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

11.13.7.2 Treatment of Corroded Areas on Cadmium or<br />

Zinc Plated Surfaces. Cadmium and zinc platings provide<br />

anodic protection to underlying steel (ferrous) and sometimes<br />

copper base metals. If the plating surface is broken during<br />

normal usage, the cadmium or zinc plate, being anodic to the<br />

base metal, will corrode preferentially and sacrificially protect<br />

the base metal. The removal of corrosion from cadmium or<br />

zinc plated surfaces shall be limited to the removal of the<br />

plating and the base metal corrosion products from the localized<br />

area of the underlying base metal. The directions for the<br />

application and use of chemical removers on these plated surfaces<br />

are found in Table 5-12 in Chapter 5 of <strong>TO</strong> 1-1-691.<br />

NOTE<br />

These procedures are intended only for field level<br />

treatment of localized corroded areas on cadmium or<br />

zinc plated surfaces and reapplication of a protective<br />

coating after corrosion removal. When the use of organic<br />

finishes or the thickness of the organic finish<br />

will impair the normal operation of a part, severely<br />

corroded parts must be removed and replaced. Where<br />

facilities are available, parts with severely corroded<br />

cadmium or zinc plating may be stripped and replated<br />

in accordance with procedures in <strong>TO</strong> 42C2-1-7.<br />

Small areas with severe corrosion may be replated by<br />

brush plating per MIL-STD-8651 using procedures in<br />

<strong>TO</strong> 42C2-1-7. When high strength steels are being<br />

replated, use only those specialized procedures authorized<br />

for high strength steels as many plating solutions<br />

can cause hydrogen embrittlement of these<br />

materials.<br />

11.13.7.3 Treatment of Corroded Areas on Plated Surfaces<br />

Except Cadmium or Zinc Plating. When a break<br />

occurs in the surface of either chromium, nickel, tin, or copper<br />

platings, corrosion of the steel/ferrous base metal and undercutting<br />

of the plating will rapidly follow. The corrosion will<br />

occur at a highly accelerated rate due to the galvanic action of<br />

these platings which are highly cathodic to the steel (ferrous)<br />

base metals. Directions for the application and use of chemical<br />

removers on plated surfaces except cadmium and zinc platings<br />

are found in Table 5-12 in Chapter 5 of <strong>TO</strong> 1-1-691.<br />

NOTE<br />

These procedures are intended only for field level<br />

treatment of localized corroded areas on chromium,<br />

nickel, tin, and copper plated surfaces. Where service<br />

temperatures preclude the use of organic finishes and/<br />

or the film thickness of the organic finish will impair<br />

normal operation of the part, severely corroded parts<br />

must be removed and replaced. Small areas with severe<br />

corrosion may be replated by brush plating per<br />

MIL-STD-8651 using procedures in <strong>TO</strong> 42C2-1-7.<br />

Where facilities are available, severely corroded parts<br />

with chromium, nickel, tin, or copper plating may be<br />

stripped and replated in accordance with procedures<br />

in <strong>TO</strong> 42C2-1-7. When high strength steels are being<br />

replated, use only those specialized procedures authorized<br />

for high strength steels as many plating solutions<br />

can cause hydrogen embrittlement of these<br />

materials.<br />

11.13.7.4 Treatment of Corroded Areas on Phosphate<br />

Surfaces. Cadmium and zinc plated surfaces as well as many<br />

bare steel surfaces are treated with a phosphate coating at the<br />

time of manufacture to improve paint adhesion and corrosion<br />

resistance of the surfaces or as a base for the application of<br />

grease, oil, or CPCs. When phosphate surfaces corrode, corrosion<br />

should be removed by the method recommended for the<br />

base material.<br />

11.13.8 Application of Organic Coatings. Organic coatings<br />

may be applied to phosphate surfaces and some plated<br />

surfaces to provide corrosion protection to the plating and/or<br />

to increase the corrosion protection the plating or phosphate<br />

coating provides to the base metal. They should not be used<br />

when the part operates at temperatures which preclude their<br />

use or when the finish will prevent the part from performing<br />

its intended function. Organic coatings shall not be used on<br />

bearing or wearing surfaces of gears, cams, slides, etc., and on<br />

surfaces requiring electrical conductivity. Apply the organic<br />

finish system specified in the applicable system specific<br />

equipment maintenance manual and/or engineering drawing<br />

and <strong>TO</strong> 35-1-3 for support equipment (SE) using <strong>TO</strong> 1-1-8 for<br />

application procedures.<br />

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