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Making Cardboard Waterproof?
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I have a design made out of cardboard that I will be keeping outside in the elements. I need it to be able to hold rain water inside it, so I'm wondering if there is any way to water proof it? Here are some ideas: 1) What If I painted it with an oil based paint? 2) How about using epoxy glue and covering the entire inside? 3) What about coating the inside with Portland Cement? 4) I could coat the inside with tin foil, then use epoxy on the joints? Is there a much better idea than these? Thanks |
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On Sep 7, 7:19�am, Nate Nagel wrote:
wrote: Hello, I have a design made out of cardboard that I will be keeping outside in the elements. �I need it to be able to hold rain water inside it, so I'm wondering if there is any way to water proof it? �Here are some ideas: 1) �What If I painted it with an oil based paint? 2) �How about using epoxy glue and covering the entire inside? 3) �What about coating the inside with Portland Cement? 4) �I could coat the inside with tin foil, then use epoxy on the joints? Is there a much better idea than these? Thanks It's not possible to waterproof cardboard. �I would buy some thin sheetmetal (flashing?) and use your cardboard design as a pattern to cut the metal. nate- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - buy PVC tank, think used 55 gallon drums. |
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wrote in message ... Hello, I have a design made out of cardboard that I will be keeping outside in the elements. I need it to be able to hold rain water inside it, so I'm wondering if there is any way to water proof it? Here are some ideas: 1) What If I painted it with an oil based paint? 2) How about using epoxy glue and covering the entire inside? 3) What about coating the inside with Portland Cement? 4) I could coat the inside with tin foil, then use epoxy on the joints? Is there a much better idea than these? Thanks Fiberglass it. |
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On Sep 7, 5:27*am, Art Todesco wrote:
wrote: Hello, I have a design made out of cardboard that I will be keeping outside in the elements. *I need it to be able to hold rain water inside it, so I'm wondering if there is any way to water proof it? *Here are some ideas: 1) *What If I painted it with an oil based paint? 2) *How about using epoxy glue and covering the entire inside? 3) *What about coating the inside with Portland Cement? 4) *I could coat the inside with tin foil, then use epoxy on the joints? Is there a much better idea than these? Thanks If this is corrugated cardboard, they make a product which is identical except all out of plastic, trade name Coroplast .... used for signs, etc.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - And if he waits until after the election there are tons of political signs made from that or similar stuff. Harry K |
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On Sep 7, 6:58*am, wrote:
Hello, I have a design made out of cardboard that I will be keeping outside in the elements. *I need it to be able to hold rain water inside it, so I'm wondering if there is any way to water proof it? *Here are some ideas: 1) *What If I painted it with an oil based paint? 2) *How about using epoxy glue and covering the entire inside? 3) *What about coating the inside with Portland Cement? 4) *I could coat the inside with tin foil, then use epoxy on the joints? Is there a much better idea than these? Thanks Are you using coragated cardboard? How long does it need to last? Why does it have to be cardboard or could you use different materials? A couple of coats of a spar varnish would provide a waterproof layer. At one time it was used to make racing shells (rowing boats) that would last for a race or two and would be very light (fast). |
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On Sep 7, 5:58*am, aemeijers wrote:
wrote: On Sep 7, 7:19 am, Nate Nagel wrote: wrote: Hello, I have a design made out of cardboard that I will be keeping outside in the elements. I need it to be able to hold rain water inside it, so I'm wondering if there is any way to water proof it? Here are some ideas: 1) What If I painted it with an oil based paint? 2) How about using epoxy glue and covering the entire inside? 3) What about coating the inside with Portland Cement? 4) I could coat the inside with tin foil, then use epoxy on the joints? Is there a much better idea than these? Thanks It's not possible to waterproof cardboard. I would buy some thin sheetmetal (flashing?) and use your cardboard design as a pattern to cut the metal. nate- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - buy * PVC tank, think used 55 gallon drums. It would help a bunch if OP told us what the heck this thing he built is supposed to be. My gut impression isn't that it was a water tank, but rather some sort of sculpture or yard art that he prototyped, and now wants to avoid recreating in the proper materials. As another poster said, painting it with fiberglass resin is the only thing that will give more than a few days of waterproofing, but that stuff is nasty and expensive. Finding a good tinsmith to recreate it in copper or something would be the traditional solution. -- aem sends... Checkout OP's other posts....is this guy for real or troll? cheers Bob |
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BobK207 wrote:
On Sep 7, 5:58 am, aemeijers wrote: wrote: On Sep 7, 7:19 am, Nate Nagel wrote: wrote: Hello, I have a design made out of cardboard that I will be keeping outside in the elements. I need it to be able to hold rain water inside it, so I'm wondering if there is any way to water proof it? Here are some ideas: 1) What If I painted it with an oil based paint? 2) How about using epoxy glue and covering the entire inside? 3) What about coating the inside with Portland Cement? 4) I could coat the inside with tin foil, then use epoxy on the joints? Is there a much better idea than these? Thanks It's not possible to waterproof cardboard. I would buy some thin sheetmetal (flashing?) and use your cardboard design as a pattern to cut the metal. nate- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - buy PVC tank, think used 55 gallon drums. It would help a bunch if OP told us what the heck this thing he built is supposed to be. My gut impression isn't that it was a water tank, but rather some sort of sculpture or yard art that he prototyped, and now wants to avoid recreating in the proper materials. As another poster said, painting it with fiberglass resin is the only thing that will give more than a few days of waterproofing, but that stuff is nasty and expensive. Finding a good tinsmith to recreate it in copper or something would be the traditional solution. -- aem sends... Checkout OP's other posts....is this guy for real or troll? cheers Bob Nah, just clueless. I think he is trying to make some backyard water features, of the Arty sort. Back at college, they had a whole field of art student projects like this. Most were hideous, some were interesting, but 90% of them showed utter cluelessness about basic metalworking and fabrication techniques. At the time, I remember thinking they should run these kids through a semester of vo-ed school metal shop before they started with the sculpture classes, just so they could learn the materials and metals. I've known several artists over the years who worked in metal. All of them could have paid the rent working in a machine shop if they had to. -- aem sends.... |
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On Sep 7, 5:58 am, wrote:
Hello, I have a design made out of cardboard that I will be keeping outside in the elements. I need it to be able to hold rain water inside it, so I'm wondering if there is any way to water proof it? Here are some ideas: 1) What If I painted it with an oil based paint? 2) How about using epoxy glue and covering the entire inside? 3) What about coating the inside with Portland Cement? 4) I could coat the inside with tin foil, then use epoxy on the joints? Is there a much better idea than these? Thanks Well "tin foil" is very expensive, I would use "aluminum foil" instead. You may look into getting waxed cardboard like what is used to ship iced seafood products. There are also polyethylene coated cardboard containers available. One thing I have used to waterproof speaker cones which are essentially a type of cardboard is a polyurethane spray produced for protecting circuit boards from moisture. You can get it from an electronic supply house. A company called Techspray http://www.techspray.com/ makes several types of coatings including one made from Acrylic which may be the least expensive. [8~{} Uncle Monster |
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"Nate Nagel" wrote in message It's not possible to waterproof cardboard. I would buy some thin sheetmetal (flashing?) and use your cardboard design as a pattern to cut the metal. nate Tell that to the guys at Hiroshima Danboru. |
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aemeijers wrote in
: As another poster said, painting it with fiberglass resin is the only thing that will give more than a few days of waterproofing, but that stuff is nasty and expensive. not really.System Three sells a trial kit for $10PPD,and RAKA sells a 1.5 Qt. kit for $25,last time I checked. Finding a good tinsmith to recreate it in copper or something would be the traditional solution. -- aem sends... and after glassing it,it will need some sort of UV protection,like paint. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"Nate Nagel" wrote in message It's not possible to waterproof cardboard. I would buy some thin sheetmetal (flashing?) and use your cardboard design as a pattern to cut the metal. nate Tell that to the guys at Hiroshima Danboru. They make waterproof cardboard, they don't make cardboard waterproof. (hint--it's a lot easier when you do it while you're making the cardboard than it is to add it on afterwards) -- -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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"J. Clarke" wrote in message Tell that to the guys at Hiroshima Danboru. They make waterproof cardboard, they don't make cardboard waterproof. (hint--it's a lot easier when you do it while you're making the cardboard than it is to add it on afterwards) -- Afterwards it is either curtain coated or wax dipped, but neither is easily done by a homeowner. Seafood containers use was dipped. |
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"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in
: "J. Clarke" wrote in message Tell that to the guys at Hiroshima Danboru. They make waterproof cardboard, they don't make cardboard waterproof. (hint--it's a lot easier when you do it while you're making the cardboard than it is to add it on afterwards) -- Afterwards it is either curtain coated or wax dipped, but neither is easily done by a homeowner. Seafood containers use was dipped. boatbuilding epoxy will soak into cardboard surfaces well,but getting the edges or corrugations sealed is another matter. I guess that would be "water-resistant".... try System Three,West System,or RAKA epoxies. I use RAKA. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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replying to samadams_2006, Nicole wrote:
samadams_2006 wrote: Hello, I have a design made out of cardboard that I will be keeping outside in the elements. I need it to be able to hold rain water inside it, so I'm wondering if there is any way to water proof it? Try this... Acrylic Elastomeric Roof Coating You can get it in clear. -- posted from http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...of-329735-.htm using HomeOwnersHub's Web, RSS and Social Media Interface to home and garden related groups |
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replying to samadams_2006, Nicole wrote: samadams_2006 wrote: Hello, I have a design made out of cardboard that I will be keeping outside in the elements. I need it to be able to hold rain water inside it, so I'm wondering if there is any way to water proof it? Try this... Acrylic Elastomeric Roof Coating You can get it in clear. Posted from homeowners hub posted on September 7, 2008, 6:58 am -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeros after @ |
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On 10/19/2013 12:45 PM, Nicole wrote:
replying to samadams_2006, Nicole wrote: samadams_2006 wrote: Hello, I have a design made out of cardboard that I will be keeping outside in the elements. I need it to be able to hold rain water inside it, so I'm wondering if there is any way to water proof it? Try this... Acrylic Elastomeric Roof Coating You can get it in clear. I'd transfer it to plastic sheet and use that instead. My two thoughts are that stuff that cheap shower liners are made of (and is sometimes used to line commercial kitchens etc.) or else that corrugated stuff that is used for political advertisement signs. Corro-something, I think. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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"Nicole" wrote in message
oups.com... replying to samadams_2006, Nicole wrote: samadams_2006 wrote: Hello, I have a design made out of cardboard that I will be keeping outside in the elements. I need it to be able to hold rain water inside it, so I'm wondering if there is any way to water proof it? Try this... Acrylic Elastomeric Roof Coating You can get it in clear. OR HC® Concrete Sealer Clear Gloss Oil-Based Put on two Coat A late Coat first http://www.sherwin-williams.com/home...loss_oilbased/ |
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