Corrosion X sprayer

[A64Pilot]

I’ve used Corrosion-X for years, started on Military aircraft, our job in Korea was over water, the Yellow sea, to prevent a N Korea amphibious landing, so we flew over water a lot, the AH-64 has a lot of magnesium and you really have to protect that, without the Corrosion -X even though the aircraft was washed after every over water flight, we spent millions per year on Corrosion.

‘My only comment about Corrosion-X is to be done painting before you use it, as of course it will weep out of any lap joint etc and that makes painting tough, but the weeping is part of why it works  so well.

WD-40is a solvent, meaning within a short time it’s all gone, it really isn’t very good at all as an anti corrosive.

[Mooney-Shiner]

On 8/11/2021 at 12:14 PM, 75_M20F said:

https://www.triconsprayers.com/products/o-1800-1-4-aviation-portable-1-liter-atomized-sprayer-system

A cheaper option that states it is designed for Corrosion X applications.

 

How do you like it? Have you used it yet? 

I want to make sure that it does a good job in pulverizing the Corrosion X, which is pretty heavy.  The more it's pulverized/atomized the less you have to worry about getting a direct hit on every surface. Well-atomized fog will settle on all surfaces of an individual compartment (should at least).

 

[ilovecornfields]

I had one but I donated it to my local shop since I only needed it once a year. They have been very happy with it.

[ShuRugal]

So do you have to use a drying filter on your aircompressor to keep the moisture out of the compressed air going into the sprayer or does it matter?

I can't imagine it matters. Corrosion X is hydrophobic, and there won't be more than an ounce or two of water sprayed in with a gallon of CX.

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[75_M20F]

On 8/12/2021 at 7:11 PM, ukrsindicat@yahoo.com said:

How do you like it? Have you used it yet? 

I want to make sure that it does a good job in pulverizing the Corrosion X, which is pretty heavy.  The more it's pulverized/atomized the less you have to worry about getting a direct hit on every surface. Well-atomized fog will settle on all surfaces of an individual compartment (should at least).

 

I ordered it and have it in my possession. It appears to be of very high quality, but I have not had a chance to put it to work yet. 

[carusoam]

Great insight Freemasm!

Thanks for sharing it.

best regards,

-a-

[Will.iam]

On 8/17/2021 at 1:09 PM, Freemasm said:

In my hangar:
I have some portion of a gallon of CorrosionX left. It goes a long way. I kept some in a dish soap wand/sponge which I used to wipe down the LE of my prop after flight.
 

I did not know this was a thing.  Does the leading edge of props corrode that fast?  Maybe I need to get me a dish soap wand and put some CorrosionX in it.

[ShuRugal]

It's probably not a bad idea, leading edge does lose paint fast.

That said, I can't imagine the edge holds moisture well enough to corrode appreciably. You'd probably be better off with some touch-up paint every oil change.

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[Raptor05121]

2 hours ago, Will.iam said:

I did not know this was a thing.  Does the leading edge of props corrode that fast?  Maybe I need to get me a dish soap wand and put some CorrosionX in it.

If you gander at a Hartzell owners manual (or whatever they call it), they actually call for wiping down the leading edge of the prop with engine oil to help prevent corrosion. I've been doing this for years when I dont plan on flying for a while. It always garners a comment from pilot-passengers when they see a couple drops of mist of oil on my windshield after flying