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ROCK18
06-07-2006, 03:14 PM
Where is everyone getting there plastic for the side panels on their buggies???

I am trying to track down some dark purple to match my rig!!! Not having any luck on it.

thanks
Brian Ellinger
06-07-2006, 04:38 PM
Sheets of lexan, then paint the inside.
CagedToy
06-09-2006, 07:38 AM
So did you have any luck finding what your looking for?
desertoy
06-09-2006, 10:02 AM
Sheet of lexan, then paint the OUTSIDE. You will be really disappointed with how dirt sticks to lexan because of static electricity.
It works good painted though. It doesn't vibrate like aluminum does.
ROCK18
06-09-2006, 10:49 AM
I found a place that sells a bunch of colors 1/8 thick in 22" wide rolls. Good prices also...

Thanks fellas!!!
Hammer Hog
06-09-2006, 01:38 PM
I found a place that sells a bunch of colors 1/8 thick in 22" wide rolls. Good prices also...

Thanks fellas!!!

And that might be??? (Where?)





Is it transparent? (Colored)

Is it Lexan (Polycarbonate) or Plexi-glass?
zags
06-10-2006, 09:01 AM
You can buy Purple Plastic in rolls from www.speedwaymotors.com. They use it on stock cars for skirting and air dams and such.
ROCK18
06-12-2006, 01:50 PM
I called Speedway and they hooked me up with the place they buy it from..
Pro Bodies... 1-800-722-4641 cool people. Comes in rolls of 10' 25' 50' and up...
ROCK18
06-12-2006, 01:54 PM
The material is a polyethylene it is bendable in in brake also for square corners. Pretty cool stuff... I'll let ya all know how it works.
KI5KA
06-13-2006, 01:15 PM
The material is a polyethylene it is bendable in in brake also for square corners. Pretty cool stuff... I'll let ya all know how it works.

Can you weld it? For those who don't know, I'm not joking, there are weldable plastics.
kiwi_steve
06-14-2006, 04:29 PM
Just saw this thread, was going to recommend UHMWPE sheet... same stuff most guys use in rod form for body lift blocks... lots of colours, strong as all hell and slippery too... I've used it on boat trailers for slipper pads and on bottoms of bins that get pushed around smooth concrete floors...

UHMWPE = Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene

So it should be good on rocks :)

Don't forget to post pics

Steve