TO 1-1-700 - Robins Air Force Base
TO 1-1-700 - Robins Air Force Base
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