X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:24:29 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmfepo201.cox.net ([68.230.241.146] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTP id 4947516 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:48:38 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.146; envelope-from=gebuchanan@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmfepo201.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.01.04.00 201-2260-137-20101110) with ESMTP id <20110415184801.RVEQ16474.fed1rmfepo201.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net>; Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:48:01 -0400 Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([72.197.228.81]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id Xuo01g00f1m0s0804uo03S; Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:48:01 -0400 X-CT-Score: NA X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=hTXx1Er1pw82ZgGw8Hi28EyLmWoEdWD0ZP9EeNzTJ4I= c=1 sm=1 a=RAWo0jPMFMcA:10 a=G8Uczd0VNMoA:10 a=0sLDPkGTVImxDBY0c9cAeQ==:17 a=gNATZjehAAAA:8 a=N_n4FoDfKTJissRQKCoA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=4PR2P7QzAAAA:8 a=T3LTpCL8CDNm-kzeAf8A:9 a=IiahbL9Rf3eHdCh_b_YA:7 a=djSSOgbfo6cA:10 a=0sLDPkGTVImxDBY0c9cAeQ==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Authentication-Results: cox.net; none X-Original-Message-ID: <4DA892DE.4030509@cox.net> X-Original-Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:47:58 -0700 From: Guy Buchanan User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.9) Gecko/20100722 Eudora/3.0.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-CC: Gary Fitzgerald Subject: Re: [LML] Alodine + Hysol References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------030101060101010300050200" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030101060101010300050200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 4/14/2011 6:42 AM, Gary Fitzgerald wrote: > > Does treating an aluminum part with alodine affect the ability of > Hysol to stick to it? > Gary, The best thing you can do for stick to aluminum is to etch it with MetalPrep #79 and then Alodine. This gives you a micro-porous surface that Hysol (and any other adhesive / paint, etc.) just loves to stick to; much better than any sanding operation which only increases bonding surface area by a small percent. See: http://www.nfgsales.com/files/active/0/ALODINE%C2%AE%205700%20Wipes.pdf and ASTM D3933. (No I couldn't find a freebee online.) Guy Buchanan Ramona, CA Kitfox IV-1200 / 592-C / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. and grounded --------------030101060101010300050200 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 4/14/2011 6:42 AM, Gary Fitzgerald wrote:

Does treating an aluminum part with alodine affect the ability of Hysol to stick to it?

Gary,
The best thing you can do for stick to aluminum is to etch it with MetalPrep #79 and then Alodine. This gives you a micro-porous surface that Hysol (and any other adhesive / paint, etc.) just loves to stick to; much better than any sanding operation which only increases bonding surface area by a small percent. See:

http://www.nfgsales.com/files/active/0/ALODINE%C2%AE%205700%20Wipes.pdf

and ASTM D3933. (No I couldn't find a freebee online.)

Guy Buchanan
Ramona, CA
Kitfox IV-1200 / 592-C / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. and grounded

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