Gidday all,
I'd like to send away my metal components to a professional shop for
anodising but believe the future modifications required before
installation may negate the benefit. Is this a valid concern? If I do send
them away, how do I adaquately clamp the pieces for drilling without
destroying the finish, how do I treat the drill holes, i.e. the exposed
metal within the hole, and is the best idea to not get myself into a big
identification flap, to keep a small "key" sample of each component and then
send away this group for anodising later? I don't have an airless spraygun
for self applying coatings, and would much prefer to get on with things.
Help please??!!
Regards
Tony Renshaw
Builder No 236
e prefers to self apply firstly an Alumiprep 33 aluminium cleaner, followed
by Allodine which is a conversion coating, and lastly Anzapon, a 2 pack
epoxy primer.
>Anyone in centeral UK want anodising or other surface finishing of alloys could
>try Elite Surface Finishing in Banbury Tel(01295)255668 (FAX on same number).
A
>small firm that is eager to help, I have had very satisfactory results and
>helpful advice. So far I have had all the parts of the wing kit anodised where
>appropriate and the inside of the control rods sprayed with PTFE. I am now
>lookong at a non reflective hard anodising coating of internal cockpit items
>that coud be subject to general cockpit wear along with 'normal' anodising of
>other items as appropriate.
>
>As to this forum, could it possibly be split so that all the wingers could have
>their own section and a separate section be allowed to get on with building and
>passing on tips. I seem to remember that the origional Wheeler Express was
>mainly baught down by grumbling and whining by builders and prospective
builders
>prior to its accidents.
>
>John B
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