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Old 08-26-2008, 01:19 AM   #1
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Default fuel proof firewall

I need to fuel proof a fire wall on a 37% plane. What is everyone using?
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Old 08-26-2008, 01:23 AM   #2
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Brush on polyurethane its light and dries clear
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Old 08-26-2008, 07:31 AM   #3
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I just use epoxy thats thinned with alchohol
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Old 08-26-2008, 07:48 AM   #4
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I like polyurethane. Goes on easy, no mixing, dries fast. Save your epoxy for building.
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Old 08-26-2008, 08:56 AM   #5
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Yep, a couple of coats of Minwax polyurethane and it will resist anything.
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ditto what Al Lewis said.
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Old 08-26-2008, 01:14 PM   #7
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Poly-U, thinned, shaken, not stirred........... Now I'm hungry..... Spaghetti sounds good. Later.
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