---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 02/22/10: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:01:23 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle 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... ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:25:56 PM PST US From: Subject: RV8-List: 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 -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Matt Dralle 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 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... ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 04:54:39 PM PST US From: "Carl Froehlich" Subject: RE: RV8-List: 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... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv8-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV8-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv8-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv8-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.