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Old 04-05-2007, 02:42 PM
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Default RE: Why coat the inside of a fuselage with epoxy?

When you fuelproof the tank area you coat the entire area with epoxy so that if the tank should leak into the fuel compartment it should not go any further than the tank area as fuel will not (under normal conditions) soak through epoxy. Same with the engine compartment.

When I paint the engine compartment to match the covering I ALWAYS paint first, then put a thick coating of 30-minute epoxy over the paint. All you need is epoxy for the fuel area no one will ever see it so no need to paint.