G'day Folks,
I'm new to RV's but am becoming more and more interested in building one. Many production aircraft are primed and then "wet assembled" for corrosion protection. When I say wet assembled, I mean that all fasteners and mating surfaces are covered in a sealant to prevent moisture from sitting between the two parts. Most corrosion requires some 'electrolyte' to occur and "wet assembly" tries to keep it out of the joints. The moisture could be fuel, rain, condensation etc.
I noticed that the quickbuild kits are not primed and wet assembled. Other than cost, has there been some thought put into this? Is it possible to get QB kits that are primed and wet assembled?
Apologies if this has been covered in another forum. I did a quick search.
Regards
Alec.
I'm new to RV's but am becoming more and more interested in building one. Many production aircraft are primed and then "wet assembled" for corrosion protection. When I say wet assembled, I mean that all fasteners and mating surfaces are covered in a sealant to prevent moisture from sitting between the two parts. Most corrosion requires some 'electrolyte' to occur and "wet assembly" tries to keep it out of the joints. The moisture could be fuel, rain, condensation etc.
I noticed that the quickbuild kits are not primed and wet assembled. Other than cost, has there been some thought put into this? Is it possible to get QB kits that are primed and wet assembled?
Apologies if this has been covered in another forum. I did a quick search.
Regards
Alec.
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