{"id":397,"date":"2021-01-02T18:09:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T01:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jessesrv7a.com\/?p=397"},"modified":"2021-01-11T12:10:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T19:10:07","slug":"priming-horizontal-stabilizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nuclearprojects.com\/jessesrv7a\/priming-horizontal-stabilizer\/","title":{"rendered":"Priming Horizontal Stabilizer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1\/1\/2021<\/strong><\/em> – Since it’s winter and I have a heated garage without a paint booth setup, I’m running the parts outside to spray and bring in to dry as well as in between coats. The weather right now is mid-30’s and rainy\/snowy, so I’m having to be patient. I was able to get the first batch primed using SEM. Even with two thin coats that are applied (fog coat, then covering coat) and “just until hiding” occurs per the instructions, I went through quite a significant amount of primer. At roughly $20\/can ($1.25 per ounce), that’s going to add up fast. Also, having been able to review the samples from my recent primer test and some more thought, I’m going to be going forward with the yellow zinc phosphate primer<\/a>. With enough curing time it has become as tough as the SEM and Dupli-Color primers. Even more importantly, it will give me better corrosion protection. Plus, it’s half the cost. So these parts may be gray, but the remaining priming shall be yellow! Once I get to the fuselage I may move over to Azko or similar for the more accessible areas (for durability), but for now, I’m going to lean on convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1\/3\/2021 <\/em><\/strong>– The weather cleared-up today and I was able to get to the remaining parts, aside from the skins. The stock spray nozzle that the Tempo cans come with isn’t the greatest and sprays in a circular pattern. I had much better spray pattern and finish with SEM, which has a fan nozzle, so I simply swapped nozzles. Night and day difference! Despite a stiff breeze, I got a fairly even coat over all these. Parts were first prepped with Scotch-Brite and cleaned with acetone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n