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03-05-2011, 11:51 AM | #1 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dallas
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| I keep cracking lexan and it is frustrating!
Alright folks here is my delima. I purchased what a guy claimed was lexan recently and I have made a few panels for a bodiless out of it and the darn stuff simply keeps cracking every time I lay it over on the rocks. Is it possible that paint dry's out lexan or I am guessing I might have been duped and did not get lexan. That being said what thickness lexan would you guys recommend for a bodiless? Thanks. RickM |
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03-05-2011, 11:54 AM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: lansing
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it was probably acrylic and not lexan. if it cracks when you try to bend it, then you do not have lexan.
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03-05-2011, 08:19 PM | #3 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hallsville, Tx
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i ran to that same problem before. go check out spazstix.com to get some sheets of lexan really cheap and use the discount code below to get a hook up. what i always use for panels is .030", it is perfect for bodiles rig panels.
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03-05-2011, 10:53 PM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Omaha
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Yup sounds like acrylic to me. It could be somthing else, but not lexan.
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03-05-2011, 11:23 PM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pueblo West
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"Lexan" is a GE brand name , all you need is Polycarbonate, but yea , sounds like you got duped and ended up with some acrylic
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03-06-2011, 07:27 PM | #6 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dallas
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It bends fine without breaking. It is a bit on the thick side. All I know is if I hit something hard with it it cracks. Regardless thanks for the pointers on the good stuff. I will get the orders going. |
03-09-2011, 05:59 PM | #7 |
Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mechanicsburg
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How cold was it when you cracked the lexan. Everything becomes more brittle in the cold but lexan is some tuff stuff. I tend to agree that it doesn't sound like lexan.
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