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too many types of plastic, very confused - help!
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i just want to get hold of some 1mm black sheet to make up some door cards for my bm so i can lose the standards and pockets etc.
so far 1mm polypropylene seems to look ok? about 30 a sheet (2440x1220) delivered. anyone know a bit more about it than me or where to get it from?
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1mm polyproylene is going to be very flimsy. I know it'll be light, but it'll also be a nightmare to try and keep anywhere near flat. I'd recommend going for at least two or three millimetre thick material if you want to maintain any kind of rigidity.
If you can find a good signmaking company near you, they usually have plastic sign board which is very light, strong and reasonably rigid. I've got lots of the stuff at the unit (kindly donated by Retro Cars/Retro Ford/Unity Media via Chris Pollitt) which was used as advertising board in the past. It's got graphics on one side but plain white on the other. It's exactly the sort of thing I'd be looking to use in your situation and it holds paint well too! Worth a thought....
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1mm polyproylene is going to be very flimsy. I know it'll be light, but it'll also be a nightmare to try and keep anywhere near flat. I'd recommend going for at least two or three millimetre thick material if you want to maintain any kind of rigidity. If you can find a good signmaking company near you, they usually have plastic sign board which is very light, strong and reasonably rigid. I've got lots of the stuff at the unit (kindly donated by Retro Cars/Retro Ford/Unity Media via Chris Pollitt) which was used as advertising board in the past. It's got graphics on one side but plain white on the other. It's exactly the sort of thing I'd be looking to use in your situation and it holds paint well too! Worth a thought.... not too worried about it being thin, it will be fixed close together and flocked which will add some strength to it as well. very good call though, can't believe i didn't think of sign backing - ta! |
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Jun 20, 2012 11:55:04 GMT
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1mm polyproylene is going to be very flimsy. I know it'll be light, but it'll also be a nightmare to try and keep anywhere near flat. I'd recommend going for at least two or three millimetre thick material if you want to maintain any kind of rigidity. If you can find a good signmaking company near you, they usually have plastic sign board which is very light, strong and reasonably rigid. I've got lots of the stuff at the unit (kindly donated by Retro Cars/Retro Ford/Unity Media via Chris Pollitt) which was used as advertising board in the past. It's got graphics on one side but plain white on the other. It's exactly the sort of thing I'd be looking to use in your situation and it holds paint well too! Worth a thought.... This stuff works really well. I've used some of the above haul to make interior panels and it came out lovely with just the right amount of flexibility whilst being nice and rigid once fixed. |
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prey
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got some 2mm high-density-foam-event-stand-backing-stuff, absolutely perfect for the job, cheers for the nod in the right direction chaps!
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