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Old 03-21-2006 | 07:03 AM
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Default RE: Fuel Proofing?

Finishing resin is a low viscosity epoxy specially formulated for wetting fiberglass cloth. It should work pretty good as a fuel/oil proof paint. Be careful when heating uncured epoxy, especially a large amount of it. Heat accelerates the hardening of epoxy and epoxy gets hot on its own as it hardens. I have seen a couple of thermal runaways where the epoxy gets so hot that it starts to smoke and boil. Admittidly, this will not be a problem when you only mix a half ounce or so of it.