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10-11. DATA PLATES AND DECALS MAINTENANCE
a. D a t a P l a t e s. This task covers touch-up, and where necessary, removal and in-
s t a l l a t i o n o f t h e d a t a p l a t e s.
TOOLS: No. 1 Common Organizational Maintenance Tool Kit
S c r e w d r i v e r s e t , c r o s s t i p , s t r a i g h t , a n d o f f s e t
S l i p j o i n t p l i e r s
T w i s t d r i l l s e t
Pneumatic portable drill
Artist’s brushes, number 1 and 2
MATERIALS/PARTS: Clean cloths (Appendix C, item 1)
Detergent (Appendix C, item 3)
Marking ink (Appendix C, item 17)
REMOVAL
NOTE
All data plates are attached by either two or four pop rivets. Removal
or installation procedures for any data plate are the same.
O n l y r e m o v e a n d r e p l a c e a d a t a p l a t e i f l e t t e r i n g i s t o t a l l y i l l e g i b l e.
I f l e t t e r i n g c a n b e t o u c h e d u p i n l e s s t i m e t h a n i t t a k e s t o
r e m o v e / r e p l a c e t h e d a t a p l a t e , d o s o .
R e f e r t o s t e p ( 4 ) b e l o w f o r
touch-up procedure.
( 1 ) U s i n g 1 / 8 i n c h d i a m e t e r d r i l l b i t , d r i l l o u t h e a d o f p o p r i v e t s s e c u r i n g
data plate (1 through 23) to be removed.
(2) Using slip joint pliers, crush pop rivet head then remove pop rivet .
(3) Remove and discard data plate. If necessary, use
der data plate to free data plate from pop rivet
age finish of mounting surface.
( 4 ) I f d a t a p l a t e l e t t e r i n g c a n b e t o u c h e d - u p , c l e an
screwdriver slipped un-
taking care not to dam-
data plate using clean
cloth moistened with detergent. Be sure all grease and dirt is removed.
Touch-up lettering using marking ink and a number 1 or 2 artist-s brush.
Be careful not to smear ink before it has dried. If necessary, refer to
data plate illustrations on following pages for data .
INSTALLATION
(1) Position new data plate (1 through 23) on its mounting surface.
( 2 ) S e c u r e u s i n g t w o p o p r i v e t s .
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