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<DIV>Cool - thanks - after this last weekend I have a repair to do as well.</DIV>
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<DIV>Randy</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To get the oil out you can heat the area with a heat-gun. The oil oozes out. Then do as everyone else suggested.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Eric.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 11, 2005 11:03 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: ES Pipe Repair??</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Hi mark I did it using carbon cloth and CA. The pipe was cracked (split) at the bend not broken, cleaned with alcohol scuffed the area with scotch-brite and repaired. So far so good. Mind you this is a 2 c and I know the exhaust temp is lower than a 4c. I cut a piece about 1 inch wide 6 long tack glued the edge of the cloth and wrap it around 4 times and soaked with CA. Cut off the excess and used a dremel sanding drum to smooth out gently.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=atwoodm@paragon-inc.com href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">Atwood, Mark</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:30 PM</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hmmm…hadn’t thought of the Pre-Cleaner. I have the PPG stuff. Would you consider “soaking” it? Cleaning the outside is only part of the challenge since the oil keeps soaking out of the cracked portion. I was considering either pouring alcohol through it, or completely submerging it, and then blowing air through it to make sure it was all evaporated. I figure a few .99 bottles of alcohol were a good investment over a new $169 pipe.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Does anyone have any thoughts on the type of resin? Is temperature a problem, meaning do you have to use a special epoxy to handle the high heat demands?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Ken Blackwell<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:29 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PersonName w:st="on">discussion@nsrca.org</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: ES Pipe Repair??</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I would suggest a two step approach. First, wash it with good strong soap/water....or maybe Simple Green. Then go over it again with Automotive paint "pre-cleaner" from folks like DuPont or PPG. Thoroughly dry. <BR><BR>Any of you composites experts got a better idea?<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>Ken B.<BR><BR><BR><st1:PersonName w:st="on">Atwood, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Mark</st1:PersonName></st1:PersonName> wrote: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">Has anyone had any success in repairing the “stinger” on the end of an ES Carbon pipe? Mine is cracked at the bend and I’m considering trying to fix it with Carbon cloth and epoxy. Anyone have any experience with this and how I might get all the oil off/out of it before attempting??<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = U5 /><U5:P></U5:P></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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