Not electrical - suggestion for material

[Rockingit]

I’ve spent the day completely stripping my ‘tip-run’ trailer back to the chassis, wire-brush, prime etc. I’ll rebuild the floor and sides with marine ply but it occurs to me that something with a laminate/acrylic kind of top would make for a much easier life/durability but apart from actually putting a separate top sheet of acrylic on top of the ply I’m stumped for ideas - anyone ever come across a material (marine ply / OSB style etc) that’s still in 8x4 sheets but has a plastic/acrylic type top??

 

[pirate]

Maybe use marine ply and cover it with glassfibre...a couple of layers of woven matting and stippled/rolled with resin. Plus tape and resin the edges as well. It'll last a very long time. My dad built a 32' motor boat with marine ply sheathed with fibreglass in the 1960s and it's still afloat today.

 

[Rockingit]

Maybe use marine ply and cover it with glassfibre...a couple of layers of woven matting and stippled/rolled with resin. Plus tape and resin the edges as well. It'll last a very long time. My dad built a 32' motor boat with marine ply sheathed with fibreglass in the 1960s and it's still afloat today.

Now THAT is a darn good idea, thank you. Also means that I can seal the seams where the sides meet and make for easier sweeping out.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

The phenolic coated plywoods are expensive but durable. However one factor they all seem to have in common is that despite the embossed texture that some of them offer, they are very slippery. Extra strapping is often needed to prevent loads shifting and shuffling.

 

[brianmoooore]

Refloored my 10 x 8 Ifor Williams last year with 18mm treated T&G, fitted with the V groove side downwards. Needs to be dry when fitted, or it will shrink and leave gaps.

 

[littlespark]

12mm steel plate, welded into place… completely bulletproof….

And then, in your best BA Baracus voice:


“I ain’t getting on no plane, fool!”