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Monthly Archives: May 2018

Alodining the Right Wing Ribs

By Lynn Dixon | May 3, 2018 - 8:00 pm |May 3, 2018 Total Build, Wings, Ribs
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I found a tub that was just big enough to hold two main wing ribs to bathe them in Alumaprep 33 and Alodine!  I was lucky I had JUST enough of each to fully submerge the parts.  I started out by submerging the parts in Alumaprep, 2 ribs at a … Continue reading →

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