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MIL-spec coating cross-reference


The primers, topcoats, pretreatments and cleaning methods we run at Rowlett — grouped by what they actually do, with notes on how to read a callout.

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This is the list of military coating specifications we run routinely at Rowlett, grouped the way they are actually used rather than the way they are usually printed. If your drawing calls out something not shown here, send it — this is what we run every week, not the limit of what we can quote.

Grouped by function

The specifications

Camouflage & CARC topcoats

  • MIL-PRF-24712B — Type I, Type II, Type IV
  • MIL-PRF-32348 — Type I, Type II, Type III, Type IV

The signature-reduction systems. Gloss and infrared reflectance are controlled properties.

Topcoats — steel & aluminium

  • MIL-PRF-22750
  • MIL-PRF-85285
  • MIL-DTL-53039
  • MIL-DTL-64159 — water dispersible

Primers — steel & aluminium

  • MIL-DTL-53022
  • MIL-DTL-53030 — water reducible
  • MIL-PRF-23377
  • MIL-PRF-85582
  • Zinc-rich primer

Pretreatment — aluminium

  • MIL-C-8514 — wash primer
  • DOD-P-15328 — wash primer
  • MIL-DTL-5541 — chemical conversion (TCP), Type II, Class 1A
  • MIL-A-8625 — anodize (run at our Gleco Plating facility)

Cleaning — TT-C-490E

  • Method I — mechanical or abrasive cleaning
  • Method II — solvent
  • Method III — alkaline

Selected by substrate and incoming condition. Cleaning is part of the specified system, not a preliminary.

Related capability

  • EMI / RFI shielding coatings
  • Teflon-S® and Nylon engineered coatings
  • Powder coating over MIL-spec pretreatment
  • Silk screening of legends and markings
  • Precision masking of threads and bonding surfaces
Reading a callout

How to use this list

Specification, then type, then class

A callout is rarely just a number. MIL-DTL-5541 Type II Class 1A is a different requirement from MIL-DTL-5541 alone. Carry the full string onto the purchase order.

Primer and topcoat travel together

Where a drawing pairs a specific primer with a specific topcoat, that pairing is the requirement. Substituting an equivalent is a deviation and needs your customer approval, not ours.

Certification is part of the deliverable

On defense work the paperwork is what lets your customer accept the part. We provide the certification needed for CARC and other MIL-Spec work, with traceability and inspection records.

Our quality management system is AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified and we are ITAR registered. Gleco Plating, Inc. dba Gleco Paint and Powder Coating operates as one company — so plating, anodizing and coating on the same part stay inside one certification package.

Keep reading

Related

What CARC actually requires

The system, the specs and what the paperwork has to prove.

Read more →

Powder vs. liquid paint

Which process fits your part, your substrate and your spec.

Read more →

Masking: what to call out

How to mark up a print so critical surfaces stay clean.

Read more →

Cerakote vs. anodizing vs. powder

Three very different tools. How to pick between them.

Read more →

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

My drawing calls out a specification not on this list. Can you quote it?

Send it. This list is what we run routinely, not the limit of what we can quote. If we cannot hold a requirement we will tell you rather than guess.

Can you do the pretreatment as well as the topcoat?

Yes. Wash primers, chemical conversion coating per MIL-DTL-5541 and cleaning per TT-C-490E are in-house. Anodizing per MIL-A-8625 runs at our Gleco Plating facility, so it stays inside the same company.

Do you provide certifications?

Yes — certification, traceability and inspection records come with MIL-Spec and CARC work.

Can I substitute an equivalent primer?

Only with your customer approval. Where a drawing pairs a specific primer and topcoat, that pairing is the requirement.

Do you apply EMI shielding?

Yes, for military and commercial electronics, alongside the coating systems listed here.

Are you ITAR registered?

Yes. Gleco is ITAR registered and defense work is handled accordingly. Our quality system is AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Ready when you are

Send the spec. We will quote it.

Drawings and specifications to gpp@glecoplating.com, or call (972) 475-2726.