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How do we do... colors?

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Lucie Maluck, Images by Robert Hack

mtu engines come in whatever color the customer wants. But how are they finished? A look behind the scenes in our paint shop.
Friedrichshafen, Germany

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Before the engine can be sprayed, a paintshop technician has to mask off all parts that are not to be painted.
The engine is towed to the drying booth on a trailer. There, it is fanned by dehumidified air at a temperature of 60 degrees.

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