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title: "Military Applications"
url: "https://www.kolene.com/application/military-applications/"
description: "Kolene® molten salt processes are used for CARC stripping, fastener and forging cleaning, alloy descaling, and casting cleaning in military applications."
site: "Kolene Corporation"
updated: "2026-09-25T04:30:44+00:00"
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# Military Applications

Descaling, Lubricant Removal, Paint Stripping, Casting Cleaning & Engine Overhaul for Defense Work

## What molten salt processes does Kolene supply for military work?

We supply molten salt cleaning processes for military manufacturing and maintenance, including aerospace and airframe, jet and diesel engine OEM and overhaul, ground transport units, and helicopter spars and blades. Common applications are descaling stainless steel, titanium, and superalloys; removing moly disulfide and graphite lubricants from rivets and fasteners; stripping CARC, specification-grade paints, and cured coatings from tooling; cleaning castings; and engine overhaul cleaning that does not mask cracks. Tell us the alloy, the coating or residue, and your volume, and we will recommend the salt and equipment.

![A long row of tan, up-armored Humvees parked side by side at Red River Army Depot in Texas](https://www.kolene.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/military-humvees-red-river-army-depot.webp)

We supply molten salt cleaning processes for military manufacturing and maintenance, including:

- aerospace and airframe
- jet engine and diesel engine OEM and overhaul
- ground transport units
- spars and blades for helicopters

## Common military applications

### [Descaling](https://www.kolene.com/application/alloy-scale-oxide-conditioning/)

- stainless steel, titanium, and superalloy oxides and scales

### [Lubricant Removal](https://www.kolene.com/application/fastener-lubricant-removal/)

- moly disulfide and graphite lubricants from titanium and alloy rivets and fasteners
- solidified glassy lubricants and scales from hot forged components

### [Paint Stripping](https://www.kolene.com/application/paint-powder-stripping/)

- high-performance Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings (CARC)
- specification-grade paints & coatings from aerospace components
- cured coatings from fixtures, jigs, clips, racks, and other tooling
- salvage of high-value reject-coated components (multi-metal capabilities)

### [Casting Cleaning](https://www.kolene.com/application/cast-iron-sand/)

- removes coring, shell, sand, graphite, scale, and oxides
- cleans iron, steel, alloys, and select non-ferrous metals
- prepares cast iron surfaces for brazing, bonding, and babbitting

### [Engine Overhaul](https://www.kolene.com/application/engine-core-cleaning-overhaul/)

- removes organic deposits such as carbon, oil sludge, and paint
- cleans internal passages
- helps to debond gaskets and seals
- does not mask or conceal cracks or other structural defects (chemical process)

[Play video: Stripping CARC with Kolene Molten Salt](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z44zhEzQZhU)

**Stripping CARC with Kolene® Molten Salt** Watch molten salt remove CARC (Chemical Agent Resistant Coating).

Have parts like these? Tell us the alloy, the coating or residue, and your volume, and we will recommend the salt and equipment for the job.

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