Has anybody ever thought of using. the milspec CARC coating on a car. Hell its tough as F***. Color selection is limited, but what about price? I found some people buying it to repaint thier HMMWV's but whats the cost?
we bought some a few years ago from a DOD contractor... just a polyurethane with a "gritty" pigment in it (ok, not just "gritty"... but it's got some texture to it ) i'm not sure who carries it... but the contractor we bought it from had it in 50 gallon drums. gave us 5 gallons of primer and 5 gallons of top coat for $100 cash. since it was cash, i'm pretty sure it just went in someone's pocket... no idea what their actual cost was. anyway... it sprayed fine, was pretty durable.
i know a guy shooting his car with poly black, and poly white. its the paint we use for the landing gear on the fighter jets. it is tough, that is for sure.
You might be able to get a really good deal on the the paint by contacting distributors to see if they have any product that is missing the C of C's (certificates of conformance) or missing any of the lot traceability information that government agencies require in their contracts to vendors applying the coating. But in end I am not so sure this coating would really perform that much better than commercially available epoxies, unless your car was actually subjected to chemical warfare and needed a good scrubbing afterwords..... Eric
It is "Chemical Agent Resistant Coating" and it is design to trap chemicals and then to release the top layers during decontamination, it also gives a reduced signature when viewed with infrared. NO, it will NOT confuse police radar. There are several different formulas of CARC, be advised it is HIGHLY absorbent and will soak up moisture so you need really good primer underneath. We have a 20 stage wash, pre-treatment and E-Coat system and do EXTENSIVE corrosion testing because we have to guarantee against corrosion for 20 years. Most types scuff very easily, if you look at it too long it leaves eyeball tracks, I'm only exaggerating a little........ The surface is also abrasive and cleanup can be a real PIA, it will pull lint off anything that comes close to it. The military uses high pressure, high temps and stiff brushes. Scuff marks just add to the camouflage effect for them. We are switching to a water borne formula in a few weeks because we have a new contract that requires the change, the water borne has a much higher scuff resistance but also requires different equipment and is more expensive.
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