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Originally Posted by Tony Raine
i'm hearing more and more about rock-crawlers using "cutting board" material for their skidplates. light, strong, and slick. apparently you can get the stuff in bigger sheets in various thickness. i think the offroad guys use 1/4" or 1/2", but i bet it comes in thinner pieces.
for the "lip" at the end, cut a strip about an inch wide, the length of the skidplate, with a saw set at 45 degrees. glue/screw it on, and theres your deflector/brace. (you could add more than 1 layer if you wanted to go farther down)
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Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMW-PE) is what you're thinking of. Used all over the place where strength and slippery go together. Awesome stuff, but expensive. You can get 1/8" 4'x8' sheets. I place to do that someday and just cut to fit the underside.