Zoopseal aluminum sealant

Jamo · #1 (**permalink**) 07-06-2009, 03:22 PM

Best of luck then...and please keep us updated on the build.

Tinker51 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-06-2009, 10:33 PM

I have no experience caring for bare aluminum cars. I do however have a ton of experience caring for bare aluminum airplanes. The kind that are flown and displayed at airshows and I can tell you with a level of certainty that between rain, bugs and the sticky fingers of children that bare aluminum does just fine with a little maintenance. We did a big polish prior to the first show of the year and the rest of the time it was a case of wiping off the worst of it at the end of the day. Zero oxidation, ever.

Paul F · #3 (**permalink**) 07-07-2009, 07:35 AM

Tinker,

What is the green material we see coated on the inside of modern commercial planes? I assume it is an anti-corrosive plating or paint?

Sounds like Superarnie wants to go all the way. If practical, he may want to consider that coating.

Tinker51 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-07-2009, 09:02 AM

Zinc chromate.

Ronbo · #5 (**permalink**) 07-07-2009, 06:22 PM

When I was in the Navy I drove by NARF (Naval Air Rework Facility) pretty regular, there was this puke yellow stuff they sprayed the planes with and man did it stink! (some sort of epoxy I think) Of course it was the Navy, so everything has to be painted haze grey.

Tinker51 · #6 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 11:48 PM

Yep, that would have been chromate.