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John Bolding



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:10 pm    Post subject: , sticky subject Reply with quote
Re: Adhesive for alum:
I repaired a couple of wing tanks on my RV3 a couple of yrs ago, I built these tanks in the mid 70's and used Proseal and rivets. When taking them apart I drilled out the rivets and intended to just pop the parts loose from each other. NOT!!

The alum would TEAR (025 and032) before the proseal let go, I was amazed at the peel strength of the stuff. This airplane has over 2000 hrs and is painted brown so it gets pretty warm in the Texas sun sitting on the beach. I live (RWJ Airpark) less than a mile from salt water and 10 miles from the largest refinery in the country so it gets plenty of humidity and pollution.
I have no clue what point I'm trying to make other than if I had to build an alum airplane and use no rivets I would vote for Proseal or one of it's cousins. It's also a LOT of fun to put on.
LOW&SLOW John



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:29 pm    Post subject: , sticky subject Reply with quote
You would still need the rivets to hold the parts together while the Proseal set up...

A lot of fun to put on???? Lets be honest here.... Proseal would give dirt a good name. Make sure you never touch it wet or you will find it smeared over half the country Wink



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:22 am    Post subject: , sticky subject Reply with quote
I am using Proseal in my tanks as a seal for the sender unit. works great. Air inlets for the cabin are prosealed as well so no rivet line holding the intake.

Works great, just messy. CLean the parts with thinner.

Juan

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