hooker53

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Hey guys. Have any of ya found an ultra high heat silicon or something to stick the heat blanket on the tailpipe without having to wrap all that SS wire around the pipe to hold one on with?? Thanks for your input. Roy

hooker53

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Well, I guess I'm on my own with this one!!! Ha. Thanks for all the reads.

Harley Condra

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Permatex 26B High Temp RTV

Available at your local auto parts store.

tothemax

This is what I use for that application. Mc Master-Carr PN 7573A65.

joeflyer

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This is what I use, available at most Auto Parts Stores. Just spray it on like contact cement. It's still holding up after 4 years.

http://www.permatex.com/products/aut...ve_Sealant.htm

Joe

Edit: I should clarify that I have used this successfully to glue heat blanket to the inside of the fuse on several jets. I have never put a heat blanket directly on a pipe. But since this stuff works on automotive exhaust manifolds it should also work on a tailpipe.

hooker53

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Harley, do you stick the blanket directly to the SS pipe with this 26B?? Thanks for your input and all the rest of you as well!!!! Roy

Harley Condra

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Roy,
I have not used a pipe mounted thermal blanket in years. When I did, I used the Permatex 26B to adhere the blanket to itself at the overlap (Kinda like sealing an envelope) and then safety wired it in two or three positions. (Each end and the center).

I have found the heat blanket works best on the fuselage inner top surface.

For a thermal blanket tutorial, use the search function to search for "Fabricating a Thermal Blanket".

I created this tutorial a couple of years ago while building my Ultra Bandit.
Having it to do all over, I would not install the blanket in the Ultra Bandit airframe, as has been proven to be unnecessary because of the combined cooling effects of the NACA aft fuselage scoops and the high flow double walled pipe.
I think mine is the only Ultra Bandit in the world using the "Belt and Suspenders Approach" to fuselage cooling.

I have used this type of a blanket in many other jets over the years, as it is a time honored cooling method for tight installations.

hooker53

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Thanks so much for pointing me to that thread. I have given up on searches here unless I use google so didn't know about this one of yours. I will give a look see. I only want to protect the rudder servo right over the pipe and yes, it's very tight in this CT-114. thanks again. Roy

Vinceyboy

Hi ya, over here in the UK I was told to use Carbon tows to tie it to the pipes with, which would make sense as Carbon is heat proof.

Hope that helps?

Harley Condra

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Personally, I would use .020 stainless steel safety wire, as it is easier to handle than carbon tow.
I have a couple of rolls of carbon tow (Dow Corning "Nickalon") and it is fairly fragile in tension before being saturated with resin.
Since the pipe is stainless steel, why not use stainless steel safety wire?

Harley Condra

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sorry, accidental post.....