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This is the hard cover I made

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ddgonzal
Posted: 2015/7/12 7:41  Updated: 2015/7/12 7:41
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 Re: Hard cover
How is the lettering made to look like that?

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cheater_5
Posted: 2007/9/16 10:35  Updated: 2007/9/16 10:35
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 Re: Hard cover
that things dope.
Is it vinyl? it kinda has that texture.
Nice work

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frankthedolphintrainer
Posted: 2007/9/16 11:48  Updated: 2007/9/16 11:48
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 Re: Hard cover
is it fibre glass covered with vinyl

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dattodevil
Posted: 2007/9/16 12:28  Updated: 2007/9/16 12:28
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 Re: Hard cover
Nicely done. Very good idea to cover it with vinyl.

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XII00
Posted: 2007/9/18 5:05  Updated: 2007/9/18 5:05
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 Re: Hard cover
Yeah it is made from 16mm MDF.
I covered the top in black vynal, and the underside is trimmed in carpet.
I've got it on gas struts and have two central locking motors to lock it. (Although you can still obviously get into the tray from opening the tailgate)
The ute doesn't see any rain, so if you were to use MDF, you would have to coat it with fiberglass resin.
It has been on there for about a year and is doing ok.

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4NIK8
Posted: 2007/9/18 6:07  Updated: 2007/9/18 6:07
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 Re: Hard cover
yeah looks great, well done

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frankthedolphintrainer
Posted: 2007/9/18 9:16  Updated: 2007/9/18 9:16
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 Re: Hard cover
did you reinforce the back with steel. i made the same mistake when i made mine. the aluminium i used wasnt welded and it ended up diping in the middle

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XII00
Posted: 2007/9/18 9:40  Updated: 2007/9/18 9:40
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 Re: Hard cover
Well yeah, but not steel.
I used 40x40mm laminated pine.
Which runs across the width of the board.
And a bit of extra reinforcment where the gas struts are mounted.
This was a bit of a prototype, as I wasn't sure how it would look and if it would last.

It is a bit weighty, (approx 20kgs) all up.

If I make another one, I will use 9mm and modify the braces to suit.

But, so far it has been fine.
And there is no signs of sagging or warping.

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frankthedolphintrainer
Posted: 2007/9/18 10:42  Updated: 2007/9/18 10:42
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 Re: Hard cover
yeah mine lasted about a month in the sun.