Doug
Well Known Member
To perform the initial Horizontal Stabiliser SB on my RV-6 I needed to strip the epoxy primer from the area to get a good clean view of the metal so I took the oportunity to talk with the local experts at my home airport to discover the best approach. On a number of occasions during the construction I had cause to try stripping this BMS1079 (iirc) primer and found nothing in my arsinal of chemicals had any significant effect so I knew I needed something special.
As soon as I asked the LAME (A&P) about my problem I noticed an immediate glint of recognition then promptly and very kindly allowed me to borrow something he characterised as 'the good stuff'. I was sure this was probably true since this organisation regularly resurected sad and tired aeroplanes by amongst other things completely strippping and repainting the airframes.
In fact, I took a rag and a dab of this product from inside the lid and wiped it on the area of interest. About 30 seconds later I wiped the paint clean off to reveal the bright base metal.
This was the product -
Now I know this is an Australian product but as they say 'there is nothing new in China' I'm cetain the same is available in your part of the world. The product details are on the side of the can.
I hope this may be useful to someone.
As soon as I asked the LAME (A&P) about my problem I noticed an immediate glint of recognition then promptly and very kindly allowed me to borrow something he characterised as 'the good stuff'. I was sure this was probably true since this organisation regularly resurected sad and tired aeroplanes by amongst other things completely strippping and repainting the airframes.
In fact, I took a rag and a dab of this product from inside the lid and wiped it on the area of interest. About 30 seconds later I wiped the paint clean off to reveal the bright base metal.
This was the product -
Now I know this is an Australian product but as they say 'there is nothing new in China' I'm cetain the same is available in your part of the world. The product details are on the side of the can.
I hope this may be useful to someone.