X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc14.comcast.net ([204.127.200.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1330801 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:22:31 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.200.84; envelope-from=jesse@jessfarr.com Received: from office5 (c-68-59-223-112.hsd1.tn.comcast.net[68.59.223.112]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc14) with SMTP id <2006073123213401400cf55ke>; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:21:44 +0000 Message-ID: <033d01c6b4f8$0e9a7350$0501a8c0@farr.com> From: "jesse farr" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Auto Fuel - composite tanks Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:21:21 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0338_01C6B4D6.81509220" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0338_01C6B4D6.81509220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Steve: They say do not try and apply to old epoxy. - jofarr, soddy tn ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steve Brooks=20 After some research, which also included using products already tested = by others before me, I elected to coat my fuel tanks with a product made = by Jeffco. Specially, Jeffco SPF9700-FCR. I built the strakes using = MGS, and then coated the interior with the Jeffco epoxy. I don't know how hard it would be to coat your tanks now, but it most = likely would solve your problem. You just paint the stuff on after = mixing it up. It's pretty thick, and tends to stick pretty well to = vertical surfaces. As I recall, I gave mine 2 or 3 coatings. I had = zero leaks when I pressure tested the tanks. ------=_NextPart_000_0338_01C6B4D6.81509220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Steve: They say do not try and apply to = old epoxy.=20 - jofarr, soddy tn
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From:=20 Steve=20 Brooks
 
After some research, which also included using products = already tested=20 by others before me, I elected to coat my fuel tanks with a product = made by=20 Jeffco.  Specially, Jeffco SPF9700-FCR.  I built the strakes = using=20 MGS, and then coated the interior with the Jeffco = epoxy.
 
I=20 don't know how hard it would be to coat your tanks now, but it most = likely=20 would solve your problem.  You just paint the stuff on after = mixing it=20 up.  It's pretty thick, and tends to stick pretty well to = vertical=20 surfaces.  As I recall, I gave mine 2 or 3 coatings.  I had = zero=20 leaks when I pressure tested the=20 tanks.
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