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TO 1-1-700 - Robins Air Force Base

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<strong>TO</strong> 1-1-<strong>700</strong><br />

11.12.2 Mechanical Damage.<br />

• Do not use rotary files to remove corrosion from<br />

installed fasteners.<br />

• Use only non-powered abrasive paper, cloth, or<br />

mat, powered flap brushes or wheels, or abrasive<br />

blasting to remove corrosion from high strength<br />

steels. Other power tools can cause local overheating<br />

and/or formation of notches which can generate<br />

fatigue or stress corrosion cracking failures.<br />

• Do not use flap brushes down to within two inches<br />

from the center of the hub. Continued use beyond<br />

this limit may cause gouging due to loss of flexibility<br />

of the fiber. Follow direction of rotation, as<br />

indicated by arrow imprinted on side surface of the<br />

core.<br />

• Excessive pressure on flap brushes will cause<br />

polyurethane paint to melt, gum up, and streak<br />

around the area being worked<br />

• Protect areas adjacent to corrosion removal operations<br />

from chips, dust, and other debris which<br />

could produce dissimilar metal corrosion on previously<br />

un-corroded surfaces.<br />

• Use only those materials recommended in Tables<br />

11-1 and 11-2 to prevent dissimilar metal particles<br />

from becoming embedded in surfaces and generating<br />

rapid galvanic corrosion.<br />

• Be careful when removing corrosion from soft<br />

plated surfaces (zinc, cadmium, etc.). Soft plating<br />

is easily damaged or removed by mechanical<br />

methods.<br />

11.12.3 Non-Powered Tool Corrosion Removal Procedures.<br />

Remove corrosion by abrading the corroded surface<br />

with hand held tools or abrasives. This method is normally<br />

used to remove surface corrosion and other forms of mild to<br />

moderate corrosion by scraping or wearing away the corrosion<br />

products along with a minor amount of base metal. The basic<br />

steps in this procedure can be found in Chapter 5 of <strong>TO</strong> 1-1-<br />

691<br />

11.12.4 Powered Tool Corrosion Removal. Powered tool<br />

corrosion removal is generally done using pneumatic drills<br />

with flap brush, rotary file, sanding pad or abrasive wheel<br />

attachments. This method is normally used to remove heavy<br />

corrosion by wearing away the corrosion products. Part of the<br />

base metal is abraded away with the corrosion products using<br />

this procedure. The basic steps in corrosion removal can be<br />

found in Chapter 5 of <strong>TO</strong> 1-1-691<br />

11.13 CHEMICAL CORROSION REMOVAL.<br />

The following paragraphs discuss chemical removal procedures<br />

for use on equipment, parts/components, and assemblies.<br />

Each type of metal alloy requires specific chemicals for<br />

removal of the different types of corrosion that are encountered<br />

on the metal alloy. The authorized chemical corrosion<br />

removal materials and procedures for their usage for each of<br />

the various metal alloys used on <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> equipment is discussed<br />

separately for each metal alloy. Refer to Appendixes A<br />

and B in <strong>TO</strong> 1-1-691 for procurement information.<br />

11.13.1 Aluminum Alloys. These paragraphs outline chemical<br />

corrosion removal procedures for aluminum alloy parts<br />

and assemblies of C-E-M equipment. Table 11-3 provides procedures<br />

for chemical removal of specific types of corrosion<br />

from aluminum alloys.<br />

11.13.1.1 Preparation. Before starting chemical removal of<br />

corrosion products, perform the following procedures:<br />

a. Clean all dirt, grease, oil, and other contamination from<br />

surfaces to be worked in accordance with Chapter 7 of<br />

this manual.<br />

b. Inspect the equipment to determine which area(s) are<br />

and should be treated with a chemical corrosion removal<br />

compound.<br />

c. Mask all lap joints, hinges, faying surfaces, access<br />

doors, air scoops, and other openings that would allow<br />

the corrosion removal compound to enter interior areas<br />

or crevices, or contact unprotected magnesium, steel,<br />

and cadmium plated parts. Mask with MIL-PRF-131,<br />

Class 1 Water and Vapor Proof Barrier Material (plastic<br />

side toward the surface) and SAE AMS-T-23397, Type<br />

II (MIL-T-23397, Type II) Masking Tape. 3M Co. part<br />

No. 425 tape is the most effective tape for extensive<br />

operations, such as chemical corrosion removal and surface<br />

preparation on large structures such as aircraft exteriors<br />

during depot repaint operations.<br />

SAE AMS-1640 (MIL-C-38334), CORROSION REMOVING<br />

COMPOUND 60<br />

11-10

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