Today I concluded the pressure test on the
fuel tank following the modifications.
As my previous photo shows the pressure test held from 11:36
am to 1:45 pm. I checked it again at 9:00
pm and found the balloon had burst. I
put on a new balloon and stated the test again.
This time I let some of the air out of the balloon so it had room to expand
if necessary. I started the test at 9:05
pm (Saturday night) with a photo of the balloon/tank. I took another photo at 7:45 pm the next day (Sunday)
and the balloon was still up.
I took the final photo at 12:00 noon today
(Monday). The balloon has held for 39
hours. I deem the test a success.
I began to prep the tank for painting. I masked around the tank and cleaned the
surface with MEK. I applied a coat of
primer.
After the primer dried I sanded the tank and
applied a second coat of primer.
After the second coat of primer dried I
applied a finish coat. I will be able to
reinstall the tank in a couple of days.
