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Alternatives to white coated hardboard, or should I stay with the same?
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On Thursday, 21 September 2017 16:16:02 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
fred wrote:
On Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 6:33:04 PM UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
The 'ceiling' of our little boat is made of sheets of white coated
hardboard. It's badly stained by the previous owner smoking and also
has a few mangled bits so I'm looking to replace it.
Should I stay with the white coated hardboard or are there better
(and/or cheaper) alternatives? It needs to be a similar thickness to
the existing 3.2mm hardboard though I guess it could be a bit thicker
without major problems. I want to be able to just put it up ready
finished, I don't want to paint it after installation.
I'm having a bit of trouble finding a supplier who can deliver at a
non-exorbitant price too. I can't transport 8' x 4' in the car easily
but 4' x 4' is fine so I could get 8'x4' here and chop them in half to
take them. Each panel in the boat is around 4' x 4' or a little less.
I have also tried searching for similar material in France but didn't
have much joy.
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Chris Green
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3mm white mdf is available and might be stronger than hardboard. It will
still conform to a slight curve.
The white MDF I found appeared to be white primer only, I'm not quite
sure how well that will last?
It doesn't, you'd need to topcoat it.
Personally I wouldn't want mdf in a boat, it doesn't survive getting wet well.
OK, that pushes me back towards the hardboard option. It's not *that*
easy to find it though, not at a reasonable price anyway.
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Chris Green
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