My trusted KR2, ZS-WEC, is going in for a major overhaul. I have decided to take the WAFs out, to resurface and repaint them, and to replace the fitting hardware. On Saturday, after a long battle, I managed to take the first pair of WAFs out. This involved, among other hassles, cutting the bolts heads with a pneumatc hacksaw.
It was worth doing, since I can now see that the WAFS are corroded in place. Which is pretty normal. After all, they are at least 14 years old, and spent most of their life near the sea. Anyway, the rusted metal left rust stains on the spars wood. Any idea how I can clean that? Now, the intention is to clean the WAFS using a Nylon rotary brush, then repaint them with Zinc chromate primer. Question: Is there anything I must do before I paint wih the primer? Cleaning with a special solvent? Serge Vidal KR2 ZS-WEC paris, France
