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    Tom. I found this very old can of Hot Fuel Proof Dope. It is clear. I was wondering if I could paint a carburetor body with high heat paint then put this over it to protect from gasoline?
    Last edited by Chris Haynes; 02-02-2019, 07:40 PM.
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    You can try, Chris!

    I had failures with Aerogloss and some other model paints.
    Sorry I forgot who tipped me off to https://sigmfg.com/IndexCatalog0809.html, but it has survived my immersion tests, and my choice for semi-gloss black. (Sadly, they do not offer Olive Drab. I already have a fuel-proof "aluminum".)

    It could be more durable in other ways.
    And I find I cannot apply it in bad weather.

    I hate paint.

    ....Cotten
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    • #3
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      • #4
        Beautiful can, Chris!

        Is it yours, or an internet image 'snag'?

        ....Cotten
        PS: "Hobby Models" was a successfull Peoria craft shop, and even pioneered local television promotions.
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        • #5
          I simply stopped at a model Shop that had been in business since 1946 and asked for it. He said he only had one can of clear left and no other colors. So I snagged it.
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          • #6
            I remember using that stuff on my balsa planes... I had no idea that it isn't available anymore. I guess I am showing my age a bit.
            Jim

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            • #7
              The rumor I heard, Jim,..

              Its the balsa that's been disappearing,.. into windmills.

              Just a rumor, but it made me stock up on (ugh) paint before the craft industries that depend upon balsa suffer.

              ...Cotten
              PS: It wasn't on the internet. So I believe it.

              PPS: I would have snagged it in a heartbeat, too, Chris!
              But only if it were at Midwest pricing...
              You know how farmers are.
              Last edited by T. Cotten; 02-03-2019, 04:50 PM.
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              • #8
                Is SIG jet black the right product?

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by larry View Post
                  Is SIG jet black the right product?
                  Its what I have been using, Larry!

                  That doesn't mean there isn't something better out there.

                  Or that ever-changing fuels may eat it someday.

                  Applying it is a learning curve I still haven't mastered.

                  ....Cotten
                  Last edited by T. Cotten; 02-04-2019, 09:37 AM.
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                  • #10
                    Thanks, I'll try it.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by larry View Post
                      Thanks, I'll try it.
                      Better order the retarder, too, Larry!

                      But even that doesn't help this time of year.

                      Just another reason to hate paint.

                      ....Cotten
                      AMCA #776
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Jim View Post
                        I remember using that stuff on my balsa planes... I had no idea that it isn't available anymore. I guess I am showing my age a bit.
                        Yeah, I know I'm replying to a two year old thread, but... I had no idea that stuff wasn't available anymore either. Too hazardous for today's kids and the environment I suppose. Amazing we survived.

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                        • #13
                          An update on the 'windmill', thing, Folks,...

                          I read that recycling wind turbine blades is actually a problem, so they ain't balsa.

                          It wont be the last time I'm wrong,

                          ....Cotten
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by T. Cotten View Post
                            I read that recycling wind turbine blades is actually a problem, so they ain't balsa.
                            ...that would be A LOT of balsa wood!

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                            • #15
                              I was wrong again already, Folks!

                              Wikipedia sez "Balsa wood is often used as a core material in composites; for example, the blades of many wind turbines are partly of balsa."

                              The rest is apparently 'fiberglass and resin', which as every bondomeister knows, is pretty heavy.

                              Although I hate paint, I learned moderate control of my airbrush (for carbs anyway..). What I cannot control is Illinois weather, which can blush the butyrate even on a beautiful day.

                              .....Cotten
                              PS: I had to put a heating pad under the shop keyboard before it would connect with the cpu this morning, just like last year.

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