Luc,
I appreciate your desire to clean up the old girl, but I question why.
Some good old fasioned elbow work and cleaning will free up the rust.
Osphor is a brand name of a corrosion inhibitor which will turn the
small amount of rust to oxides that are stable, and a hand painting with
care with a good primer and paint will relieve you of the work.
If it must be done, Nev is right, not a huge deal, I've done it before,
just go slow and take your time. Use a Dremel tool and assortment of
bits to reduce the volume of Redux down a bit so not as much heat is
needed.
Bud Yerly
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From: Luc Michaud<mailto:rambug@gmail.com>
To: europa-list@matronics.com<mailto:europa-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 10:56 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Need help with removal of landing gear frame
While my engine is unmounted for some work, I would like to tend to
the corrosion issues of my plane.
Among others, I would like to remove the landing gear frame to get it
sandblasted and powdercoated. However, it's not only held in place by 8
bolts, but also by a green-ish cement, which I presume is a mixture of
Redux and flox.
Is there any trick to ease the removal of this frame ? Any way to
soften the cement without damage the fuselage ?
Luc
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