Cessna T188C - Page 414

MODEL
188 & T188
SERIES SERVICE
MANUAL
18-17. REFINISHING
ENGINE
MOUNTS.
After
oughly color.
Excessive build-up
is not
recom-
completing a repair as
directed in Section 17. finish
mended. If heavy coating
is required. apply in
the entire
engine
mount with
P/N CCM44A.
Zinc
Rich
stages with
each being
cured
before next
application
Primer. (55x10) (K000486).
Apply as follows:
2 VHT Enamel
requires no primer.
a Scuff sand or grit blast entire area to bare metal c. Curing.
b. Wipe
with solvent such as lacquer.
I VHT
Enamel will air dry in 15 to 30
minutes.
c. Thin primer
25% to 30% with No. 2 thinner.
and and may be used immediately,
if handled with reason-
mix thoroughly.
able care. Curing can be
accomplished by the inher-
d. Spray to a film
thickness of 0.001" to 0.0015"
ent heat of operation
near engine manifolds and
ex-
e.
Material
may be
force dried
at 18O
to 200°F
for
hausts
10
to 15 minutes.
2. Operation
and/or curing under
continually
rising
heat to 850
F will provide
a superior
coating
18-18. VERY
HIGH TEMPERATURE
ENAMEL.
resistant
to m st solvents
and fuels.
Alter
completing the priming operation
as directed d. Cleaning
VHT Finish. VHT Enamel
coated sur-
In paragraph 18-17,
apply VHT
White Enamel
P/N faces
are best cleaned
with soap
and water. Obsti-
CES1054-812A to
those areas of the mount that
are nate stains may be
removed with moderate cleaners.
In close prodimity
to the
exhaust system
components.
VHT Enamel
may be
applied to
the overall
mount,
NOTE
but is expensive
and only
required In areas
shown in
figure 18-1. Apply very high
temperature enamel
Do Not Use solvents
for cleaning unless
as
follows:
coating has been cured as
recommended
a. Surface Preparation.
1. Clean burnt
area to bare metal by
sanding or
NOTE
grit
blasting.
2. Wipe
clean with
a lint free
cloth soaked
in
All engine
mounts
can be
spotted with
VHT
lacquer
thinner
or toluene.
Enamel
in those areas
where
in close
prox-
b. Application
imity to high temperature
exhaust
system
1.
Apply
a thin
even
coal,
just enough
to
thor-
components.
"... :]VHT
Enamel,
6" minimum
length
1'7
Figure 18-1. Typical Engine Mounts.
18-4