Snoop wrote:

Willi wrote:

I bought a large bag (probably enough to fill 100s of containers) for
$20 at a local fly shop. They told me it was toner. Snoop however,
says that it is an agent they use in fiberglass construction. He used
to build custom airplanes and had used it in the past. Hopefully he'll
comment on this. It is definitely NOT silica gel


Willi,

I'm pretty sure the Frog's Fanny is Cab-O-Sil. It looks like and
behaves like it anyway. We used it to keep resin from flowing on
vertical surfaces. Someone who's experienced with how Frog's Fanny works
should order some and compare. It's really cheap. I'm sorry that I
threw the bag (1 gallon) away when I swore off fiberglassing.
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty in CA sells it. My old catalog has a part
no. of 01-14711 at a price of $2.85 for a gallon bag. This catalog is
1995 so don't know what the price might be now. The phone number for
ACS is 800-824-1930. Freight is probably more than the goods. Another
possible source would be West Marine. You'll have to figure out what to
use for a bottle and brush.

Maybe you could refill a Frog's Fanny bottle. :-)

http://www.eagerplastics.com/cab.htm

http://w1.cabot-corp.com/controller....&entry=product

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...es/cabosil.php

A gallon bag of Cabosil costs $6.75 at AircraftSpruce.com. Cabela's
sells Frog's Fanny for $5 for what I'd guess is a 0.5 fluid ounce
bottle. That works out to $1280/gallon, or an 18,962% markup (if, in
fact, they're the same thing, and you ignore all those little bottles
and brushes and labels).

I like Frog's Fanny, but go through it very fast -- much faster than
other dessicants. I could easily use half a dozen bottles in a season.

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