Do you have a website for this company? --- Ed Janssen <ejans...@chipsnet.com> wrote: > Netters: I read this note on another list regarding > firewall protection - > interesting: > > ...here's another idea for the board. A couple years > ago, there was a thread > on this board about Fiberfrax and other types of > fire-retardant treatments > for firewalls. I did some investigation, and found > many companies that > either make, or supply, water-based fire retardant > paints (basically "latex" > type paint) for the construction industry. Most of > them are in the > $50-$75/gallon price range and can only be purchased > in gallons. I contacted > Contego International by email, and was contacted in > return by a nice fella > named Tony Scott, who was vice-president of > something or other, I don't > exactly remember right now. Anyway, he arranged to > ship me a quart of their > product, along with a test paddle and a demo CD, and > the stuff is really > amazing. Cost me 17 bucks, including shipping. I > foam brushed/rolled 2 coats > of it on the inside of my cowlings and the entire > engine compartment. They > recommend topcoating it with your regular paint, so > I used 1 coat of the DTM > over it. > > I tried a propane torch on the test paddle that they > sent me with the can of > paint, basically it was a piece of wood that had > been dipped in the stuff. I > held the flame directly on it for several minutes, > and it did NOTHING to the > wood! As I said before, amazing stuff......certainly > easier than fabricating > a metal covering, a lot lighter, and you can protect > the fiberglass > cowlings, too.
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