Great and thanks. Jim
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On May 28, 2013, at 7:48 AM, Dave1massey@cs.com wrote:
> I used a bead of rope calk in the seam. In other words apply the calk to
> the surface that will contact the inner wing before installation so that the
> calk will fill the gap excluding water. As you know, this is a three layer
> metal sandwich that will wick up water and rust in spite of your efforts to
> seal it off after the fact. Your best defense is 1) a good coat of paint on
> all the surfaces (the factory only had primer on those surfaces) and B) a
> sealant to exclude water.
>
> I did both and 17 years later I have no evidence of rust in those areas.
>
> Dave
>
> In a message dated 5/27/2013 6:55:00 PM Central Daylight Time,
> trguy75@gmail.com writes:
>> I am slowly getting my TR4 restoration project back together. The
>> factory
>> repair manual mentions using a sealant when installing the wings. Has
>> anyone done that, if so, what did you use and what technique did you use.
>> The manual mentions applying to seam after wing installed from underneath.
>
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