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Heat/Cold Military Vehicles

Could you mix the Industrial Nanotech paint with military CARC paint?  This would provide soldiers with equipment that would not hold heat, would be less likely to burn, and would still function as CARC. 
     When I was in Iraq on more than one occasion our vehicles were in crashes, or attacked by IED'S (Improvised Explosive Devices), in those cases the secondary danger was the combustibility of the of the paint/fiberglass on the vehicle.  The paint burned so well that it would completely burn the equipment to a skeleton.  If we could fire retard the CARC, I think it would reduce fire injuries, and enhance the ability of investigators to identify what happened.  The real question is, can we mix them or apply them one over the other, and will the CARC still be effective?

CARC is a paint used on military vehicles.  This coating system provided surfaces that are easily and effectively decontaminated after exposure to liquid chemical agents.  The CARC system contains solvents and isocyanate (HDI). Exposure to CARC paint may occur during indoor painting operations if proper personal protective (PPE) equipment and engineering controls are not instituted.

Sources of Information:

1. CARC Fact Sheet - This page on the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine is a fact sheet on CARC paint and how it relates to your health.

2. Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) Paint - This page on the Deployment Health Clinician Center web page contains information on the clinician significance of Particulate Matter and how a person may be exposed to Particulate Matter.