http://www.contegointernational.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Cable" <s2cab...@yahoo.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 3:53 PM Subject: Re: KR>Firewall protection - latex paint?--Website???
> 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. > > > ===== > Scott Cable > KR-2S # 735 > Wright City, MO > s2cab...@yahoo.com > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > > _______________________________________ > to UNSUBSCRIBE from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html >
