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JetPilot
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 Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:09 am Post subject: Corrosion Protection for Kitfox... Any ideas ???? |
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I am building a Kitfox SS, I am located in Miami so I need to do everything possible to protect from corrosion. First I will be sloshing the inside and painting the outside of the wing spars with a 2 part epoxy primer as recommended by some. What is the best Epoxy primer to use for this ???? I will be covering with Poly Fiber system, is the epoxy primer sold by Poly Fiber the best I can use ?
My fuselage is powder coated at the factory. I have heard about using Tube Seal inside the tubing, but am not sure if I am more likely to cause problems drilling holes in the fuselage tubes to get the tube seal in ?? If the tubes are sealed on the ends where the welds are, than I think I would be better off not doing anything.
Is there anything I am missing here, anything else I could do to protect against corrosion before I build ?
Thanks,
Mike
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Tom Jones
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Location: Ellensburg, WA
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: Corrosion Protection for Kitfox... Any ideas ???? |
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Mike, I used what came with my kit. In 1994 that was poly fiber 2 part epoxy chromate primer. I think that has been discontinued due to the health hazard. Whatever you use it needs to be compatible with the poly fiber covering system.
Back then the wing struts came still open on the bottom (fuselage) ends. they may still be that way. The instructions were that they be sealed with structural adhesive. Some builders slosh the inside of the struts with linseed oil before sealing them up.
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