On 1/9/2010 9:14 AM, Morris Dovey wrote:

To prevent damage from exposure to the environment (rain, snow, salt,
UV, bugs, etc) I've been thinking about wrapping the outside of some
wooden boxes in stainless steel for some time now.

I received a lot of good suggestions on this covering alternative box
construction materials, alternative metal choices, and adhesives.

The alternatives to wood didn't strike me as a good idea because of
their lack of stability when subjected to heat. I liked the idea, but
for now I think I'll stick with wood.

I received multiple adhesive suggestions, and so I think I may try all
of the most attractive. I did rule out the aerosol and brush in favor of
roller application in order to produce a thin, uniform coating.

Silicon bronze seemed like it might be a good idea until I tried to find
suppliers of the stuff in foil form. As a general rule, I avoid
single-source products - but I couldn't identify even a single source.
I've just ordered a 20"x100' roll of the 0.002" stainless steel, and
I'll see how well that works.

Actually, I guess it'd /better/ work out - my two most recent sales
prospects liked the "full metal jacket" idea so well they ordered
without even /seeing/ the final product!

Thanks to all who posted and e-mailed suggestions!

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/