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Date: 5-7-2008
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Number of Hours: 1.00
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Brief Description: Primed push rods and pitot mast parts
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Today I wanted to coat the ends of the aileron push rods with primer. I did not want the steel rusting. The powder coating had to be removed to make the welds and then other areas were gouges when I was turning the tubes as they were welded. I decided to sand back a bit more to remove the gouges in the powder coating and primed all the ends. They will get a top coat of Rustoleum or some other paint later, or I might just try to get them powder coated. While I was at it I primed all of the parts for the pitot mount.
After things were dry I realized one of my rivets in the aileron push rod is not closed off all the way, the Corrosion-X is weeping out of the hole. I am not sure if it is from the middle of the rivet or from under the head. It might be overkill to worry about this, if the rod ends were riveted on instead of welded, air could get up in there, the only reason I was trying to make them airtight was to limit air for the oxidation process, or course if I had just not drilled the holes, the only air in there would have been the air trapped just prior to the weld. I will ask around but I think I will leave well enough alone. Although I might get the holes plugged up if I have them powder coated, we have a place near the airport that does powder coating, I may drop in and see what they will charge me for the job. The powder coating just might be enough to close off the holes.
The threaded rod ends will now need plenty of grease since the CAD plating burns off during the weld process. This should not be a big deal as the bearing that go on the ends are of the female variety and will cover most of the threads. For now I have them wiped down with Corrosion-X. I will be asking more from others about how they take care of the thread once the rod ends are welded on. If you read this feel free to contact me via the link on the page, I would appreciate any suggestions.
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