DeltaHotel
Member
Fuel tank sealant is required between the lower firewall and the shelf. Vans offers the sealant in 1 oz, 3 oz, and 1 quart sizes. Is the one ounce size enough for this application?
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Fuselage section 22
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My thoughts
If you are building at a fast enough rate that you will be getting to the fuel tank before the sealant shelf life expires, then I'd buy the quart. If you don't get the tank perfect first time, you will need more. Depends upon your build speed I would say.
John Bender
If you are building at a fast enough rate that you will be getting to the fuel tank before the sealant shelf life expires, then I'd buy the quart. If you don't get the tank perfect first time, you will need more. Depends upon your build speed I would say.
John Bender
Firewall shelf...
I did the firewall shelf with 1 oz and had a little left over.
The 1 oz. er's are a bit spendy at 8 bucks ea. but are real handy. I bought several of them but I figured out later that I was building fast enough that I should have just bought the quart and mixed small portions as needed. Like said above you can put it in the frige or freezer and it should remain good for a long time.
Tony
I did the firewall shelf with 1 oz and had a little left over.
The 1 oz. er's are a bit spendy at 8 bucks ea. but are real handy. I bought several of them but I figured out later that I was building fast enough that I should have just bought the quart and mixed small portions as needed. Like said above you can put it in the frige or freezer and it should remain good for a long time.
Tony
Geico266
Well Known Member
Using a bakers icing bag and a #7 frosting tip makes a real neat way to dispense the sealant in a nice fillet. A plastic bad with the corner cut off will work also. Makes quick, clean work of laying a fillet of sealant in the corners. Use the end of a pop-cycle stick to smooth the fillet out like caulking in your tub.
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yankee-flyer
Well Known Member
Re:sealant.
A one-ounce amount is more than enough to do this job. If you work ahead two pages and get the other parts that need sealed ready you can do both with one ounce. Being slow, I bought 2 one-ounce kits and used one for each.
Wayne 120241
A one-ounce amount is more than enough to do this job. If you work ahead two pages and get the other parts that need sealed ready you can do both with one ounce. Being slow, I bought 2 one-ounce kits and used one for each.
Wayne 120241
DeltaHotel
Member
Thanks for the advise guys. I ordered the 1 ounce size and will try to do all the parts together. If not, I will order more. Thanks again.
