Originally Posted by k_sonn

David mentioned after his maiden that the engine cover gets very warm and needed heat shielding. I added three coats of BVM heat shield but it didn't completely prevent the fiberglass from getting hot and the paint from bubbling. This morning I went to Home Depot and purchased a flame protector heat shield blanket plumbers use and lined the inside of cover. The heat shield blanket is effective up to 2500F or 1371C. It took two blankets with some left over to cover the inside of the cover.

Kirk