Rick of Austin
Well Known Member
I have a set of Pazmany PL-4 plans that is very similar to the -12 in that AN rivets are used only where absolutely necessary (maybe just a couple hundred at most) and pulled rvets everywhere else. They were expensive plans more like blueprints designed for commercial production with several pages of tips and techniques.
One tip I thought wa interesting was the suggestion to dip each pulled rivet in zinc chromate primer prior to inserting. It is supposed to ensure no loose mandrels, help seal under the head and allow the finsh coats of primer and paint to flow across the rivet head to the skin without the thin black line you sometimes see through the paint even when you set an rivets on unprimered skin.
Sounds like a worthwhile thing to do. The same result may also be obtained by simply putting all the rivets in a jar with a little primer, shake then pour them out to dry?
Anyone tried something like this.
Ultimately I may retire to muggly Louisiana or even south Fla so I feel like a full primer job is warrented.
Thanks
One tip I thought wa interesting was the suggestion to dip each pulled rivet in zinc chromate primer prior to inserting. It is supposed to ensure no loose mandrels, help seal under the head and allow the finsh coats of primer and paint to flow across the rivet head to the skin without the thin black line you sometimes see through the paint even when you set an rivets on unprimered skin.
Sounds like a worthwhile thing to do. The same result may also be obtained by simply putting all the rivets in a jar with a little primer, shake then pour them out to dry?
Anyone tried something like this.
Ultimately I may retire to muggly Louisiana or even south Fla so I feel like a full primer job is warrented.
Thanks