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Old 02-24-2012, 07:19 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ps2fixer View Post
Went to lowes a couple days ago looking for cloroplast which they have, but is really small sizes. I did come across a 4x8 plastic panel that seemed like it might work well. One side is ruff, and the other is very smooth.

I think what I found is one of the two following links, either one looks like it might work out well. Does anyone have experience with this material at all?


This is probably it, since it felt like plastic and was easy to bend. Says $17.41 online, but I think the price in the store was $25-35 for what I looked at.

Shop Parkland Plastics .06" x 4' x 8' Bright White Plastic Wall Panel at Lowes.com


Shop Sequentia 0.090"D x 4'W x 8'H White FRP Wall Panel at Lowes.com


I plan to use this material for wheel skirts, lower grill block (adjustable maybe later), and possibley part of the belly pan. I suspect it has a low melt temp so I have to be careful where I use it.
If the sheet plastic spans much distance at all it cam be prone to flexing,cracking and ultimate failure if not beefed up with some sort of reinforcement.
Carbon-fiber epoxy arrow shaft is probably the lightest material used for such things.Use your imagination.
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