I took my first crack at alodining this evening, I wanted to throw a photo on here and see what the general consensus is - I think it appears very similar to other alodined pieces I've seen on other builders site, but since I haven't done this before I really don't know what to look for either. These are the angle attach brackets for the HS and the rudder control horn, those are the only non-alclad parts on the 9A empennage. All parts will get AKZO before assembly, but I wanted to alodine the non-alclad parts before AKZO.
My prep was maroon scotchbrite, soap and water, wipe down with laquer thinner, then immersion in 5:1 dilution alumiprep 33, rinse/dry, immersion in 3:1 alodine solutions, rinse/dry. The parts were still damp when I shot the photo so you can see a little water shine on them.
My prep was maroon scotchbrite, soap and water, wipe down with laquer thinner, then immersion in 5:1 dilution alumiprep 33, rinse/dry, immersion in 3:1 alodine solutions, rinse/dry. The parts were still damp when I shot the photo so you can see a little water shine on them.
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