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AVM 260LB - Aircraft Composite Repair II Lab

1. Demonstrate repair methods including speed tape, resin sealing, potting, bolted doublers, wet layup at room temperature and elevated temperature, and prepreg hot bonding.
2. Demonstrate step and taper repairs to wet layup and prepreg materials including edge and corner damage.
3. Demonstrate step and taper repairs to wet layup and prepreg materials including edge and corner damage.
4. Differentiate non-tank processing of bonded metal repairs.
5. Demonstrate hydrofluoric acid metal etching.
6. Demonstrate metal priming in preparation for metal bonding repair.

1. Repair Methods
   1. Speed tape
   2. Resin sealing
   3. Potted repairs
   4. Bolted and bonded doubler
   5. Pre-cure
   6. Wet layup (room temperature)
   7. Wet layup (elevated temperature)
   8. Prepreg
   9. Serrated rivet
   10. Glass repair of aluminum
2. Structural Repair Manual General Repairs and Design Criteria (Chapter 51)
   1. Damage removal
   2. Line repairs
   3. Pre-cure versus co-cure
   4. Surface preparation
   5. Ply orientation
   6. Taper repairs
   7. Step repairs
   8. Wet lay up techniques
   9. Prepreg techniques
   10. Sandwich structure repair
   11. Combination monolithic/sandwich repair
   12. Corner repairs
   13. Blind repairs
3. Non-Tank Processing
   1. Phosphoric Acid Non-Tank Anodizing (PANTA )
   2. Pasa-gel
   3. Hydrofluoric acid
   4. Abrasion
4. Priming
   1. Purpose
   2. Types
   3. Safety
   4. Application
   5. Curing and drying

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