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How to remove corrosion?
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:40 am
by Nathan
Hello,
What are some methods of removing corrosion from aircraft parts?
What are some effective methods? Can you media blast? If so whats the best media to use?
Thanks,
Nate
Re: How to remove corrosion?
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:13 am
by shrike
Yes.
Now, with the smart tushy non-answer out of the way.
What are the parts? What are the parts made of? What kind of corrosion? Airworthy or static? What resources do you have?
Re: How to remove corrosion?
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:33 pm
by Nathan
Static, aluminum.
Corrosion is of the white rough smelly kind(no holes), kind of like surface rust.
Re: How to remove corrosion?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 6:52 am
by Brenden S
If you upload a photo we can point you in the right direction. There are several ways, mechanical or chemical.
Mechanical
Sanding, Blending, sand blasting
Chemical
WO1, ACF50 etc
They can also be combined. Normal practice for airworthy is mechanically removed and then chemically treated.
Re: How to remove corrosion?
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 11:43 pm
by ZRX61
Brenden S wrote:If you upload a photo we can point you in the right direction. There are several ways, mechanical or chemical.
Mechanical
Sanding, Blending, sand blasting
Sand???? Glass, plastic, chalk, soda or walnut shells etc. No one uses sand on aircraft.
Re: How to remove corrosion?
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 11:18 pm
by Brenden S
We do in Australia
Re: How to remove corrosion?
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:33 pm
by ZRX61
...figures....