Interesting
I will follow that up.
Thanks
William Daniell
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On Mon, Jul 11, 2022, 20:55 Wladimir Kummer <wladimirkummer@gmail.com>
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> Hi William,
>
> You may search for vynilester resins. Here in Brazil our fuel has 25% of
> ethanol and lots of old car builders use Derakane (411-350) for their fue
l
> tanks with great success.
>
> Best regards
>
> Wladimir
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> Em seg., 11 de jul. de 2022 =C3-s 18:54, William Daniell <
> wdaniell.longport@gmail.com> escreveu:
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>>
>> Chris thanks
>>
>> yea... I have googled it and I saw an article by a glasair builder. He
>> tried with AVGAS and the composite was fine after a year....with ethanol
it
>> was already soft after a week!
>>
>> Ill give these guys a ring...
>>
>> I am guessing that the aluminium will be heavier and smaller (more
>> difficult to include all the complex curves). I have emailed Europa in
the
>> UK so we'll see if they respond.
>>
>> Will
>>
>> William Daniell
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>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 5:26 PM n7188u <chmgarb@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> You bring up a good point Will. However, I would think that this day an
d
>>> age you can get epoxy that will resist gasoline. FG tanks are not uncom
mon
>>> in the boating world.
>>>
>>> I did find this:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://theepoxyexperts.com/shop/adhesives/chemical-and-water-resistant
/max-gre/max-gre-96oz-epoxy-resin-gasoline-resistant-4-coating-glue-fibergl
assing-carbon-fiber/
>>>
>>> However, what a PITA to have to research all this and run the risk of i
t
>>> not working (and the danger of the tank falling apart and clogging the
fuel
>>> system). Aluminum would certainly be safer but $$$ and possibly heavier
.
>>>
>>> let us know what you end up doing.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>
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