Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 774659 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 07 Mar 2005 21:46:53 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050308024601.ROFB2068.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 7 Mar 2005 21:46:01 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Cleaning/prepping fiberglass Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:46:08 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c52388$fb73ec90$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C52356.B0D97C90" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C52356.B0D97C90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey, Rusty.... I use Acetone, as it is readily available at most = hardware stores, etc. If there is foam underneath the fiberglass, however you = can't use acetone, as the acetone will go through the smallest of pinholes and attack the foam. Does a great job of cleaning any grease or oils from fiberglass.It evaporates very rapidly. I highly recommend you wear = gloves and not drink it, however. Paul Conner=20 =20 The whole cleaning thing seems to be a non-issue. I removed my = stainless heat shield stuff, cut out the old scoop, then sprayed the whole cowl = with some Purple Power stuff that I used on my RX-7 motor mounts before. = Spray it on, and hose it off. Just that simple. The cowl is squeaky clean = now, but I will hit it with some Brakleen after I taper the inside edge a bit tomorrow. It won't be much of a scarf, just enough to hopefully keep = the cloth from having to make too much of a turn . Fortunately, the inside = of the cowl is unrestricted, so it doesn't matter that it gets a bit = thicker away from the edge. A little extra weight, but not my biggest problem. = =20 Since I'm off the rest of the week, my overly optimistic goal is to have = the cowl done by Sunday. That won't really leave much more than break in = time, and some tuning, then back to flight testing (in gliding distance for = about 10 hours). I have no idea how I'm going to do the scoop, but I have to = go get the Sonerai project Thursday, so that will give me about 13 hours of driving to think about it. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (close, but not close enough) =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C52356.B0D97C90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hey, Rusty.... I use Acetone, as = it is=20 readily available at most hardware stores, etc. If there is foam = underneath the=20 fiberglass, however you can't use acetone, as the acetone will go = through the=20 smallest of pinholes and attack the foam. Does a great job of cleaning = any=20 grease or oils from fiberglass.It evaporates very rapidly.  I = highly=20 recommend you wear gloves and not drink it, however.  Paul = Conner 
 
The whole cleaning thing seems to be a=20 non-issue.  I removed my stainless heat shield stuff, cut out = the old=20 scoop, then sprayed the whole cowl with some Purple Power = stuff=20 that I used on my RX-7 motor mounts before.  Spray it on, = and=20 hose it off.  Just that simple.  The cowl is squeaky clean = now, but I=20 will hit it with some Brakleen after I taper the inside edge a bit=20 tomorrow.  It won't be much of a scarf, just enough to hopefully = keep the=20 cloth from having to make too much of a turn = .  Fortunately, the=20 inside of the cowl is unrestricted, so it doesn't matter that it = gets a bit=20 thicker away from the edge.  A little extra weight, but not my = biggest=20 problem.  
 
Since I'm off the rest of the week, my overly = optimistic goal is to have the cowl done by Sunday.  That won't = really=20 leave much more than break in time, and some tuning, then back to flight = testing=20 (in gliding distance for about 10 hours).  I have no idea how I'm = going to=20 do the scoop, but I have to go get the Sonerai project Thursday, so that = will=20 give me about 13 hours of driving to think about it. =20
 
Cheers,
Rusty (close, but not close=20 enough)
 
 
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