msturgis
Well Known Member
So when I put my project on the backburner last year I though I did a pretty good job of putting the parts away and making sure they would be safe for when it was time to build again. I guess I was wrong
I pulled out my leading edge and tank skins still in the brown wrapper and ductape holding everything together. When I looked at the floor I noticed what looked like a damp spot. To my dismay I looked at the brown paper covering the outside tank skin it looked dame and actually had mold on it!
I started to have a feel of dread as i put some gloves and mask on to peel the paper back. At first glance the blue film looked ok. However I noticed the film was slightly raised around the rivet holes. So I started to peel back the film and my fears were comfirmed. Corrosion was around a number of the holes. One hole in particular was worse than the other in that I could actually feel the roughness of the corrosion. The other spots do not look to bad and I don't think I would have a problem scotchbrighting the spots and priming the areas. (All areas are on the outside of the skin, so no priming in the fuel side.)
The good news is that all of the other skins are fine.
What do you guys think? Time to order a new tank skin?
This is the the worst hole.
This one is not deep at all.
I pulled out my leading edge and tank skins still in the brown wrapper and ductape holding everything together. When I looked at the floor I noticed what looked like a damp spot. To my dismay I looked at the brown paper covering the outside tank skin it looked dame and actually had mold on it!
I started to have a feel of dread as i put some gloves and mask on to peel the paper back. At first glance the blue film looked ok. However I noticed the film was slightly raised around the rivet holes. So I started to peel back the film and my fears were comfirmed. Corrosion was around a number of the holes. One hole in particular was worse than the other in that I could actually feel the roughness of the corrosion. The other spots do not look to bad and I don't think I would have a problem scotchbrighting the spots and priming the areas. (All areas are on the outside of the skin, so no priming in the fuel side.)
The good news is that all of the other skins are fine.
What do you guys think? Time to order a new tank skin?
This is the the worst hole.
This one is not deep at all.