Paint Removal from Composites and Protective Coating Development

Abstract

A three-phase program was undertaken to evaluate paint removal techniques and protective coatings for Air Force aircraft, with a focus on graphite-epoxy composite substrates. The first phase identified and evaluated 10 alternative depainting methods to offset chemical and plastic media blasting techniques. The second phase identified and evaluated protective coatings to guard against the effects of plastic media blasting on composites. The final phase conducted performance testing of protective coatings under multiple paint and strip cycles. Paint removal, Depainting, Paint stripping, Composites graphite-epoxy, Coatings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA249238

Entities

People

  • Jay Cheney
  • John D Martin
  • Peter W. Kopf

Organizations

  • Arthur D. Little

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Epoxy Composites
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Plastics
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Surface Properties
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.