Trim for coroplast ttt

[Walt M]

Marty, any professional lumber Yard should carry Azek. the big orange carries a copy cat. the nice thing about Azek is that it comes in a 5/4 (1") thickness. Walt

[signs]

Marty,

Did you use 4mm or 10mm coroplast?

Most people are only aware of 4mm as that is what is used for signs, most suppliers will also have the 10mm available, and still at a reasonable cost.

I have been in the sign business for several years and printed coroplast signs have long been a big seller for us. As for sun damage, I have had 18" X 24" coroplast signs out by the highway for 2 or 3 years and still holding up (may not look new, but still whole).

I would suggest folding over about 1" to 2" overlap at all seams, glue overlap togeather with a good solid glue, (PVC pipe glue works), and then running all screws through atleast 2 layers. Also if you add a fender washer under the head of the screw it will protect it better from pulling through.


Jay

[martydukes]

I used 4mm. If I had to do it over again I would use the 10 MM..

Also, after a few days of sun and heat I can now see that this stuff really expands with temperature.

Today is it raining and cold and the panels are tight as can be but when it is hot out some of them start to bulge.. Luckily its that much and I figured out a way to stop it..

Since I am planning to insulate this trailer anyway, I found that I can glue pink foam insulation to the inside of each panel. Hopefully that will give it enough strength to stop the flexing. I'll try a panel and give it a test to see if it actually works.

Anyway, Here are some pictures of the trim..

[Walt M]

Marty what did you end up useing for trim? can you get a closer pic? Walt

[martydukes]

Walt..
This is garage door rubber seal.. I got it at home depot.

I'll try to get some closer pictures for you soon.

This is the same stuff that was used on the puffin..

I think that it could look better if I spent a little more time and was a little more patient. But, the name of the game is cheap and fast..

[Walt M]

Marty, how did you post thos pics without posting to your gallery first?
Fast and cheap isn't a bad thing. i'm starting a new build tomorrow it's going to be a cargo trailer for my band. can you give me the dimensions of you build it looks tall? Walt

[martydukes]

Walt,

I posted the pictures by first uploading them to my picasa online photo sharing account. I use Googles Picasa photo software and it makes it really easy to upload photos to the web.

Then I just used the

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Tag to link to them.


The trailer box is 6'5" tall.. I made it tall enough for me to stand in.. It has 12" clearance so that brings the total to 7 and 1/2 feet.. It wont fit in any garage but it was important to me to stand up.

[aggie79]

Since I am planning to insulate this trailer anyway, I found that I can glue pink foam insulation to the inside of each panel.

With the translucent panels, if it were me, I'd use blue or white insulation.

[MrMatt]

I'm curious how this thing has held up?

[Todah Tear]

Marty Duke,

I built a tear out of coroplast about 2 years ago. Here are a few tips that may help

http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=49644&hilit=+coroplast

Todah

[logman7777]

Hello Where do you buy coroplast? Has anyone used it on trailers before? It looks interesting.

dana

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You can order coroplast in 10- 4' x 8' sheet bundles from either of the big box home improvement stores.