X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao106.cox.net ([68.230.241.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2334359 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:24:21 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.40; envelope-from=steve@stevet.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao106.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20070916202343.ODGE10668.fed1rmmtao106.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:23:43 -0400 Received: from [192.168.2.203] ([68.6.58.190]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id p8Pj1X00346FLUs0000000; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:23:43 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-59--933859357 Message-Id: <5A054221-D852-4D53-B787-FCEB4BFD744E@stevet.net> From: Steve Thomas Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fiberglass fuel tanks Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:23:41 -0700 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) --Apple-Mail-59--933859357 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed I'm not flying yet, but the resin system used in my aircraft is impervious to ethanol. I'm building a Glasair, and the resin system is a Dow 411-45 vinyl-ester resin system. The vinyl-esters were originally designed for making fiberglass underground gas tanks. All Glasairs have a integral gas tank in the forward part of the wing. However, be cautious about using any vinyl-ester or polyester resin system over epoxy. It won't stick. Best Regards, Steve ____________________________________________________________________ On Sep 16, 2007, at 12:41 PM, James Maher wrote: > Is there anyone in this group who is running Mogas with ethanol > exclusively and also has > fiberglass fuel tank(s)? > If anyone fits this profile and their tanks are holding up and not > leaking or softening please respond with what type of resin system > was used. > I used the Aeropoxy brand epoxy and this did not hold up. > I am looking for an alternative. > Thanks, > Jim --Apple-Mail-59--933859357 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 I'm not flying yet, but the = resin system used in my aircraft is impervious to ethanol.=A0 I'm = building a Glasair, and the resin system is a Dow 411-45 vinyl-ester = resin system.=A0 The vinyl-esters were originally designed for making = fiberglass underground gas tanks.=A0 All Glasairs have a integral gas = tank in the forward part of the wing.=A0=A0

However, be cautious about = using any vinyl-ester or polyester resin system over epoxy.=A0 It won't = stick.

Best = Regards,

Steve=A0

On Sep 16, 2007, at = 12:41 PM, James Maher wrote:

Is = there anyone in this group who is running Mogas with ethanol exclusively = and also has

fiberglass fuel tank(s)?

If anyone = fits this profile and their tanks are holding up and not leaking or = softening please respond with what type of resin system was used.
=
I used the Aeropoxy brand epoxy and this did not hold up.
=
I am looking for an alternative.

Thanks,
=
Jim

= --Apple-Mail-59--933859357--