Brief Description: Control rod corrosion treatment.
I've decided to treat all of my control rods for corrosion inside and out. I want them to last beyond the life of the airplane so I don't ever have to think about them failing after being installed.
I first identified each control rod and put an ID tag on one end and then masked off the rod end bearings. Steel wool was used to remove impurities, oxidation and to prep the rods for the primer. I gave them a good coat of zinc chromate aircraft primer and let dry. They were smoothed lightly with steel wool again before application of the finish coats. I decided on red for the top coat of the control rods for two reasons. The first was for visibility and the second to indicate their significance within the aircraft structure. In other words, when you see RED....BE CAREFUL!!
Two top coats of red Rustoleum were applied and let dry completely.
