perhaps the fungi is not growing on your samples because they are submerged, whereas a carb float wold be exposed to the atmosphere , moisture in the air , ect. [just a thought]
That’s a great point. Cork is a wood product, and is actually harvested from a layer of the cork tree bark. Cycles of wetting and drying speed the rate of wood decay due to fungus, making it punky. Perhaps cork is affected in a similar manner.
Regarding the super glue, or airplane dope coatings, they really need more than 24 Hours of curing time before exposure to gasoline. Some paint manufactures recommend at least 30 days curing time before exposure to gas and oil, and remember that these are single stage products. Sometime, I’d like to experiment with different curing times for these products prior to gasoline exposure.
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