Started the day with a nice flight down to Aircraft Spruce at FFC with Jared to pick up some PolyGone. Great excuse to go flying!
PolyGone polysulfide stripper is the shizzle! This stuff really removes fuel tank sealant as advertised. I had a real mess on my hands and this stuff saved the day.
I slathered the PolyGone onto the partially cured sealant and let it sit for 30 minutes or so then used a plastic bondo scraper and rags to remove it. It took about four hours (not counting wait time) to get all the sealant off of the skins and all the stiffeners and other parts. It was tedious and messy but it worked and I got it done. Went through a lot of gloves and rags.
Back to fuel tank assembly tomorrow. I am so ready to be done with the fuel tanks.
| Today’s Time (hours): | 4.0 |
| Wing Time (hours): | 212.0 |
| Total Time (hours): | 364.0 |
Ron's RV-14A Build Log 