Sanding/Striping paint off spring steel landing gears
I have a 1956 Cessna 180 and would like to temporarly repaint the landing gear until I can have a complete paint job. I have received comments from mechanics, experienced individals etc., equally with polar opinions. Some say sanding gently into to steel of the gear to remove the corrosion is OK, just don't leave any grooves, or perpendicular scratches to the grain. Others have responded to never sand the spring steel Cessna gear at all, ie, do not remove any surface material or 90% of the spring steel tensile strength is gone. Use only glass bead sand blasting, etc.
Any thoughts or experience out there on this topic? I am attempting to get a good education on this.
100 series manintenance manual
Temporary revision TR5 on the pre-1962 Cessna 100 series maintenance manual, p/n D138-1-13, specifies the procedures for cleaning rust from the gear legs. Basically NO chemical stripping. Top suface pits can be sanded to a max depth of .063". Bottom suface to a max .012" depth before having to re-shot peen.