TM 10-5411-224-14
5-6. REPAIR OF SHELTER PANEL DENT.
This task covers:
a.
Repair
INITIAL SETUP
Tools:
General Mechanics Tool Kit (Item 1, Appendix B)
Oscillating Sander (Item 2, Appendix B)
Putty Knife (P/O Item 1, Appendix B)
Safety Glasses (Item 8, Appendix B)
Materials/Parts:
Alcohol, Isopropyl (Item 7, Appendix E)
Cloth, cotton (Item 3, Appendix E)
Polysulfide sealer (Item 2, Appendix E)
Gloves, rubber (Item 11, Appendix E)
Sandpaper (Item 12, Appendix E)
Commercial Body Filler (Item 8, Appendix E)
REPAIR
WARNING
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To avoid injury to personnel, safety glasses must be worn during drilling and sanding operations.
•
Alcohol solvents are flammable. Keep away from heat, sparks, and open flame. Keep containers closed
when not in use. Use only in well ventilated areas. Avoid prolonged breathing of vapors or repeated
contact with skin.
1. Using an oscillating sander, roughen the area to be repaired.
NOTE
This repair procedure is for damaged areas not exceeding 100 square inches in area and
located between structural members. To determine whether a large or deep dent is between
structural members, tap area with finger. A structural member has a tight drum-like sound
while the area between has a soft sound between members. Extensive damage such as
denting or buckling of the exterior shelter skin (which displaces the opposite shelter skin),
generally constitutes an unrepairable type of damage.
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