Working with Colorplast

[Buddy]

Is there a 'Complete Guide to Working with Colorplast' hiding somewhere in the archives? I would like to make fender skirts for my truck out of this material, and put on a complete underbody panel. Thanks in advance.

[mcrews]

welcome buddy!
see the link in my signature:
third, full underbelly pan

[Sven7]

It's pretty self-explanatory. Mind the 'grain', use black 'plast if it'll be exposed to the sun. Keep away from exhaust. My friend made 'plast fenders for his bicycle by inserting thin steel rods into the channels and bending them to shape. Maybe that would help with a belly pan, though I still stand by the air dam and side skirts method. Less work.

[Buddy]

Thanks. This was very helpful; think I can do it, maybe next Spring. I still need to see if Colorplast can be bent as the rear fender skirts won't be a flat surface. Where did you buy your Colorplast from?

[Frank Lee]

Suppliers may not know what you want until you call it coroplast.

[UltArc]

I was trying not to correct it...

It is basically plastic card board. So it can bend, difficult to snap. Melts much sooner than it catches fire, so greatnfor an underbody is BELOW the exhaust. Melts well, haven't tried bonding it to other pieces. Very sturdy, but extended exposure to sun and elements weakens it- becoming more brittle.

I'd advise looking out for election signs, and starting to work with it yourself- get to feel and experiment. It's good stuff, but I advise aluminum sheeting for underbody.

[freebeard]

Originally Posted by Sven7

My friend made 'plast fenders for his bicycle by inserting thin steel rods into the channels and bending them to shape.

I don't much care for coroplast, but if I was going to use it that's what I'd do. I made this picture:



The V-notch if you want to wrap the edge with tape like Fiberfix, or the deeper trough if you want to wrap the coro' over and heat-seal it or something.

[oldtamiyaphile]

Originally Posted by freebeard

I don't much care for coroplast, but if I was going to use it that's what I'd do.

As a VW fan did you know black coroplast is OEM fitment on later models?

[Sven7]

Originally Posted by freebeard

I don't much care for coroplast, but if I was going to use it that's what I'd do. I made this picture:



The V-notch if you want to wrap the edge with tape like Fiberfix, or the deeper trough if you want to wrap the coro' over and heat-seal it or something.

Why not turn it 90 degrees and insert the wire into the channels?

Also.

Corrugated Plastic. Coroplast. I've seen several ways of "spelling" it, but it's really just a contraction.

It'll bend quite a bit. I made a rear fender for my mountain bike out of it, and it could bend more if I wanted. Mine is just held on by zip ties and tension.

This is a lot like my friend's fender. His reinforced front fender curves downward from the down tube instead of being mounted on the fork, as mine is. I'll be working on better fender solutions this winter, so perhaps some wire research will be done.

[darcane]

Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile

As a VW fan did you know black coroplast is OEM fitment on later models?

How is it used on VWs? (I'm not a VW fan...)

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ems-29597.html
I found some on a Nissan Altima I rented this summer. They had a clever way of getting it to bend too. They sliced through just one side to allow it to bend along a straight line.