CubedRoot
Well Known Member
After reading through the primer wars I think I want to go with AKZO over Sherwin Williams. Mostly due to how durable the stuff is, and how it will "stick" to just about anything, being forgiving to newbies like me when it comes to surface prep.
While I am not 100% sold on AKZO, I was wanting to get some opinions on this method. My goal is to provide some corrosion and basic scratch prevention to my internal surfaces. I live in Southeast TN, its pretty moderate climate here. I plan on keeping the plane for a few years, and then selling to build an RV-10 if the wife allows it. heh.
I don't really want to spend a huge great deal of time in priming, since it seems the Alclad surface is so good at corrosion prevention. I'd like to just add another "layer" of protection to the Alclad. Here's what I am hoping will work:
1. Get parts are ready to prime (drilled, deburred, dimpled, etc)
2. Give the the Alclad a roughing with a scotchbrite pad. This won't be enough to remove the Alclad, as thats not what I want to do. I want to leave the Alclad, but rather scuff the surface enough to give the AKZO something to "bite" into.
3. When I am ready to shoot the primer, give the parts a good cleaning with acetone or some other cleaner to remove oils and contaminates.
4. Mix up and measure the AKZO, let it sit 30 minutes to kick off while I hang the parts for painting.
5. Give the parts a decent coating of AKZO.
Does this sound doable? Is there any cons to doing this sort of priming? If anyone has any experience shooting AKZO over a scuffed Alclad, let me know how it turns out.
Thanks!
While I am not 100% sold on AKZO, I was wanting to get some opinions on this method. My goal is to provide some corrosion and basic scratch prevention to my internal surfaces. I live in Southeast TN, its pretty moderate climate here. I plan on keeping the plane for a few years, and then selling to build an RV-10 if the wife allows it. heh.
I don't really want to spend a huge great deal of time in priming, since it seems the Alclad surface is so good at corrosion prevention. I'd like to just add another "layer" of protection to the Alclad. Here's what I am hoping will work:
1. Get parts are ready to prime (drilled, deburred, dimpled, etc)
2. Give the the Alclad a roughing with a scotchbrite pad. This won't be enough to remove the Alclad, as thats not what I want to do. I want to leave the Alclad, but rather scuff the surface enough to give the AKZO something to "bite" into.
3. When I am ready to shoot the primer, give the parts a good cleaning with acetone or some other cleaner to remove oils and contaminates.
4. Mix up and measure the AKZO, let it sit 30 minutes to kick off while I hang the parts for painting.
5. Give the parts a decent coating of AKZO.
Does this sound doable? Is there any cons to doing this sort of priming? If anyone has any experience shooting AKZO over a scuffed Alclad, let me know how it turns out.
Thanks!