Spoke with Sanchem this morning. After describing the situation, the first question I was asked is “Did you rinse it off?” To which I responded “Yes, I rinsed the Part C off per instructions but not the A&B mix.” He said that I should rinse the A&B off. I wiped it dry with paper towels. I noted that the alclad parts – spars and skins - showed much less pitting than the ribs. He offered that the alclad would have probably limited the additional reaction from not rinsing. I also noted to him that the instructions I received with the treatment said nothing about rinsing after apply the A&B mix. He didn’t offer to provide me with a partially complete HS.Looks like I will be spending a few hours removing a couple of hundred rivets to get the parts separated so that I can clean them up, retreat them and move forward. The ultimate in rivet removal practice. My wife thinks I’m nuts to continue with the Sanchem. I am a rather stubborn cuss. I’ll try it one more time.
