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RickM · 03-05-2011, 11:51 AM

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

Gen3_Teg_88 · 03-05-2011, 11:54 AM

it was probably acrylic and not lexan. if it cracks when you try to bend it, then you do not have lexan.

jwalker · 03-05-2011, 08:19 PM

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.

CrawlinClodKiller · 03-05-2011, 10:53 PM

Yup sounds like acrylic to me. It could be somthing else, but not lexan.

pro beater · 03-05-2011, 11:23 PM

"Lexan" is a GE brand name , all you need is Polycarbonate, but yea , sounds like you got duped and ended up with some acrylic

RickM · 03-06-2011, 07:27 PM

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.

boss429 · 03-09-2011, 05:59 PM

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.

03-05-2011, 11:51 AM	#1
RickM RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,848	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

03-05-2011, 11:54 AM	#2
Gen3_Teg_88 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: lansing Posts: 309	it was probably acrylic and not lexan. if it cracks when you try to bend it, then you do not have lexan.

03-05-2011, 08:19 PM	#3
jwalker RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hallsville, Tx Posts: 1,820	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.

03-05-2011, 10:53 PM	#4
CrawlinClodKiller Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Omaha Posts: 581	Yup sounds like acrylic to me. It could be somthing else, but not lexan.

03-05-2011, 11:23 PM	#5
pro beater Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pueblo West Posts: 250	"Lexan" is a GE brand name , all you need is Polycarbonate, but yea , sounds like you got duped and ended up with some acrylic

03-06-2011, 07:27 PM	#6
RickM RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,848	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
boss429 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mechanicsburg Posts: 36	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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