Pietenpol-List: horizontal stabilizer not perfectly flat
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:00 pm
Original Posted By: "pringljo"
My personal experience with 2 hangars and one large shop---Taxi on down to Sherwin-Williams and talk to the guy that sells the commercialstuff, not the gawky looking guy who has mastered the paint color machine butthe older guy who can find the commercial catalog. Ask for Armorseal 1000-HS.This is a 2 part epoxy favored by guys with those beautiful commercial hangarswhere you can eat off the floors. Carefully READ and HEED the preparationinstructions and be prepared for sticker shock at the cost of the stuff. Onceyou're over that and have it applied according to instructions, it will be thereforever. I have spilled every chemical available at Home depot as well asbrake fluid, avgas, and muriatic acid (diluted) on mine with no ill affects.Now in fairness, I have NOT tried Skydrol but it's not really on the list oflikely hangar spills in GA. About the only way the stuff comes up is with a coldchisel but that's tough on the concrete. I have discovered that T-88 DOESstick to it so trying to pry up drips WILL remove the paint and a thin layerof concrete.The big box stores do sell a variety of so called epoxy floor paints but the carguy forums have come to the conclusion that they are crap. Now that may bebecause car guys refuse to read instructions as well as torque tables so it'sreally a caveat emptor deal. I coughed up the bucks to do it right and have beenVERY pleased.DaveRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: horizontal stabilizer not perfectly flat
My personal experience with 2 hangars and one large shop---Taxi on down to Sherwin-Williams and talk to the guy that sells the commercialstuff, not the gawky looking guy who has mastered the paint color machine butthe older guy who can find the commercial catalog. Ask for Armorseal 1000-HS.This is a 2 part epoxy favored by guys with those beautiful commercial hangarswhere you can eat off the floors. Carefully READ and HEED the preparationinstructions and be prepared for sticker shock at the cost of the stuff. Onceyou're over that and have it applied according to instructions, it will be thereforever. I have spilled every chemical available at Home depot as well asbrake fluid, avgas, and muriatic acid (diluted) on mine with no ill affects.Now in fairness, I have NOT tried Skydrol but it's not really on the list oflikely hangar spills in GA. About the only way the stuff comes up is with a coldchisel but that's tough on the concrete. I have discovered that T-88 DOESstick to it so trying to pry up drips WILL remove the paint and a thin layerof concrete.The big box stores do sell a variety of so called epoxy floor paints but the carguy forums have come to the conclusion that they are crap. Now that may bebecause car guys refuse to read instructions as well as torque tables so it'sreally a caveat emptor deal. I coughed up the bucks to do it right and have beenVERY pleased.DaveRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: horizontal stabilizer not perfectly flat