Solly Melyon wrote: > There is a certain chemical that you apply with a brush on the aluminum to > create a bonding surface to the glass or wood. I do not have the info on > it. ML could know.
There are chemical conversion coatings such as DuPont 225S that clean and prepare surfaces for paint or bonding. It contains phosphoric acid, if that's helpful. I epoxy aluminum to wood by abrading the aluminum with coarse sandpaper, cleaning with lacquer thinner, and then glue using T-88, which is one of the best epoxies for bonding wood. I've never seen it fail in the places I've used it in my plane. Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL website: www.n5...@hiwaay.net email: N56ML at hiwaay.net
