One tank rib down....
Watched a DVD after my morning proseal session to let my brain cells regenerate then back to the shop where I put the skin back in the cradles. I cleco'd in the ribs and tackled the first one. (Started in the middle)

Ribs are a couple steps up the challenge ladder over the stiffeners. Having two people would probably make it easier, one to buck and one to run the gun. The row of rivets on the top side of the skin came out good but the row on the bottom stick up a little... not sure why other then just being uncoordinated with gun and bucking bar.

I decided to call it quits after the first rib. I ran out of rubber gloves.

TIP: Use tape to mask the skin!! It doesn't take long to do and leaves you with a very clean tank. Proseal sticks to everything it touches. I put one piece on each side of the rivet holes and just peeled it off when I was done riveting. Leaves a perfect clean looking line

(Time: 1.5 hours)
- posted by Matthew @ 11/8/2003 07:26:38 PM