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05-09-2018, 07:25 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
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Side Steps
What are you guys doing to the side steps as far as finishing? Just paint? I was wondering if any more durable solutions were out there, it's some kind of treated alloy but doesn't appear to be aluminum, perhaps steel (unsure). Mine has a factory gray finish of some kind but starting to show tiny rust spots.
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05-09-2018, 07:34 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Leesburg, VA
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They are steel with a fine rust coating from factory. I removed the rust, epoxy primed and then painted. I will put an no slip piece of black stickie on the foot pad.
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05-09-2018, 08:35 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sacramento, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nova RV
They are steel with a fine rust coating from factory. I removed the rust, epoxy primed and then painted. I will put an no slip piece of black stickie on the foot pad.
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+1 and don't forget to prime the inside. I primed mine as part of the very first batch of priming of parts.
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05-09-2018, 08:43 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Estes Park, CO
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Steps
I had mine powder coated.
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I cannot be, nor will I be, held responsible if you try to do the same things I do and it does not work and/or causes you loss, injury, or even death in the process.
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05-09-2018, 09:04 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Chicago, IL
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I primed and painted.
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05-09-2018, 05:26 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Simpsonville, SC (SC47)
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Acid Nickel Zinc
I am guessing that the steps are 4130 Chrome Molly steel.
I had mine plated with Nickel Zinc; first acid bathed and then dipped in the NZ.
Had to open up the drain hole to around 5/32" as the steps are conveyed through the baths and the solutions need to drain out of the step tube in less than 20 seconds - 5/32" drains them in about 9 seconds.
Being fully immersed, they get coated inside and out. Lots of protection.
You can then powder coat or paint - I will paint and apply an adhesive grip strip on step.
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Simpsonville, SC (@SC47 > 10nm NW Triple Tree)
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Last edited by jeffw@sc47 : 05-10-2018 at 10:59 AM.
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05-09-2018, 06:32 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Hilton Head Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffw@sc47
You can then powder coat or paint - I will paint and apply an adhesive grip strip on step.
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I have that adhesive grip strip in the cockpit and it has lasted almost 8 years now.
On my wings I have ?painted grip/anti slip? and it also has lasted almost 8 years and still going strong.
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05-15-2018, 04:55 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Park City, Utah
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I had mine chrome plated. Turned out great.
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