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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 20:03:04 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
tabbypurr wrote:
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.
Are PVC, polycarb or acrylic too expensive?
Could you paint some of the existing board to keep costs down?
There are suppliers advertising 8'x4' sheets of white faced hardboard
for around nine or ten pounds, cheap enough! The problem is finding a
supplier near enough and who actually has stock.
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Chris Green
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