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Old 01-14-2014, 09:12 AM
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My s/b package arrived yesterday. A little depressing considering I had ordered the finish kit with a new tank built option and it arrived only a few months ago. Now I will end up spending more time and money completing the s/b, and I might as well do the vent as well while I have it apart.

So now I have to call and order that kit, plus all the extra items to remove the sealant and new sealant of course as well.

Definitely like throwing a wrench into the works I think.
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Old 01-14-2014, 11:44 AM
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I am waiting for a report on how well the sealant removal stuff works. In having my tank apart a few times already, I have become proficient at removing the pro-seal stuff without it.

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My s/b package arrived yesterday. A little depressing considering I had ordered the finish kit with a new tank built option and it arrived only a few months ago. Now I will end up spending more time and money completing the s/b, and I might as well do the vent as well while I have it apart.

So now I have to call and order that kit, plus all the extra items to remove the sealant and new sealant of course as well.

Definitely like throwing a wrench into the works I think.
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Old 01-14-2014, 02:12 PM
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If I thought that my airplane had anything close to the reliability of a computer, I'd be walking!
Tough luck Mel! As soon as you rely on a glass cockpit as we do with the RV-12, your plane becomes, if not a computer, highly dependent on a computer with all the weakness it has but also all the strengths. The reliability of the bundle (Al + Si) is the sum of the reliability of each component. On the plus side, as Dynon already demonstrated many times, SBs are much easier on the Silicon side than on the Aluminum side. I wish I could do the Fuel Tank SB by uploading the new version!
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Old 01-14-2014, 07:43 PM
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Default Tips on Proseal Removal

I am struggling mightily in my attempts to remove the T-1209 sender plate from the tank bulkhead. The screws are out and the small fillet of Proseal around the perimeter has been removed/dissolved. I cannot get anything plastic in between the tank bulkhead and the sender plate to work on prying them apart. I am unwilling to use anything metallic for fear of scratching the aluminum....but I am at my wit's end (all 2 of them). I used some methylene chloride based stripper to soften/dissolve the Proseal, but it is too thick for any capillary action to wick it into the joint.

Any ideas?

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Old 01-14-2014, 07:56 PM
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Having done it twice Tom, what I did was just get a putty knife and push it between the two surfaces, when wide enough, use a screwdriver and twist it as you break more seal with the putty knife or razor blade. Once you have a start, it comes apart pretty easy.
Once apart, I found a wire brush on a dremel tool cleaned up the remaining pro seal.
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Old 01-14-2014, 08:47 PM
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Question Scratches?

I'm with Don...I imagine a good ole putty knife and a small ball peen hammer (to drive it with) might be called for. Why worry about scratches? The new pro seal will seal then up fine, so I dont understand what you're concerned about. Am I missing something?
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Old 01-14-2014, 08:51 PM
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I used a fairly thin blade putty knife and small hammer. Just get it started, and work your way around. Wish I had made a video. Once you see it done, it really only takes a few minutes.
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Old 01-14-2014, 09:45 PM
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Old 01-15-2014, 05:57 AM
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Default Excellent picture Tony - -

Once you get it started, turn it to the side and keep driving it around. Work a little deeper if needed to get it completely loose. After you have done it once, it is fairly easy. A flexible blade helps a bunch.
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Old 01-15-2014, 09:19 AM
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Default I feel a lot better now...

Thanks gentlemen...I'm breathing a lot easier now. I'll proceed to locate a thin bladed knife as pictured. Tony - great picture, thank you.

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