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Re: Temporary Insulation

To: ok3wire@ixpres.com, vintage-race@autox.team.net, shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Temporary Insulation
From: David Laver <David.Laver@msdw.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 10:26:03 +0100
You remind me of my stock answer to the question "What does it cost to go
racing?"   The r-e-a-l cost is "All the jobs round the house done, two nights in
a nice hotel near the circuit, and a day round the shops".

David Lee Mericle wrote:

> Good thinking!  You must be a persuasive fellow.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
>
> David Laver wrote:
>
> > How about solving the problem the other way round and move the family into
> > the Stor-It unit away from the smells and dust?  You've then got the house
> > heating to cure the resins.
> >
> > David
> >
> > Derek Harling wrote:
> >
> > > I need to do some serious race car fiberglass work but since my "shop"
> > > (garage) is integral with the house the smell and dust would be totally
> > > unacceptable.
> > >
> > > To my surprise the local "Stor-It" place does not frown on such work in
> > > any of their units - but of course there is no heat, light, power, water
> > > etc and no insulation - I'm talking Detroit area so winters are quite
> > > cold. I can solve the heat and light with a portable kerosene heater and
> > > a sizable generator I guess but what about insulation? Existing walls
> > > and roof are just galvanized steel paneling. Does the list recommend I
> > > try to install some temporary insulation or what? If so how? I'm
> > > thinking not only off getting working temperature up to 65F for the
> > > actual lay-up process but of keeping it at least 55F for the full resin
> > > cure.
> > >
> > > Help please.
> > >
> > > Derek


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