I read in a post a while back about someone who was painting his frame with Por 15, and he stated that he had to use quite a large amount of Metal Ready to keep it wet for 15 minutes per the instructions. Here's a little trick we use when spot alodining aluminum on aircraft fuselage skins. Take a paper towel and hold it against the metal surface you are about to treat. Spray the paper towel with the Metal Ready solution and let the paper towel stick to the metal. Capillary attraction will the hold the wettened paper towel to the metal. You may have to work out a few air bubbles, but all you have to do is keep the paper towel from drying out by giving it an occasional squirt. You'll use a lot less Metal Ready this way, and this will work on vertical surfaces and even upside down. The Por 15 folks will probably hate me for this, but Metal Ready is too expensive to waste. It's a great product, but every little thing helps when doing restos.

Hey guy's
You don't always have to use the metal ready.
Metalready is mainly meant for new metal,or slightly rusted metal,and a surface that had to be cleaned or degreased. POR_15 will not stick to a smooth surface, but will stick very well to a rusted, pitted, and a sandblasted surface.The rustier it is , the better it sticks.


Jeff

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Randy
What are you working on heavys or corp birds just curious were looking for a/c mec at fedex.

JBrown, I'm an A&P. I work for Delta at their Dallas/Fort Worth hangar. Right now I work in the 757 overhaul bay. Did C checks on 767s and 757s for a few years also.
JSL: the guy in the post I referred to had sanded his frame baby's butt smooth. My suggestion is for folks working with smooth metal, and who are refinishing per Por's instructions. Otherwise, you are exactly right.

[This message has been edited by Randy Mosier (edited 09-12-99).]

To save even more Metal Ready, follow Randy's suggestion and then cover the paper towel with plastic food wrap (Saran Wrap, etc.), thereby eliminating the need to rewet it. The plastic wrap also works well to keep paint stripper from drying out.

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A good idea made better! Thanks Rainer.