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Old 12-16-2016, 05:23 AM
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Old 12-16-2016, 07:11 AM
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I agree with all Sam said except that Variprime is not a two part epoxy. It is a two part self etching primer which adheres extremely well. I clean with thinner before use and a maroon Scotch Brite pad.
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Old 12-16-2016, 08:07 AM
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Give SEM self etching primer a shot if you can get it shipped reasonably. It's a rattle can that goes a long way and is really durable. It's about $20 USD per can, but a lot easier than having to mix and spray then clean equipment. I've found good deals on Amazon.
SEM is a really great product and worth the money. Dries very fast and is
extremely durable. Great for aluminum, not so on steel. Epoxy primer for steel
And high wear areas.
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Old 12-16-2016, 09:24 AM
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I mix it about 2 parts accelerator to 1 part primer. And will thin a bit more if it thickens in the pot during application, or if I need to stretch it a bit to complete whatever I am priming. For me it seems like the important thing is that it be thin enough to flow out well after the sponge brush stroke, so you don't get any brush marks. Yes, it is a 2 part epoxy, but I have found that over thinning doesn't seem to interfere with curing or durability.

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Careful using more accelerator (DuPont actually calls it a converter) since that is the part that contains the actual acid ingredient - phosphoric acid.

It thickens quickly since a lot of the rest of the converter component is a blend of solvents, and that is probably what overcomes small fingerprint spots you mention in your first post.

It is not an epoxy so extra converter is simply adding more acid and rapidly evaporating solvents to the mix.
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Old 12-16-2016, 06:57 PM
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For some parts I have also been sponge brushing primer. I am using the Sherwin Williams Sherwin-Williams CM-0724400 chromate primer. I mixed it at normal spraying strength for the first brush coatings but I will probably try reducing it next time to minimize some issues I had with inconsistent thickness.
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Old 12-19-2016, 05:01 PM
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Corrosion?
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Old 12-19-2016, 05:18 PM
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Looks like filiform to me. To answer your question directly, yes.
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Old 12-19-2016, 05:21 PM
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Looks like filiform to me.
I am sorry, What does filiform mean?
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Old 12-19-2016, 05:44 PM
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Take a quick google on filiform corrosion aluminum. Also take a look at Ch6 of AC43-13 which you can download for free. Its a good treatise corrosion and corrosion mitigation wrt aircraft (just one of the fed works on corrosion) Not the be all and end all, but a good starting point. Doesnt cover some of the ACF, Corrosion X post build type of remediations/mitigations in use these days however.

BTW noone learns about corrosion until they come across it, so dont think youre behind the curve or anything. I didnt know anything until I found some corrosion pits on my wing spars. Then someone else showed me the references and such. Yea for VAF!
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Old 12-20-2016, 11:46 AM
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Sam........do you plan on top coating the Variprime? I have been using Nason self etching primer, a cheaper Dupont primer. It doesn't go on as good but has a similar appearance. I had planned on shooting a finish coat but I like the look of the primer. Just curious what your plans were.
I do not plan to top coat the variprime inside the airplane, except for the panel, throttle quadrant and C/B and switch panel as shown in the picture. The top coat on those items is DuPont single stage Imron (now called Axalta AF400). The exterior will have a top coat, but I am still not sure how I am going to approach that. The variprime will need to be re-activated somehow. I might just clean/degrease and spray on a second light coat of variprime before the top coat.
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