|
-
POSTING RULES
-
Donate yearly (please).
-
Advertise in here!
-
Today's Posts
|
Insert Pics
|
11-09-2010, 10:11 AM
|
 |
Senior Curmudgeon
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,408
|
|
Weeping rivet solution???
Anybody have any experience with "Lab Metal"???
The specs look like the stuff may be a simple and effective repair for leaking rivets.
In their FAQ section they state it is unaffected by gasoline or petroleum based products.
__________________
Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010 
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
|
11-09-2010, 11:12 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Delta, CO/Atlin, BC
Posts: 2,389
|
|
No experience with this, but I have two tiny weepers on the top of my tanks so would be interested as well.
greg
__________________
Greg Arehart
RV-9B (Big tires) Tipup @AJZ or CYSQ
N 7965A
|
11-09-2010, 11:13 AM
|
|
Senior Curmudgeon
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,408
|
|
Another possible candidate is this stuff that Bill R. linked to in another thread.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...dentfiller.php
Anybody out there use it?? How about a book report??
I am almost totally unable to find any reference it on google, except for ACS, and there is a lack of info there  I did find one reference in a Kitplane index link, Aug of 1993 referenced it under new products.
Thanks,
__________________
Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
Last edited by Mike S : 11-09-2010 at 11:16 AM.
|
11-09-2010, 11:16 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: 57AZ - NW Tucson area
Posts: 10,011
|
|
I would think a 2-part...
...solution would be better.... the old favorite -
http://jbweld.net/products/jbweld.php
But don't you really need something that will remain a little flexible for a fuel tank repair?
__________________
Gil Alexander
EAA Technical Counselor, Airframe Mechanic
Half completed RV-10 QB purchased
RV-6A N61GX - finally flying
Grumman Tiger N12GA - flying
La Cholla Airpark (57AZ) Tucson AZ
|
11-09-2010, 01:12 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: 08A
Posts: 9,477
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike S
...the stuff may be a simple and effective repair for leaking rivets.
|
So is proseal.....
__________________
Dan Horton
RV-8 SS
Barrett IO-390
|
11-09-2010, 01:20 PM
|
|
Senior Curmudgeon
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,408
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by DanH
So is proseal.....
|
Applied to the tank from the exterior???
__________________
Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
|
11-09-2010, 01:25 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Stuart, FL /Hartford, CT/Virgin Gorda,BVI
Posts: 3,122
|
|
i swear by this stuff. marine-tex. it hardens like steel and been on the bottom of my wing sealing a leaking tank rivet. have been using it on boats and whatever for 30 years. guaranteed you will be satisfied. dont leave home without it. http://www.marinetex.com/
__________________
TURBO YES =VAF= Payed Jan2019
Ed D'Arcy
RV6-A 5,200+ hrs, R-44 1,600 hrs, Helicycle 320 hrs, gyro sold,35,000 miles flown in 2015 
Stuart, Fl / S WINDSOR,Ct / Virgin Gorda, BVI - under major repair from hurricane damage
VAF #840 EAA AOPA FAC FABA QB SPA
addicted pickle ball player
https://i.postimg.cc/tn3h4svg/IMG-3101.jpg
|
11-09-2010, 01:30 PM
|
|
Senior Curmudgeon
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,408
|
|
I also spent a long time on the phone with the #2 guy at the company that makes "PC 7"n and he seems to think his product will work for this issue, applied externally.
Considering my plane is not yet painted, ---(yeah, I know, dont go there) this would be a perfect opportunity to test the worth of these products.
I also talked to the local vendor of the "Lab Metal" product, and he read off the info from them, listed uses include riveted sheet metal, seams in sheet metal fuel tanks.
__________________
Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
|
11-09-2010, 01:47 PM
|
|
Senior Curmudgeon
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,408
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by turbo
i swear by this stuff. marine-tex. it hardens like steel and been on the bottom of my wing sealing a leaking tank rivet. have been using it on boats and whatever for 30 years. guaranteed you will be satisfied. dont leave home without it. http://www.marinetex.com/ |
I just called them, their tech guy recommended "Marine Tex gray" for use on a weeping rivet in a riveted sheet aluminum fuel tank. Pretty sure he thinks this is on a boat 
__________________
Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
Last edited by Mike S : 11-09-2010 at 01:50 PM.
|
11-09-2010, 02:40 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Delta, CO/Atlin, BC
Posts: 2,389
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike S
Considering my plane is not yet painted, ---(yeah, I know, dont go there) this would be a perfect opportunity to test the worth of these products. |
Does this mean you either have or are willing to generate a statistically significant number of leaky rivets to test?
__________________
Greg Arehart
RV-9B (Big tires) Tipup @AJZ or CYSQ
N 7965A
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:52 AM.
|
Linear Mode
