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Jul 28, 2012 22:02:41 GMT
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I'm after a suitable material to make the front and rear door cards on the Polo, front ones look like this.  The door release is slightly recessed and just below it is a strengthening bar that's slightly proud. Mountboard (as used in picture frames) is just a bit too thick, but could be persuaded to do the job but I'm not sure that using cardboard is the ideal solution. Ideally, I'm after a plastic sheet that's somewhere between mountboard and cereal packet for thickness but having looked on a few websites, I can't find exactly what I'm after. The hardboard I tried previously was okay, but the weight of it was more than I would have liked and I found it very difficult to trim accurately, it's also not quite as flexible as I need it to be for a really accurate fit. |
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Frankenhealey
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Plastic Sheet for Door CardsFrankenhealey
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Jul 28, 2012 22:10:52 GMT
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What about vacuum forming sheet?
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Tales of the Volcano Lair hereFrankenBug - Vulcan Power hereThe Frankenhealey here |
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Is that what it's called? You've taken me right back to secondary school suggesting that, and playing with the vacu-former that made the plastic look like barbecue cheese.
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What about exterior grade / waterproof ply ? You can get it in all kinds of thicknesses and 1/8" / 3mm could be suitable.
Paul h
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Hi, you could try a signmaker for offcuts or sheets of plastic.
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Jul 29, 2012 10:15:40 GMT
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Theres something used for signs, it's like semi expanded polystyrene - about 3mm thick but very light and easy to work with and absolutely perfect for doorcards. I can't for the life of me remember what it's called, but I remember Bruce mentioning the proper name of it once!
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Jul 29, 2012 10:27:17 GMT
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I used twinwall polycarbonate - trade name is corotherm
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Jul 29, 2012 14:00:45 GMT
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Regarding Corotherm/twinwall poly: I know the stuff you mean, it seems quite readily available and not too expensive. I thought it would be too stiff, but is it actually quite flexible?
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Jul 29, 2012 14:12:28 GMT
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Possibly the same or very similar stuff, but I'm planning on using this stuff to flat-bottom the underside of my car. You can pretty much pick your colour and thickness, it's light and dirt cheap too. Don't know if it has a proper name, but I just search for corrugated plastic sheet.  |
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Last Edit: Jul 29, 2012 14:12:40 GMT by SamR380
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prey
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Jul 29, 2012 20:01:40 GMT
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Beat me to it, I was about to suggest foamex, it's brilliant stuff.
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Jul 31, 2012 21:19:00 GMT
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prey: sorry for the double ask! It's great to see a panel finished with the material, that looks really professional. Looking at the differences between Foamex and Corotherm I'm thinking the Foamex is going to be more suitable for what I want to do because of the shapes of the door.
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Jul 31, 2012 21:31:46 GMT
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Theres something used for signs, it's like semi expanded polystyrene - about 3mm thick but very light and easy to work with and absolutely perfect for doorcards. I can't for the life of me remember what it's called, but I remember Bruce mentioning the proper name of it once! I don't knowthe name either, but I got that szuff from a sign maker, some free off-cuts. It's awesome for making door cards etc.  I've last used it to make my Mini's custom gauge cluster...   |
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