Date:         Tue, 2 Jul 2019 19:48:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Renewing crusty foam underneath Engine Lid
Comments: To: Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
In-Reply-To:  <327032465.2148152.1562121432926@mail.yahoo.com>
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Initial thought.. the stuff I used in the Xmas gift to my wife 


:-)


Merc 190, 86. Yup, went there.

The hood insulation was trashed so I bought some of the foil backed , self adhesive foam insulation and applied that. Sticky as you know what to a bed sheet, you don’t have second chance. 

Alistair 

> On Jul 2, 2019, at 7:37 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 
> When I did my Subie conversion 3 years ago, the shop managed to swap my fairly pristine Engine Lid with a crappy one.  Ugh...but I guess with a busy shop things like this happen.  So the one I've got now is kinda crusty.  Drops fragments of crusty foam onto my engine.  I'd like to fix/improve.  One idea I have is to use the acrylic deck coating (from Home Depot) I used to rejuvenate my upstairs deck in my condo; it's "rubbery"....i.e. flexible...and surely can withstand heat.  The stuff I have is tan in color; I guess that's OK....black would be better (I could use the brush-on tan acrylic deck coating, and then add a rattle can coating of flat black spray paint).  Mostly, I want something that will hold the foam together and stop the debris from falling down on my motor.  Ideas?
> Rich
> San Diego