REFLECTOR: Repairs exhaust Coting

Brian Michalk michalk at awpi.com
Wed Sep 26 17:40:20 CDT 2012


I had Jet-Hot do mine years ago. Inside and outside, and the best 
insulator according to them is flat black, so that's what I did.

On 09/25/2012 08:29 AM, Grover McNair wrote:
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> The coating is applied to the outside after thorough cleaning, usually 
> by bead blasting.
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> Grover McNair
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> *From:*reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] 
> *On Behalf Of *Ron N VelocityXLFG
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8:51 AM
> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: Repairs exhaust Coting
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> Is the coating appied to the inside or out side of the exhaust.
> can it be appied to a used exhaust?
>
> Ron
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> On 9/23/2012 10:36 AM, Alex Balic wrote:
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>> I agree- I ceramic coated mine, and it helps keep the heat from 
>> radiating- the coating I had applied looks like polished SS.
>>
>> *From:*reflector-bounces at tvbf.org <mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org> 
>> [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] *On Behalf Of *Douglas Holub
>> *Sent:* Sunday, September 23, 2012 8:46 AM
>> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: Repairs
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>> One other thing I did to keep my exhaust pipes cool was to have them 
>> ceramic coated.
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
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>>     *From:*Lou Stedman <mailto:stedmanlou at roadrunner.com>
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>>     *To:*Velocity Reflector <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>
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>>     *Sent:*Sunday, September 23, 2012 8:58 AM
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>>     *Subject:*REFLECTOR: Repairs
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>>     Thanks to all who replied to my repair question on exhaust. After
>>     reading your suggestions, I decided to cut an inch off my cowl
>>     extensions, exposing about 1/4" of my pipe. At the same time I
>>     enlarged the hole so I have better clearance. Hope this does the
>>     trick. I'll will keep you informed.
>>
>>     No one responded to my rudder control horn repair question. Does
>>     that mean I am the only one who has had to do this repair? Since
>>     I didn't build this plane, I don't know what the control horn
>>     looks like inside the rudder. I am assuming it is just a straight
>>     piece of aluminum with a couple of holes to hold the epoxy. My
>>     plan is to use a hacksaw blade and try to remove the epoxy inside
>>     the rudder. Once I can remove the control horn, I'll open up the
>>     hole a bit, fill it with epoxy and insert the control horn. Duct
>>     tape should hold in the proper position for curing. Any other
>>     suggestions are welcome. Thanks
>>
>>     Lou Stedman
>>     Velocity SEFG
>>     N7044Q
>>     Olean, NY
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