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Pre-bond cleaning of magnesium
December 10, 2008
I am looking for a pre-bond cleaning process for magnesium. I have a local repair which will require a pre-cleaning prior to cold bonding a doubler onto it.
Michael Dalleobond shop supervisor - Bloomfield, Connecticut
December 19, 2008
Not 100% certain that your particular soils/oils will be soluble, but we use a product called Brulin 1990GD to clean magnesium castings in our spray washer. The immersion or ultrasonic version is Brulin 815GD. Both of these should be mild enough to prevent attack.
Terry LycansAerospace - Dayton, Ohio, USA
