carl Posted January 1, 2016 Report Posted January 1, 2016 It seem every Christmas I am in annual. Took off tail to replace one bolt , so we will replace some rusty ones too. Control rods have " surface Corrosion" , cleaned they are pitted, these are thin wall tubes, so they are getting replaced. Wait I got a few more.... Quote
carl Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Posted January 1, 2016 Some dirty hinges, most are good , some are exfoliated and trashed. more.... Quote
Raptor05121 Posted January 1, 2016 Report Posted January 1, 2016 Wow, good catch. How many hours labor is it to remove the tail? Quote
carl Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Posted January 1, 2016 Flap hinges , Some good , some exfoliated. Note the bulging flap bracket . Don Maxwell has an article on this. Quote
carl Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Posted January 1, 2016 And finally, for Ross. The wing gap is good !!! Paint will still look bad for some more years. Corrosion X application will make me wait . 1 Quote
carl Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Posted January 1, 2016 On 1/1/2016 at 11:29 PM, Raptor05121 said: Wow, good catch. How many hours labor is it to remove the tail? Expand I don' know that off the top of my head , it is only held on by a few bolts, and the control rods. It was loose when you pulled up on it. You can inspect it and find the loose attachment point though the inspection ports. Quote
jetdriven Posted January 2, 2016 Report Posted January 2, 2016 That flap bracket corrosion was most likely caused by paint stripper Quote
carl Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Posted January 2, 2016 but. it has original 1967 paint.. paint stripper is bad . what else could you use ? Quote
jetdriven Posted January 2, 2016 Report Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) To strip paint? A good shop will tape off those areas and hand prep the spots under the tape with scotchbrite or a scotch Brite roloc wheel on a drill. The crappy shops (like those places in Mena AR) throw stripper on everything and a few years later it totals the aircraft when a mechainic finds corroded spars etc. Reportedly, the newest stripper is a hydrogen-peroxide and benzyl alcohol formulation which does not corrode aluminum. We'll see. Mine is getting a dose of that very soon i think in your case, since it's original paint, that the fact it was unpainted aluminum there is why it corroded. 6061, which is what most machined parts are made of, can corrode while the 2024 skins adjacent do not. Edited January 2, 2016 by jetdriven 1 Quote
carl Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Posted January 2, 2016 "lift off " stripper ? cool concept.. Quote
Raptor05121 Posted January 2, 2016 Report Posted January 2, 2016 My tail also has about 1/4" of play in it. I hope my tail doesn't have to come off. Good luck and keep the pictures coming in Quote
75_M20F Posted January 2, 2016 Report Posted January 2, 2016 Is your plane kept outside on a tiedown? I'm wondering why you are having corrosion issues? Quote
carl Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Posted January 2, 2016 It is a 1967 E originally from Santa Monica California airport. I think it must have been tied outside there for a bit at least, with the salt air. It is original paint and has never had a anti-corrosion treatment. But I think it is all expected in the restoration process, just like restoring a P38 Lightning that is buried in a glacier. You just have to repair and replace as things come up. This is my first annual and I hope this the the worst of them. I learned a lot this month. Carl 1 Quote
75_M20F Posted January 2, 2016 Report Posted January 2, 2016 I have had mine treated with Corrosion X several times now. That seems to be the best defense along with a hangar. I also never wash it and avoid flying in the rain if possible. I want to get it painted this year so I have not had the corrosion x treatment the last two years. Quote
carl Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Posted January 4, 2016 I would like to see that one, Is he on this site On 1/4/2016 at 3:51 AM, merrja said: Carl, My buddy owns 3265F (67E) Expand Skmoore63, Yes it will be better then before. I was expecting it . Quote
merrja Posted January 9, 2016 Report Posted January 9, 2016 On 1/4/2016 at 4:55 PM, carl said: I would like to see that one, Is he on this site Skmoore63, Yes it will be better then before. I was expecting it . Expand He is not, but I sent him the link to this tread. Pretty cool thinking that your Mooneys were in sight of each other 50 years ago! Quote
carl Posted January 10, 2016 Author Report Posted January 10, 2016 Pretty cool thinking that your Mooneys were in sight of each other 50 years ago! Like this Quote One plane between them. I would like to see a picture of his . 1 Quote
merrja Posted January 10, 2016 Report Posted January 10, 2016 I pulled this off Flight Aware, it's a great pic of his bird. Quote
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