Where can i get ribbed aluminium or steel sheet?

[onestepbehind]

i was reading up on monokote but never used it..... but if ya go on towerhobbies.com and look up chrome monokote it tells a little bit about it and comes six foot long and 26" wide for $18.... ya have to heat it up for the glue to stick so i dont know if that would melt the styrene or not. it is a plastic coating though... but just an idea

[kingbob]

I've used monokoate before, but since its intended for planes, it likes to stretch tight to cover wings, so i dont think it would adhere to the dips in the plastic, it would try and stretch over them.

Not a big deal, i have 2 or 3 different options for covering it.

[oldboy]

Have a look at Walthers Model Trains "O" gauge or "G" gauge for car siding

regards Oldboy

[Thenewguy]

I don't know if this helps try onlinemetals.com

[WhiteWolf McBride]

Hmmm, another idea.

Try the mirror-coating for automobile glass. You may not need the ability to see thru it from the backside, but the reflective aspect to prevent others looking in might be what you could use.

I'm sure you could scavenge a scrap from a tinting shop to test it out, and if it works, buy a bigger section.

WhiteWolf

[kingbob]

I just spoke to a local steel place, they can get me a whole sheet for $250 plus a few bucks to cut it. Massive price difference!

Would still end up with way too much material though, enough panels for six 53" trailers! Works out at about $50/pair which is great but buggered if id have a use for the rest

Coating styrene might be the only way.

[kingbob]

Picked up a bit of styrene with the corrugated metal pattern on it on the way home. This is the 2mm pattern. They go up to 3.2mm, which i'd prefer i think.
Used some chrome tape on it, little bit of a pain to apply, but doable.

[kingbob]

This the one?


Looks about right. The sheets I need are 200x1150mm, but locally I can only get a 2400x1200 for about $300. Which does work out at about $50 for a pair, but stuffed if I'd have a use for the 5 pairs I'd have spare!