LettersFromFlyoverCountry
Well Known Member
One of the problems of the pay-as-you-go approach to building an RV -- especially if you're just a regular working guy -- is by the time you're about to put it all together, some of your components have been sitting for an awfully long time.
I started the project in 2001. Last night I was figuring out whether I could install the TruTrak harness in a servo in the right wing that's been installed for years (note: No, you can't. ). The wings spent most of their life in the family room downstairs, a dehumidifier by its side. A couple of years ago they moved to a corner of the hangar, where they've stayed covered by a plastic tarp since. So I haven't given them much attention.
I've reached the stage of the project where I have to buy a prop and some other expensive things (I'm about to start the cowling), so I've been avoiding spending money while doing little dinky things like this.
Anyway, close inspection of the wings shows there's now a fair amount of corrosion on them... small spots scattered throughout.
Just another "thing" to worry about.
So should I stop what I'm doing and scrub them all down and then prime and paint (even though up to now I've had no interest in painting my own plane and -- probably -- no real ability to do so, let alone the facilities, equipment or money to do so)?
Or should I just push to get this darned thing done and flying (probably by next year) and then get it into the paint shop and let them worry about it?
I started the project in 2001. Last night I was figuring out whether I could install the TruTrak harness in a servo in the right wing that's been installed for years (note: No, you can't. ). The wings spent most of their life in the family room downstairs, a dehumidifier by its side. A couple of years ago they moved to a corner of the hangar, where they've stayed covered by a plastic tarp since. So I haven't given them much attention.
I've reached the stage of the project where I have to buy a prop and some other expensive things (I'm about to start the cowling), so I've been avoiding spending money while doing little dinky things like this.
Anyway, close inspection of the wings shows there's now a fair amount of corrosion on them... small spots scattered throughout.
Just another "thing" to worry about.
So should I stop what I'm doing and scrub them all down and then prime and paint (even though up to now I've had no interest in painting my own plane and -- probably -- no real ability to do so, let alone the facilities, equipment or money to do so)?
Or should I just push to get this darned thing done and flying (probably by next year) and then get it into the paint shop and let them worry about it?