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Surface treatment & painting inside of the socket

Thread starter pipeneer
Start date Jul 21, 2009

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Jul 21, 2009

pipeneer

Petroleum

Hello to all of you
I am in process of ordering fabrication of few 10"-FF drip rings with 1/2" Bleed (located at 6 O'clock!)since i'm surface treating and painting the DR itself with Aluminium, I was wondering if it is possible to surface treat and paint inside of the Socket hole(for the 1/2" Bleed nipple)or the paint shall have negative effect on the socket weld?.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.