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HULL ASSEMBLY REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS
(Continued)
LOCATION
ITEM
ACTION
REMARKS
a.
Be sure all welds have been ground down and area
is ready to be painted.
b.
Clean the area to be painted with solvent,
detergent, or non-etch alkaline cleaner.
NOTE
Do not use brushes or sanding discs that have been
used before. Use only new material.
c.
Rough the surface to be painted using stainless
steel wire wool or brush, a disc sander or orbital
sander.
d.
When surface is clean and dry, apply one coat of
epoxide primer.
e.
Apply a coat of epoxide undercoat and a poly-
urethane top coat.
f.
Apply camouflage paint in accordance with local
requirements.
NOTE
Painting is needed for antifouling only. The aluminum
will not corrode where paint has been removed, nor
will attack occur between the paint and aluminum to
cause adjacent paint to peel off.
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