---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 12/01/08: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:38 AM - corrosion in the tube (william sullivan) 2. 04:42 AM - Re: Re: lubrication on hinges (Thomas R. Riddle) 3. 07:06 AM - Re: corrosion in the tube (Jack B. Hart) 4. 07:33 AM - Re: Re: lubrication on hinges (pj.ladd) 5. 12:36 PM - Re: lubrication on hinges (Kirby, Dennis CTR USAF AFMC MDA/AL) 6. 03:21 PM - Re: Re: lubrication on hinges (robert bean) 7. 04:00 PM - Re: Re: lubrication on hinges (russ kinne) 8. 08:39 PM - Re: corrosion in the tube (cristalclear13) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:38:47 AM PST US From: william sullivan Subject: Kolb-List: corrosion in the tube - Jack- I was looking at your web site, and it looks like your main fusel age tube is bare aluminum.- Is it coated with anything?- What did you d o about electrolysis at the contact points with steel, front and rear?- H ow do you keep it shiny, wax? - ------------------------- ---------------- Bill Sullivan ------------------------- ---------------- Windsor Locks, Ct. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:42:20 AM PST US From: "Thomas R. Riddle" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: lubrication on hinges Jack, Your Teflon tubing bushing should be a good fix. It is how Piper Cherokee aileron hinges were built at the factory, at least that was the our old '76 model was built. Thom in Buffalo ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:06:49 AM PST US From: "Jack B. Hart" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: corrosion in the tube From: william sullivan > Jack- I was looking at your web site, and it looks like your main fuselage tube is bare aluminum. Is it coated with anything? What did you do about electrolysis at the contact points with steel, front and rear? How do you keep it shiny, wax? > Bill, The fuselage tube is not coated. I don't worry too much about electorlysis, as the FireFly is always hangared. I do het the joints with a little spray WD 40 a couple times a the year. I polish the tube tube one time a year. I use automotive aluminum wheel polish on a folded paper towel followed by an old soft cotton tee shirt. It looks better in the photo that it realy is. Jack B. Hart FF004 Winchester, IN ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:33:55 AM PST US From: "pj.ladd" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: lubrication on hinges WD-40-which stands for Water Displacement perfected on the 40th try-is still in use today.">> Hi, I always thought that the 40 stood for the fact that it was only good for 40 days.. . That couldn`t be right, could it? Pat ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 12:36:50 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: lubrication on hinges From: "Kirby, Dennis CTR USAF AFMC MDA/AL" "cristalclear13" asked: << What is a good product to lubricate the aileron (flaperon) hinges? >> Hi, Cristal - You want to lubricate your aileron hinges with something that does NOT trap dirt particles (like oil would). Oil in your hinges will entrap dust and dirt grains, causing increased wear on your soft aluminum hinges. Best product I've seen or heard about is a molybdenum-based lubrication. You find it at bicycle stores for lubricating brake and shifter cables. It's a fine mineral powder in a liquid solution (it's mixed in with an alcohol-like fluid). The liquid dries up soon after you apply it, leaving behind only the lubricating powder. I use it on all my hinges, as well as inside the throttle & choke cables. Dennis Kirby Mark-III, 912ul, "Magic Bike" Cedar Crest, NM ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 03:21:28 PM PST US From: robert bean Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: lubrication on hinges good one Pat. BB On 1, Dec 2008, at 10:33 AM, pj.ladd wrote: > > WD-40-which stands for Water Displacement perfected on the 40th > try-is > still in use today.">> > > Hi, > I always thought that the 40 stood for the fact that it was only > good for 40 days.. . That couldn`t be right, could it? > > Pat > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 04:00:08 PM PST US From: russ kinne Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: lubrication on hinges Pat I thought it was 40 minutes??? do not archive On Dec 1, 2008, at 11:41 AM, robert bean wrote: > > good one Pat. > BB > > On 1, Dec 2008, at 10:33 AM, pj.ladd wrote: > >> >> WD-40-which stands for Water Displacement perfected on the 40th >> try-is >> still in use today.">> >> >> Hi, >> I always thought that the 40 stood for the fact that it was only >> good for 40 days.. . That couldn`t be right, could it? >> >> Pat >> >> >> >> >> > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 08:39:44 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: corrosion in the tube From: "cristalclear13" We got the corrosion cleaned up fairly easily....what wasn't easy was digging the mouse nest out from the middle of the boom tube. Does anyone put anything on the ends of their boom tubes to keep the critters out? -------- Cristal Waters Kolb Mark II Twinstar Rotax 503 DCSI Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=217276#217276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kolb-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kolb-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kolb-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kolb-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.