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2.1.8.1.3 Parts manual. The parts manual shall include illustrations and exploded views, as
needed, to properly identify all parts, assemblies, subassemblies, and special equipment. All
components of assemblies shown in illustrations or exploded views shall be identified by
reference numbers which correspond to the reference numbers in the parts lists. All purchased
parts shall be cross-referenced with the original manufacturer's name and part number. The parts
identification manual shall provide the description, length, dimensions, and quantity of each item
used per vehicle. The manual shall contain a numerical index. The parts manual shall contain a
list of all of the component vendor names, addresses, and telephone numbers referenced in the
parts list.
2.1.8 Painting, plating, and corrosion control.
2.1.8.1 Dissimilar metals. Dissimilar metals, as defined in MIL-STD-889, shall not be used in
intimate contact with each other.
2.1.8.2 Finish. Exterior surfaces shall be prepared, primed, and painted with polyurethane paint
in accordance with all of the paint manufacturer's instructions and recommendations. Unless
otherwise specified (see 6.2), the exterior finish color shall be Candy Apple Red, Sikkens Color
Number FLNA3021, DuPont Color Number 97902U or 4737U, PPG Color Number 71528 (the
PPG name for this color is Cardinal Red), or equal. When specified, the exterior finish color
shall be Desert Sand, Color Number 30313 of FED-STD-595.
a. For vehicles painted Candy Apple Red, the cab upper body (from the bottom of the
windshield) and roof shall be painted White, Color Number 17875 of FED-STD-595.
Compartment interiors shall have a standard commercial finish. All bright metal and
anodized parts, such as mirrors, horns, light bezels, and treadplate, shall not be painted.
Roll-up compartment doors may be painted or unpainted.
b. For vehicles painted Desert Sand, all exterior surfaces, excluding all normally bright
metal and anodized parts and any interior surfaces visible with any compartment door
open (but not the interior of the cab), shall be painted body color. This includes
compartment shelves and mounting hardware, but does not include items mounted in
the compartments. Non-metallic materials may be black or gray.
2.1.8.3 Reflective stripes. Horizontal, reflective stripes in accordance with 15.9.3 of NFPA 1901
shall be applied around the vehicle in an approximate plane with the headlights. Bright metal
trim or anodized parts may interrupt the reflective stripes. The pattern shall be 10 inches wide
with three reflective stripes (one inch reflective, one inch body color, six inches reflective, one
inch body color, and one inch reflective). The reflective stripes shall be white for vehicles
painted Candy Apple Red and Desert Sand
2.1.9.4 Lettering. Vehicles painted Candy Apple Red shall have the letters ''UNITED STATES''
and ''AIR FORCE'' applied in synthetic or encapsulated gold leaf, with outline and black shadow,
on the front door on both sides in long radius elliptical arches above and below the lettering
center line. The size of the lettering shall be a minimum of 2½-inches to a maximum of 6-inches.
Vehicles painted Desert Sand shall have no lettering.
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