMC WASHINGTON DC//LRCC//

UNCLAS //NO4000//
SUBJ: GUIDANCE FOR TEtiPORARYIPAIN-f REMOVAL
ASGID/GENADMIN/CG FOURTH MEB/5234/tiAR//
1. THIS IS A RETRANS OF WIN TLCF MSG 198 2322/14 MAR 91 BY
DJ9HQMCLRC-C. THE BELOW I.S A RESPONSE TO RECENT MSE INQUIRI-ES.
2. THE ISSUE OF TEMPORARY DESERT CAMOUFLAGE PAINT WILL BE
ADDRESSED IN AN UPCOMING CMC LOG GUIDANCE MSG. FOLLOWING
INFORMATION IS PROVIDED CONCERNING THE SUBJECT:
A. TO REMOVE THE DESERT TAN 686 TEMPORARY COATING/PAINT, THE
FOLLOWING PROCEDURES APPEAR TO BE THE QUICKEST METHOD:
(1) ti]X ONE PART STRONG AMMONIA WITH TWO PARTS WATER.
(2) APPLY THE AMMONIA SOLUTION TO AN AREA OF F TEMPORARYY
PAINT WITH A PAINT BRUSH. HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA IS NORMALLY A 2
SOLUTION. AN INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH (5 SOLUZ ON) WORKS THE BEST.
(3) WASH OFF WITH A WATER HOSE. THE TREATED PAINT MUST
BE HOSED OFF BEFORE IT DRYS; OTHERWISE, THE AMMONIA SOLUTION MUST
BE REAPPLIED. SCRUBBING IS NORMALLY NOT NECESSARY.
(4) WORKING AS A TEAM, TWO MARINES SHOULD BE ABLE TO
REMOVE THE TEMPORARY PAINT FROM A HTAMWV IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
B. ANOTHER METHOD IS THE USE OF AMMONIA GEL. THE AMMONIA
GEL CAN BE APPLIED WITH A PAINT BRUSH AND THEN HOSED OFF.
OCCASIONAL SCRUBBING MAY BE REQUIRED. NORMALLY ONE GALLON OF
AMMONIA GEL IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE ONE GALLON OF TEMPORARY PAINT.
C. THE AVERAGE USAGE RATES FOR THE AMMONIA GEL PER VEHICLE
ARE AS FOLLOWS:
HMMWV .75 GALLONS
5 TON TRUCK 2.00 GALLONS
MGO TANK 5.00 GALLONS
AAV 5.00 GALLONS
LAV 00 GALLONS
LVS 9.00 GALLONS
3. 1,500 GALLONS OF THE GEL WERE SHIPPED INTO SWA IN DEC 90.
THIS HEADQUARTERS IS IN THE PROCESS OF PROCURING AN ADDITIONAL
35,000 GALLONS. THIS GEL WILL BE SHIPPED TO ACLB, ALBANY, GA.
UNITS CAN REQUISITION THE AMMONIA GEL, COMMENCING 15 APRIL 1991.
THE REQUISITION SHOULD BE SENT TO:
COMMANDER
@MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASES (CODE 835-4)
ALBANY, GEORGIA 31704-5000
THE 'NOMENCLATURE IS "AMMONIA GEL". NO NSN HAS BEEN ASSIGNED AND
THE UNIT OF ISSUE IS "GL". THE PROJECT CODE FOR THE AMMONIA GEL
IS "RCV". THE UNIT COST is $4.95. THIS, HOWEVER, IS NOT A STOCK
FUNDED ITEM AND THE UNITS WILL NOT BE CHARGED. THIS IS A FREE
ISSUE.
4. EXTERNAL POINTS OF CONTACT REGARDING THE AMMONIA GEL ARE:
CMC (LPP-3) COMMARCORLOGBASES (835-4)
CAPT BAKER, USMC MS. FRANCES RANKIN
AV AV @@ 0
5. USING THE ABOVE INFORMATION, RECOMMEND MSE'S COORDINATE DIRECTLY
WITH MCLB, ALBANY TO OBTAIN PAINT REMOVAL REQUIRED.5
6. POC IS MAJ'J.- BARRETT, MEB SUPO, USS NASSAU. U.S.C. 552 (b)(6)
7. RELEASED BY MAJ HErtNDON.// BT

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