REFLECTOR: Oil in Fiberglass

[Scott Baker]

Hiroo,
If the carpeting can be easily removed, use warm water and detergent to wash the affected fiberglass areas - rinse - and dry.
Scott B
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Hiroo Umeno 
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
  Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 8:10 PM
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Oil in Fiberglass


  I have the same issue in my nose compartment.  The oil cooler pipe had a slow leak at the fitting and has saturated the un-sealed floor of the nose compartment with oil.  I noticed it when I saw that the cockpit floor was rather slippery.  Is there  way to get that out?  Or is that a permanent “feature” of my plane?

   

  Hiroo

   

  From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of aminetech at bluefrog.com
  Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 5:49 PM
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
  Subject: REFLECTOR: Oil in Fiberglass

   

  I didn't realize how porous fiberglass is.  The oil line connection to the cooler was leaking.  I cleaned up the oil and was using a heat gun on heat shrink tubing.  In the process the fiberglass under the cooler got heated up and oil began bubbling out of the fiberglass, a LOT of oil.  So I used the heat gun on all areas that had oil and more oil came out.  When I have time, I'll check other areas to see what bubbles out.

   

  John



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