Piloto Posted September 2, 2017 Report Posted September 2, 2017 About ten years ago I used Rust-Oleum Textured for the wing-walk. No peeling of the paint and looks great. I removed the old material and sprayed Rust-Oleum. The texture is very similar to beach sand. José 4 Quote
xcrmckenna Posted September 4, 2017 Report Posted September 4, 2017 About ten years ago I used Rust-Oleum Textured for the wing-walk. No peeling of the paint and looks great. I removed the old material and sprayed Rust-Oleum. The texture is very similar to beach sand. José That's what I used to paint my new panel cover with. I wouldn't have guess it was that durable. Good to know though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Bob K Posted February 16, 2019 Report Posted February 16, 2019 Sven: Thank you for the excellent dissertation. I am in the process of entering my right fuel tank to remove my original fuel sump drains, and install the newer style drain valves per SB20-188. Your posting has saved me a great deal of time in researching the methods to remove/replace the wing walk material that covers the tank panel. Many thanks, Bob K 1 Quote
jetdriven Posted February 17, 2019 Report Posted February 17, 2019 On 9/1/2017 at 7:29 PM, Piloto said: About ten years ago I used Rust-Oleum Textured for the wing-walk. No peeling of the paint and looks great. I removed the old material and sprayed Rust-Oleum. The texture is very similar to beach sand. José Be sure to mask off your airplane to be sure to tape off all of the hanger openings that are possible. Because frequently people spray paint stuff in T hangars and that overspray migrates to several other hangers and you have several thousand dollars of claims for overspray 1 Quote
LANCECASPER Posted February 17, 2019 Report Posted February 17, 2019 18 hours ago, Bob K said: Sven: Thank you for the excellent dissertation. I am in the process of entering my right fuel tank to remove my original fuel sump drains, and install the newer style drain valves per SB20-188. Your posting has saved me a great deal of time in researching the methods to remove/replace the wing walk material that covers the tank panel. Many thanks, Bob K Why do you have to enter your tanks from the top to replace the sumps? Quote
Pete M Posted February 17, 2019 Report Posted February 17, 2019 when i repainted my e i didnt use wing walk. Just a patch of pearl grey and some extra clear to protect it. Figured i could use tape if it got slippery. Never had a problem, even wet. I dont like the look of wing walk. Especially the black. Pete Quote
David_H Posted February 17, 2019 Report Posted February 17, 2019 That decal looks good. Nice work. I bet that an M decal would look good as well. 1 Quote
StevenL757 Posted February 17, 2019 Report Posted February 17, 2019 I agree. If Guy’s work on these step decals is as good as his baffle seals, sign me up! @GEE-BEE, Guy - If you can do one for an Ovation step, I’ll send a pic of my step, and the logo I’m envisioning. Quote
carusoam Posted February 17, 2019 Report Posted February 17, 2019 Mooneys have two different shaped steps... (I believe) 1) the retractable one, is somewhat rectangular/parallelogram ( @takair Is our resident retract step expert, invite for rob to take a look ) 2) The rounded shape of the fixed step... Best regards, -a- Quote
takair Posted February 17, 2019 Report Posted February 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, carusoam said: Mooneys have two different shaped steps... (I believe) 1) the retractable one, is somewhat rectangular/parallelogram ( @takair Is our resident retract step expert, invite for rob to take a look ) 2) The rounded shape of the fixed step... Best regards, -a- Here is a not-so-great close up of the retractable step. Some graphics would be a nice touch. 1 Quote
Guest Posted February 17, 2019 Report Posted February 17, 2019 8 hours ago, LANCECASPER said: Why do you have to enter your tanks from the top to replace the sumps? Early fuel drains were one piece and were riveted to the wing skin. To upgrade to screw in style requires opening the tank. https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/4147179/technical_documents/service_bulletins/sbm20-188a-1.pdf Clarence Quote
PT20J Posted February 18, 2019 Report Posted February 18, 2019 5 hours ago, GEE-BEE said: i will cut you our grip tape Guy, @GEE-BEE can you make the wing walk in one piece? Is it self-adhesive backed or does it require glue? What kind of glue? Skip Quote
Bob K Posted February 18, 2019 Report Posted February 18, 2019 12 hours ago, LANCECASPER said: Why do you have to enter your tanks from the top to replace the sumps? The sumps are original to the aircraft, and no longer supported by Mooney. They require to be drilled out, and a patch is installed inside the tank to cover the holes. Then mounting hardware will be installed inside the tank to accommodate a newer style drain (that can be threaded out later without tank entry). Reference SB20-188A 1 Quote
xcrmckenna Posted July 7, 2020 Report Posted July 7, 2020 I finally have a hangar I can let my plane sit in for weeks to replace my wing walk. But my new problem some of my top tank screws are leaking. What is the best way to seal these up? Strip the wing walk off try and back those affected screws out and dab a little tank sealer on them? Quote
DonMuncy Posted July 7, 2020 Report Posted July 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, xcrmckenna said: I finally have a hangar I can let my plane sit in for weeks to replace my wing walk. But my new problem some of my top tank screws are leaking. What is the best way to seal these up? Strip the wing walk off try and back those affected screws out and dab a little tank sealer on them? Yep, that is pretty much it. And you can use various other sealants without having to buy the tank sealant. Permatex for instance. 1 Quote
xcrmckenna Posted July 7, 2020 Report Posted July 7, 2020 Yep, that is pretty much it. And you can use various other sealants without having to buy the tank sealant. Permatex for instance. How hard is it to get the screws out?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
EricJ Posted July 7, 2020 Report Posted July 7, 2020 Just now, xcrmckenna said: How hard is it to get the screws out? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Easy peasy, usually. At least on mine it was trivial. I just used a little steel pick and very carefully removed the walk material just from the top of the screw, enough to clean it well enough to get a screwdriver on it. The screw then comes right out. Clean the screw threads and any debris out of the hole, dab a little Permatex 3 on the screw (per Maxwell), let it cure (it says how long on the container, iirc) and put it back in. Once it has fully cured you can dab a little new walk material on the screw heads. This is definitely one of the easier tank leak repairs to do. 2 1 Quote
xcrmckenna Posted July 7, 2020 Report Posted July 7, 2020 Easy peasy, usually. At least on mine it was trivial. I just used a little steel pick and very carefully removed the walk material just from the top of the screw, enough to clean it well enough to get a screwdriver on it. The screw then comes right out. Clean the screw threads and any debris out of the hole, dab a little Permatex 3 on the screw (per Maxwell), let it cure (it says how long on the container, iirc) and put it back in. Once it has fully cured you can dab a little new walk material on the screw heads. This is definitely one of the easier tank leak repairs to do. Awesome. I will get on it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
xcrmckenna Posted July 22, 2020 Report Posted July 22, 2020 @Sven per your technique I’ve started the removal. I just checked the situation after 4 hours and there were some dry spots and I think some spots that didn’t get enough remover on it. So after dinner I’m going to pull up the saran wrap scrap up the loose stuff and put some more remover in it for the evening. Quote
carusoam Posted July 22, 2020 Report Posted July 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, xcrmckenna said: @Sven per your technique I’ve started the removal. I just checked the situation after 4 hours and there were some dry spots and I think some spots that didn’t get enough remover on it. So after dinner I’m going to pull up the saran wrap scrap up the loose stuff and put some more remover in it for the evening. Something to consider, Charles... The Saran Wrap will keep an environment of stripper in the area that it is covering... anything that evaporates, can condense under the plastic.... It may be wise to keep the Saran Wrap within the confines of 3M tape... This will keep any solvent from accidentally getting contact with the paint... PP thoughts only, observation that you used the 3M tape for a reason... Kind of like guarding the paint from accidental splashes... and accidental evaporation/condensation... Best regards, -a- 2 Quote
xcrmckenna Posted July 22, 2020 Report Posted July 22, 2020 Something to consider, Charles... The Saran Wrap will keep an environment of stripper in the area that it is covering... anything that evaporates, can condense under the plastic.... It may be wise to keep the Saran Wrap within the confines of 3M tape... This will keep any solvent from accidentally getting contact with the paint... PP thoughts only, observation that you used the 3M tape for a reason... Kind of like guarding the paint from accidental splashes... and accidental evaporation/condensation... Best regards, -a- Good call, I wrapped it by myself so it was easier to go bigger. I didn’t think about the evaporations though. I’ll buy dinner if you want to come help...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 1 Quote
carusoam Posted July 22, 2020 Report Posted July 22, 2020 Thanks for the offer Charles! You will be done with that project and on to three others before I could get there... Best regards, -a- 1 Quote
xcrmckenna Posted July 24, 2020 Report Posted July 24, 2020 Bare aluminum that probably hasn’t seen the light of day since it was on the assembly line in Kerrville. A few screws getting resealed then rolling the walk on Sunday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote
Guest Posted July 24, 2020 Report Posted July 24, 2020 Some Alodine and primer would be a good idea first. Clarence Quote
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