If the tubes are steel, powder coating is o.k. Aluminum may not as the
fusing temperature may alter the strength and temper of the aluminum. FAA
will not approve aluminum to be powder coated for certified aircraft, so you
might do some checking before using this process.
Cy Galley
Editor, EAA Safety Programs
cgalley@qcbc.org or experimenter@eaa.org
----- Original Message -----
From: <DuaneFamly@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Primer for Zn-coated steel
>
>
> I concur with Rob on the tubes being aluminum. Your magnet test will be
> conclusive. I chose to take most of the tubing from the kit and sent it
out to be
> powder coated. They will clean and coat it and you should never have a
problem.
> You can also pick a nice color. The cost to me was about $80 US and three
> days time. Make sure you mask off the bottom of the control sticks where
they go
> into the CS01 with CS16b spacer. It's a snug fit to begin with.
>
> Mike Duane A207
> Redding, California
> XS Trigear
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