ORIGINAL: bruce88123
I am new to monokote or ultracote and have a question. I am making a high mileage vehicle and making the body out of balsa wood. I am then going to wrap it in monokote, but the engine in the back may be too hot and melt the monokote. Will the Monokote melt or will it be fine??
Is the rear engine going to be outside in the open air or enclosed inside the fuselage?
It sounds like you are hinting of another engine in front? Free air for that or tightly cowled in?
school project?
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School Project it is. A single 3.5 hp motor we are putting in the back inside the body of the car, or under the monokote. The car is like a go-cart with a steel frame, not more than 10 foot long, 2 foot wide. We want to cover the balsa wood with Monokote or something rather to make it lightweight, but we are all new and do not know if the Monokote will melt. We may just need provisions for routing the heat outside of the vehicle. Any insight would be appreciated.