Greetings:
I am builder of #A064. As restorer and pilot at the Candn. Warplane
Heritage
Museum, I am aware of the precautions to be taken in the protection against
corrosion and am keen to ensure the best integrity of the supplied Europa
parts. IN ORDER not to re-invent sliced bread, I would like to invite comment
on the following, or share thoughts on same.
Throught the museum, I have made contact with a local forensic
engineering
firm and will submit my work on surface preparation of the supplied
stamped/nibbled
metal bits for their comment prior to the following treatment (which
is intended to forestall early corrosion due to the Canadian climate.......
acid rain, and large temp changes, etc):
Surface Procedure: ELECTROSOAK 10 min
HCl ACID 1 min (NOT hard
anodyzing)
ELECTROCLEAN 5 min
ZINC PLATE 7 min
WATER RINSE dip
ZINC DICHROMATE dip (.002-.004 in.)
Any comments on the above joyfully received.
Happy Landings
Ferg Kyle
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