the following may be of interest to those who are up to finishing stage
or those looking for corrosion protection for their aluminum components.
System Three in the USA manufacture a range of water reduceable coatings
for aluminum, glass, and wood. unlike other surface coatings these other
products have minimal health and environmental impact.
The main products that will be of interest to europa builders are as
follows.
WR-COR
This is a corrosion inhibitor that is used instead of zinc chromate.
The normal corrosion protection technique of phosphoric acid etching
followed by alodine is used and then this is covered with the two part
WR-COR product. once this is complete a finishing coat of WR-LPU is
used. WT-COR may be applied with a paint brush or with a spray gun.
Being water reduceable the thickness of the coating can be easily
controlled.
WR-155 is epoxy primer for composites. Again it is a water reduceable
product which allows it to be used safely at home.
WR-LPU is a final coat treatment and is available in over 150 colours. A
high gloss finish can be achieved by understanding with a clear coat.
System Three are also a very useful source of epoxy tools and associated
products including CAB-O-SIL.
You can find more information about their system at
http://www.systemthree.com.
I haven't tried their products yet but intend using their corrosion
inhibitor on my europa as I have concerns about zinc chromate following
recent studies indicating that it had carcinogenic properties and that
Aircraft Spruce will no longer supply the product to home builders.
Regards
Tony
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