Generally we did not use CARC in the 80s. It did not come into the Cdn system until the very late 80s/ almost the 90s. Even then, the deliveries were held back as the awareness to the health hazards came out. The Iltis may have been painted with a form of CARC when it was introduced, but any paint we put on was just the normal IRR stuff. Basically, if you were adding a hardener to the paint, then you were likely dealing with CARC.
I was discussing the CARC hazards with a pre-med tech recently, and according to her, the isocyanates were only released in the presence of flame, so there was not a great risk in sanding or chipping the old paint. This differred from the warnings we were given in the mid 90s, so somewhere in the middle, perhaps the truth lies. Personally I stay away from the stuff. Life is too short to experiment. But then again I guess I am one of those civvys.
You could not brush the CARC on as it would be too thick and crack. It was only sprayed, and on the plus side it was a tough as nails.
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