fuel proofing with this

akjgardner Sun Feb 14, 2016 5:59 pm

url=https://servimg.com/view/19124486/88] fuel proofing with this 00814

[/url] I used this to wrap around my fuel tank on my guillows p 40 . I wraped it around the tank and pushed it into the nose of the airplane. I then used the sticky back part of the wrap to adhere to the front of the plane and bolted on the firewall. Trimed the excess off and instant fuelproof.I tested it with 30% nitro and it seems to be working

pkrankow Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:26 pm

Very resistant to most adhesives too.

Phil

PeterJGregory Sun Feb 14, 2016 9:37 pm

I have a might long roll of doculam and I think it might work as you used it. From the sounds of it, you created fuel proof layer at your firewall? Bolted your engine over the film? If you punctured the layer of Glad material with bolts/screws, won't fuel/oil seep thru. Maybe I didn't understand exactly.

pkrankow Sun Feb 14, 2016 9:44 pm

Maybe we need pictures?
Phil

getback Mon Feb 15, 2016 8:32 am

Yes pics please there sounds like a flaw in there , never used that press on stuff though so I don't know much about it . Eric Snowman

pkrankow Mon Feb 15, 2016 12:32 pm

Ive used the press on stuff for building, protecting plans (does not come off nicely after a few weeks) and even to apply clamping pressure.

I have never used it on a finished plane.

Phil

fredvon4 Mon Feb 15, 2016 1:14 pm

Yes photos please as from the description I am not seeing the fuel proofing... by wrapping the fuel tank in a plastic

I have on occasion (not desiring the PITA of Dope) fuel proofed the inside of a Bladder tube with fast cal or other similar sticky backed plastic coverings even wide packaging tape and when weight was not a big issue I use thinned down epoxy

akjgardner Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:53 pm

getback wrote:Yes pics please there sounds like a flaw in there , never used that press on stuff though so I don't know much about it . Eric

yeah, It might be a mistake, Aint like Iv'e never made one of those before. ha ha,It is pretty stron stuff though....only time will tell.......My airplane don't usually last that long anyway lol.

londke3 Tue Feb 16, 2016 3:06 pm

We have used press on to cover some 1/2A foam combat wings as an experiment. It worked ok. It doesn't have a really long lifespan but neither does a combat ship.

Sponsored content

fuel proofing with this

fuel proofing with this

Re: fuel proofing with this

Re: fuel proofing with this

Re: fuel proofing with this

Re: fuel proofing with this

Re: fuel proofing with this

Re: fuel proofing with this

Re: fuel proofing with this

Re: fuel proofing with this

Re: fuel proofing with this