This manual furnishes information about products, practices, procedures, materials, equipment, methods, and safety measures used in the protective coating of buildings, structures, and other permanent facilities at DOD installations. Tables of recommended coating systems for a variety of applications are included. The principal causes of failures of protective coatings are identified and specific corrective measures are suggested. In discussing protective coatings the terms paint and painting are frequently used in a broad sense herein to include enamels, varnishes, lacquers, sealers, bituminous products, cement-water coatings, and materials for surface preparation and repair. The standards and methods prescribed are intended to accomplish the protective coating of real property in the most effective and economical manner.
DesignationTM 5-618
EditionJun 1981
StatusSuperseded
Pages318
FunctionEngineering
CollectionRecent Archive
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