Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Gary McNeel, Jr."
I can't test this at this time, so I thought I'd toss this out to the group.Does anyone know if zinc cold galvanizing spray paint is comparable to thezinc phosphate/oxide aircraft stuff? I can get a few cans at work.Our weld shop (HVAC company) uses the galvanized spray over the welds. Iwonder if it holds up under the chemicals used in aircraft covering? Kent Hallsten________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 20:09:02 -0600

Original Posted By:> owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
No, the spray is not the same.The coating applied to hardware is an electrochemical process, and cannot bereadily reproduced using "at home" techniques.Not that the spray stuff may not be useful... I've never used it before. Ifyou try it, let me know what you find!Greetings, btw.I'm new to the list, but not to aviation, homebuilding, or piets.For several years, I've helped maintain the Sky Scout at the Airpower Museum( http://www.aaa-apm.org/apm/collection/P ... Scout.html ) and have flowna few Air Campers. I currently work at a large FBO in Norfolk, VA as a recipspecialist, mostly Cessnas of late. Been around aviation my whole life, myfamily owned and ran an FBO for 15 years, and I've been working on aircraftoff and on for the last thirty years or so.Good list, and I'm glad to be here!Ric Ryburn> -----Original Message-----