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Originally Posted by thatguitarguy
I have been thinking about this also. Concerns of mine were more of safety and of the legality of mounting a highly reflective contraption on the rear of your vehicle. In many instances, if you are reflecting the road from the bottom and sky from the top as well as trees and passing cars, you could become virtually invisible. Some aero-modders like the extra attention they get, others would like less, but going full stealth in the middle of a busy highway would not be a good idea. And mounting a bunch of lights to be seen would require some kind of sub structure, nullifying the handiness of something small and inflatable.
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Keep in mind that this is just fer a cheap test bed fer the right shape/development. Would you rather put a ton of money and effort in building a rigid structure and find out it doesn't quite cut the mustard? A quick inexpensive fab design fer testing can be the key to designing the right setup fer yer vehicle. One could also cover the mylar shape with an identical nylon ripstop (parachute material) shaped cover if you really wanted to cut down on the reflective properties of the mylar. Heck...if you really wanted to...you could even have the mylar sprayed with some Line-X bedliner material so it retains a rigid shape so that you can transition from flexible to a more permanent setup.
I'm all fer cardboard, coroplast, fiberglass, carbon fiber, FRP, etc...but I was looking fer an easier fab/test bed. I looked at custom rubber sheeting and that was ridiculous in fabrication. Even checked out rubber coating fabric...it would be rather heavy.
