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Inside of cowling
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Kyle Boatright
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West marine carries it. Amazon too.
Carl Froehlich
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Two or three coats of PPG DP-48 LF primer (this is a white primer). This seals the inside, is easy to wipe clean of oil and such, and has help up well over 13 years. It also stands up to all but the most aggressive solvents.
Carl
Carl
az_gila
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A local builder used Zolatone on his cowl. It's stood up to many years of use and is tough once it has cured.
The spatter effect is created with a second coat at a far distance, it can be applied quite smoothly I'm told.
He used grey, but there is an all white version available. I bought a qt. but haven't used it yet -
http://www.tcpglobal.com/Brands-Zolatone-20-Series-Colors-White-White/
The spatter effect is created with a second coat at a far distance, it can be applied quite smoothly I'm told.
He used grey, but there is an all white version available. I bought a qt. but haven't used it yet -
http://www.tcpglobal.com/Brands-Zolatone-20-Series-Colors-White-White/
1001001
Well Known Member
Has anyone here tried coating FRP parts with a layer of aluminum using vacuum chemical vapor deposition (CVD)? I've wondered about this for a while...the possibilities for completely polished RVs might be interesting, not to mention the thermal reflectivity applications inside the cowl.
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Finish it just like the outside...seal, epoxy primer, two-part single stage paint.
The self-stick aluminum foil reflector material from Vans really adheres well to finish paint.
MauleDriver
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Yes, it can be a good place to practice one's painting procedure and technique if needed.
Do be sure to add some reflective heat shield where exhaust gets close to cowling - mine took 700 hours before starting to fry without it.
Do be sure to add some reflective heat shield where exhaust gets close to cowling - mine took 700 hours before starting to fry without it.
Bill.Peyton
Well Known Member
I painted the inside of the cowl at the same time I did the outside. I used Jet-Glo, then covered the high heat areas with self adhesive reflective insulation. To keep the insulation from peeling up I carefully lined the edge or the insulation with High Heat RTV. 3 years and 500 hours still looks new.
