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1. 03:01 PM - Adding Thinned Resin To INSIDE Of Cowling... (Matt Dralle)
2. 03:25 PM - Re: RV-List: Adding Thinned Resin To INSIDE Of Cowling... ()
3. 04:54 PM - Re: Adding Thinned Resin To INSIDE Of Cowling... (Carl Froehlich)
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| Subject: | Adding Thinned Resin To INSIDE Of Cowling... |
Greetings fellow builders,
In the manual, Van's describes a procedure of mixing some resin 1:1 with acetone
to form a thin coating for the OUTSIDE of the cowling to make a filler for the
pin holes and other surface imperfections. Seems straightforward enough.
But what about the INSIDE of the cowling? That open weave seems like its going
to soak up any oil and whatnot that runs out of these leaky 'ol Lycomings.
Thoughts?
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
http://www.mattsrv8.com Matt's RV-8 Building Blog
Finishing up...
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| Subject: | RE: RV-List: Adding Thinned Resin To INSIDE Of Cowling... |
Hi Matt,
In practical terms the fibreglass is pretty impervious to oil leaks. I just use
a bit of degreaser to wash the inside of the cowls at 100hr inspection times
and everything stays pretty clean. The extra weight of all that additional fibreglass
just isn't worth it in the long run.
If it really worries you buy an English Wheel and a TIG welder and make a set of
new cowls out of aluminium. :-)
Good luck
John Morrissey
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Sent: Tuesday, 23 February 2010 9:58 AM
Subject: RV-List: Adding Thinned Resin To INSIDE Of Cowling...
--> RV-List message posted by: Matt Dralle <dralle@matronics.com>
Greetings fellow builders,
In the manual, Van's describes a procedure of mixing some resin 1:1 with acetone
to form a thin coating for the OUTSIDE of the cowling to make a filler for the
pin holes and other surface imperfections. Seems straightforward enough.
But what about the INSIDE of the cowling? That open weave seems like its going
to soak up any oil and whatnot that runs out of these leaky 'ol Lycomings.
Thoughts?
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
http://www.mattsrv8.com Matt's RV-8 Building Blog
Finishing up...
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| Subject: | Adding Thinned Resin To INSIDE Of Cowling... |
Recommend just priming with white epoxy primer (e.g.PPG). The primer will
seal the fiberglass and will reflect some heat. This is what I did on my 8A
and it is holding up well.
Carl Froehlich
RV-8A (525 hrs)
RV-10 (fuselage)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Matt Dralle
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 5:58 PM
Subject: RV8-List: Adding Thinned Resin To INSIDE Of Cowling...
Greetings fellow builders,
In the manual, Van's describes a procedure of mixing some resin 1:1 with
acetone to form a thin coating for the OUTSIDE of the cowling to make a
filler for the pin holes and other surface imperfections. Seems
straightforward enough.
But what about the INSIDE of the cowling? That open weave seems like its
going to soak up any oil and whatnot that runs out of these leaky 'ol
Lycomings.
Thoughts?
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
http://www.mattsrv8.com Matt's RV-8 Building Blog
Finishing up...
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