Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This is part 2 of trying to save my corroded Max-Prop propellor. With the warmer weather returning, and a new compressor on hand, I get back to sand blasting and then epoxy-coating the propellor blades. Will the West Systems G/flex 655 fair out the galvanic corrosion?
-=] Patreon:
- patreon.com/TheDigitalMermaid
-=] References;
Ep. 96 - Please Sir, My Prop, He's Very Sick
- youtube.com/watch?v=2R5lc5f8yKY
Project Farm; Small Compressor, HUGE Power!
- youtube.com/watch?v=a3hMRQZudiE
* @ProjectFarm
DeWalt DWFP55130 200 PSI Quiet Trim Compressor
- dewalt.com/product/dwfp55130/200-psi-quiet-trim-compressor
West Systems G/Flex 655 Thickened Epoxy
- westsystem.com/products/g-flex-655-thickened-epoxy-adhesive
- @WestSystemEpoxy
Prop Speed
- propspeed.com/products/propspeed
- @Propspeed
Fry Custom Knives; West Systems G-Flex tips
- youtube.com/watch?v=x4kpgteGg1M
- @frycustomknives8429
PYI - MaxProp Easy 3-Blade, 17"
- store.pyiinc.com/products/max-prop-easy?sub-category=Max-Prop-Propellers&variant=4037589697
- @PYIinc
-=] Channels that have Helped Me;
* @ProjectBrupeg
* @OffGridGarageAustralia
* @AcornToArabella
* @BillCarlson
-=] Chapters
0:00 - A New Toy, Dewalt Compressor
0:58 - Um, Why?
3:25 - Sandblasting Time
5:35 - A Valuable Bucket
6:37 - The Results of Sandblasting
7:23 - Why I Chose West Systems G/Flex 655
9:27 - My First Use of G/Flex 655
12:21 - First Side of the First Blade Covered
13:00 - Second Prop's First Side
14:08 - The Right Thing To Do
15:03 - Third Blade's First Side
16:44 - Now We Wait To Cure
17:14 - The Next Day, But Still Tacky. Add Heat!
19:55 - Lets Start (Oh Glorious!) Sanding
21:06 - Encouraging Initial Results
22:10 - Debating How Much to Sand Off
23:47 - First Side Done; Huge Success!
24:16 - Sanding The Second Blade
25:38 - Second Side Done, What a Difference!
27:06 - Third Side Done, Epoxy Take 2
30:45 - All Three Side Two Done
31:35 - A Good Cure, Lets Sand Some More
33:39 - A Note on Balance and Vibration
34:26 - The Last S(t)and and Clean
35:53 - The Prop I Want
36:21 - The Final Results Are Excellent
This is part 2 of trying to save my corroded Max-Prop propellor. With the warmer weather returning, and a new compressor on hand, I get back to sand blasting and then epoxy-coating the propellor blades. Will the West Systems G/flex 655 fair out the galvanic corrosion?
-=] Patreon:
- patreon.com/TheDigitalMermaid
-=] References;
Ep. 96 - Please Sir, My Prop, He's Very Sick
- youtube.com/watch?v=2R5lc5f8yKY
Project Farm; Small Compressor, HUGE Power!
- youtube.com/watch?v=a3hMRQZudiE
* @ProjectFarm
DeWalt DWFP55130 200 PSI Quiet Trim Compressor
- dewalt.com/product/dwfp55130/200-psi-quiet-trim-compressor
West Systems G/Flex 655 Thickened Epoxy
- westsystem.com/products/g-flex-655-thickened-epoxy-adhesive
- @WestSystemEpoxy
Prop Speed
- propspeed.com/products/propspeed
- @Propspeed
Fry Custom Knives; West Systems G-Flex tips
- youtube.com/watch?v=x4kpgteGg1M
- @frycustomknives8429
PYI - MaxProp Easy 3-Blade, 17"
- store.pyiinc.com/products/max-prop-easy?sub-category=Max-Prop-Propellers&variant=4037589697
- @PYIinc
-=] Channels that have Helped Me;
* @ProjectBrupeg
* @OffGridGarageAustralia
* @AcornToArabella
* @BillCarlson
-=] Chapters
0:00 - A New Toy, Dewalt Compressor
0:58 - Um, Why?
3:25 - Sandblasting Time
5:35 - A Valuable Bucket
6:37 - The Results of Sandblasting
7:23 - Why I Chose West Systems G/Flex 655
9:27 - My First Use of G/Flex 655
12:21 - First Side of the First Blade Covered
13:00 - Second Prop's First Side
14:08 - The Right Thing To Do
15:03 - Third Blade's First Side
16:44 - Now We Wait To Cure
17:14 - The Next Day, But Still Tacky. Add Heat!
19:55 - Lets Start (Oh Glorious!) Sanding
21:06 - Encouraging Initial Results
22:10 - Debating How Much to Sand Off
23:47 - First Side Done; Huge Success!
24:16 - Sanding The Second Blade
25:38 - Second Side Done, What a Difference!
27:06 - Third Side Done, Epoxy Take 2
30:45 - All Three Side Two Done
31:35 - A Good Cure, Lets Sand Some More
33:39 - A Note on Balance and Vibration
34:26 - The Last S(t)and and Clean
35:53 - The Prop I Want
36:21 - The Final Results Are Excellent
