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=Material Selection= | |||
[http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:oSnszwj8cPQJ:www.pe.net/~rpm/about2.htm+vinyl-ester+resin+motorcycle+%22gas+tank%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1| Google's cache] of the now-defunct www.pe.net/~rpm/about2.htm mentions: | [http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:oSnszwj8cPQJ:www.pe.net/~rpm/about2.htm+vinyl-ester+resin+motorcycle+%22gas+tank%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1| Google's cache] of the now-defunct www.pe.net/~rpm/about2.htm mentions: | ||
* All gas tanks are made of vinyl ester resin for chemical resistance to gasoline. | * All gas tanks are made of vinyl ester resin for chemical resistance to gasoline. | ||
* Fenders and side plates are made of iso-flex or DCPD resins, no low grade ortho resins are used. | * Fenders and side plates are made of iso-flex or DCPD resins, no low grade ortho resins are used. | ||
* All parts are made with iso-flex gel coats to reduce cracking. | * All parts are made with iso-flex gel coats to reduce cracking. | ||
=Vacuum Bagging= | |||
* [http://volvospeed.com/Mods/vacuum_bagging.html Vacuum Bagging On $50] | |||
** Glad ForceFlex trash bags are polyethylene and are suitable for vacuum bagging with epoxy. | |||
* [http://www.dianeselkirk.com/Vacuum_Bagging_Basics.pdf Vacuum Bagging Basics] is a good overview from a boating perspective. | |||
Revision as of 20:54, 8 May 2010
Material Selection
Google's cache of the now-defunct www.pe.net/~rpm/about2.htm mentions:
- All gas tanks are made of vinyl ester resin for chemical resistance to gasoline.
- Fenders and side plates are made of iso-flex or DCPD resins, no low grade ortho resins are used.
- All parts are made with iso-flex gel coats to reduce cracking.
Vacuum Bagging
- Vacuum Bagging On $50
- Glad ForceFlex trash bags are polyethylene and are suitable for vacuum bagging with epoxy.
- Vacuum Bagging Basics is a good overview from a boating perspective.