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1. 11:29 AM - Re: RV8 floors (Mickey Coggins)
2. 05:54 PM - Re: Re: RV8-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 02/07/04 (Greg V. Miller)
3. 06:11 PM - Re: RV8 floors (Speedy11@aol.com)
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--> RV8-List message posted by: Mickey Coggins <mick-matronics@rv8.ch>
Thanks everyone for all the hints. I'm going to
constipate on it for a while before I finally decide
how to handle it. :-)
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Mickey Coggins
http://www.rv8.ch/
#82007 QB Wings/Fuselage
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| Subject: | Re: RV8-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 02/07/04 |
--> RV8-List message posted by: "Greg V. Miller" <gvm@cableone.net>
Another data point: I left the wash primer alone and sprayed Imron over
it. Rain at 200mph took some paint off the leading edges, and squeezing
the light wing aileron trailing edge to balance the wings took a bit
more off, but otherwise the paint sticks well. N89GM, 350hrs.
On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 11:21, Speedy11@aol.com wrote:
> --> RV8-List message posted by: Speedy11@aol.com
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> In a message dated 2/8/04 3:00:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> rv8-list-digest@matronics.com writes:
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> << My QB fuselage came with a kind of aluminium priming brushed, providing a
> steel grey color to the surface.
> What kind of primer is that and can I paint over it or do I have to prepare
> somehow the surface ? >>
>
> Michel,
> Van's applies a "wash primer" that is supposed to protect the aluminum fairly
> well. I, however, intend my plane to be flying 100 years from now (by my yet
> unborn grandson) and in addition I live on the Florida coast, so I intend to
> spray Marhyde primer on the entire inside of the airplane (or at least as much
> as possible). I plan to leave the wash primer in place and simply clean the
> surface with quick prep before priming. It may be a waste of time and money,
> but that is what I plan to do. So many times I've heard guys say, "I wish
> more had been done to protect my plane from corrosion when it was built." I
> believe the aircraft manufacturers intended their planes to be "used up" and
> discarded, much like cars, when they were building them and they made a business
> decision to not protect them internally.
> Stan Sutterfield
> RV-8A QB
> Tampa, FL
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--> RV8-List message posted by: Speedy11@aol.com
Mickey,
I have to differ with the other guys. I installed my floors with nutplates
(platenuts, or whatever you call them) and I wouldn't have them any other way.
I wanted to be able to check the rudder cables during annuals and without
removable floors it wouldn't have been possbile. It also allows me to locate
antennas wherever I like without worrying about not having access to them. It
was a lot of work and effort to use nutplates, but I like them. One thing to
consider though, is that should you want to remove the floors in the future, you
will need to remove the entire flap mechanism unless you modify the floors.
Personally, I made a cut under where the rear seat cushion will be (the cut
will be hidden) so that I can remove all of the floors except for a small
portion under the flap actuator arm. That will save a lot of time when I need
to
pull the floors. My floors install and remove with only a little effort. I
fine tuned the edges to allow them to slip past round head rivets more easily.
I have digital photos of the cut rear floor in case you didn't understand my
explanation.
Stan Sutterfield
RV-8A
Tampa, FL
In a message dated 2/13/04 2:58:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,
rv8-list-digest@matronics.com writes:
<< Usually if something is real hard, then I must
be doing it wrong. Does anyone have any hints
on doing the rear floors correctly?
The manual says it's not easy, but they will
go in. I feel like I'll probably destroy the
whole cabin before I get them in.
Has anyone done something different, like cut
the floors into smaller pieces? Also, wouldn't
it be better to use platenuts all around,
instead of the pop rivets? Seems like I might
need to get in there sometime down the road...
Thanks for any hints!
Mickey >>
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