Jeeper92 wrote:I need a little clarification, if those panels at lowes arenot FRP what are they? they say FRP? Im soooooooo confused. When can i get the correct panels? Thanks. Heck buildign is hte easy part, siftign through all the info is the hard part
bob
"FRP" aka: Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic is a generic name any manufacturer can (and do) use to describe a variety of products. Many are not made for outdoor use. All the FRP I have bought from the big-box stores is the indoor variety. I have used a lot of it to line the walls of restaurant kitchens, meat cutting rooms, bathrooms and I've used it cut into 2' x 2' squares for suspended ceilings. It holds up very well for these applications. I have also left a spare piece or two outside for a couple years just to see what would happen. I am sad to report it does not do well: the surface got dull and the material got very brittle. I have been told you can paint it with good auto or marine paint over a primer made for plastic and it holds up much better? I haven't tried it yet. I do think you would have to use a paint additive "flex agent" like they use for plastic bumpers, because it expands & contracts a lot.
PS: You should have seen the look on the poor guy's face a Lowe's when I told him I wanted
him to use their panel cutter to cut up
85 sheets into 2 x 2' pieces! Believe it or not... they have done this two times for me (with a little coaching on how to set up some "stops" on their cutter). I have been to other stores and they wouldn't cut it at all?