I wouldn't worry too much about the spraying of epoxy primer - you
can thin it & brush for the insides of the tail surfaces - and that's all I
would do !! As long as you brush on Polyfiber Epoxy Primer between the
joints, and assemble WET, as well as dipping the rivets & pulling WET,
you should have no worries. You can use acetone instead of Metal-Sol
for degreasing - it's cheaper & easier to get, but still toxic in closed
spaces !!
One big danger in brushing on large surfaces is getting too thick a
coat - you should still be able to read the black lettering on the alum.
if you have the right thickness !! Anything more than a wash coat
will crack & flake & allow corrosion - so you're likely better to just
do the joints & leave the big surfaces bare. We've seen the insides
of Rebels that have over 10 years outside, and the metal is still
shiny !
Personally, i would STRONGLY recommend NOT trying to use
ANYTHING in a spray can ! Most of these are enamel based, and
will crack & flake over time - I had a glider that had the insides of
the wings done with chromate spray bomb paint - after 10 years or so,
it started flaking off ! The tiny flakes filled the cockpit for years,
creating a health & visibility hazard, as well as NO protection for
the insides of the wings !!
..............bobp
-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Thursday 21 October 2004 12:25 pm, Peter, Juliet, & Wanaao Piascik wrote:
Hi guys:
Well I've got the bug again. A year ago I looked into buying a Rebel
kit and got scare into building my own because of the build time. I
bought a completed one and have enjoyed it very much (wheel, skis, and
floats). Winter is here in Yellowknife and I am looking to keep myself
busy. I was down at the hanger where I park my Rebel and found a Moose
being built. There is three in my family, wife, daughter(6), and
myself, I know in a couple of years the Rebel will be to small for the
three of us for a weekend camp out. So if I start now in three to four
years I can have a completed Moose.
I plan on building it here in my attached garage, 18' X 18'. I have
already pulled my Rebel through town from and to the airport. I have
taken measurements of the Moose being built at the airport and have
found it will be possible to do all the components here in my garage.
My only problem I can see is the corrosion proofing. I can't really see
where I can set up a spray booth. What have some of the you guys done
out there for corrosion proofing?
How difficult will it be to do all the electrical installation? Do MAM
include any components? The electrical work could be the one thing that
can really slow me down when the time comes. I am lucky when it come to
advice, I work for First Air here in YK and can get a lot of advice
from Electronic techs as well from you guys here.
I have been keeping my eyes open for a tail kit that someone has
abandoned. There was someone on Barnstormers selling the tail and wings
but he decided to withdraw the sale.
I realize that if any of the surfaces are closed I will have to open
them for inspection.
Thanks,
Peter
-----------------------------------------------------
List archives located at:
https://www.dcsol.com/default.htm
username "rebel" password "builder"
Subscription services located at:
https://www.dcsol.com/public/code/html-subscribe.htm
List administrator: mike.davis@dcsol.com
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
List archives located at: https://mail.dcsol.com/login
username "rebel" password "builder"
Unsubscribe: rebel-builders-unsubscribe@dcsol.com
List administrator: mike.davis@dcsol.com
-----------------------------------------------------------------
