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Title: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: mark m on December 08, 2013, 10:39:29 pm
I fibre glassed my van floor this weekend I hope this video helps anybody who is thinking of doing the same


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFc1cxIF2xA
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: kempy on December 08, 2013, 11:08:59 pm
Quality , I Did my Peugeot expert van once and it's fantastic.
Since then I've just used protectakote , but fibreglass is the best

Bullett proof and more hard wearing .

Nice one .

Where you sourced it from , I got mine from peter fogwill , last time .
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: mark m on December 08, 2013, 11:10:42 pm
Travis Perkins which my local builders merchant
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: keyser soze on December 08, 2013, 11:36:33 pm
Travis Perkins which my local builders merchant


looks great mate . you made it look easy . what would it cost in materials? regards andy
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: mark m on December 09, 2013, 12:02:26 am
because I brought  a large amount I don't know how much it cost but I did try and break down at the end  ie 5 lt resin, I lt hardener , 1 litre of gel coat  ,5 sq matting at a guess I would say about £60-80 but I am sure you could find some good deals on e-bay
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: H20cleaning on December 09, 2013, 09:55:47 am
I looked before and they sell the ready made kits.
Just type in fiberglass kit and look for the 4m2 one.
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: Tony Edwards on December 09, 2013, 05:05:54 pm


Mark

Nice vid mate. What thickness mating do you need as I understand they come in different thickness ?

Does the finish come up slippery as i remember another OP saying his was too slippery ?

cheers
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: H20cleaning on December 09, 2013, 06:52:12 pm


Mark

Nice vid mate. What thickness mating do you need as I understand they come in different thickness ?

Does the finish come up slippery as i remember another OP saying his was too slippery ?

cheers
its doesnt matter what thickness off matting, the thickness represents how strong it will bond together and dry, he will hardly be climbing into his van very much so the strength shouldnt be an issue.
It is also rather slippy when wet
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: Tony Edwards on December 09, 2013, 06:58:58 pm


What can u add to stop the slippy surface ?

H2O did you find out about those pole clamps in your van ?

thanks mate
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: Dave Willis on December 09, 2013, 07:06:03 pm
Mark, just to hijack your post - how did those prototype blue and white brushes compare to the black and white mixed?

Were they Extreme brushes or Superlights?
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: Peter Fogwill on December 09, 2013, 07:39:44 pm
You want to get a non slip top coat it has grit in it which gives you the non slip surface.

Peter
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: Frankybadboy on December 09, 2013, 07:52:21 pm
You want to get a non slip top coat it has grit in it which gives you the non slip surface.

Peter
you want to get on your own forum they been asking about you and your product ;D
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: Peter Fogwill on December 09, 2013, 08:20:50 pm
Been on.

Peter
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: hasti on December 09, 2013, 09:01:51 pm
I fibre glassed my van floor this weekend I hope this video helps anybody who is thinking of doing the same


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFc1cxIF2xA

Thanks mark, i was looking for this kind of video, as i have ordered mine and will be doing back of my van this holiday season  :)
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: Tony Edwards on December 09, 2013, 10:43:42 pm
I fibre glassed my van floor this weekend I hope this video helps anybody who is thinking of doing the same


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFc1cxIF2xA

Thanks mark, i was looking for this kind of video, as i have ordered mine and will be doing back of my van this holiday season  :)

Hasti

Where did you get yours from ?
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: H20cleaning on December 09, 2013, 11:27:19 pm


What can u add to stop the slippy surface ?

H2O did you find out about those pole clamps in your van ?

thanks mate
What pole clamps mate?
You getting me mixed up with pureh20???
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: mark m on December 09, 2013, 11:47:42 pm
Mark, just to hijack your post - how did those prototype blue and white brushes compare to the black and white mixed?

Were they Extreme brushes or Superlights?

Dave I like the blue and white brushes best and I tried them out in extreme and the superlite range these are the ones I am told which will be made
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: mark m on December 09, 2013, 11:52:20 pm


What can u add to stop the slippy surface ?

H2O did you find out about those pole clamps in your van ?

thanks mate

As Peter says you can get a none slip coat to paint over  but if you already have some top coat when it is still wet sprinkle silver sand over the top. This was in the back of a transit connect so to be honest I wont be getting in the back of it . But I have also done the same in the back of my traffic in in 3 years never slipped
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: Neil Jones on December 10, 2013, 11:40:31 am
Can you drill through fibreglass?
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: South Window Cleaning Ltd on December 10, 2013, 03:33:29 pm

The correct way is to use chicken grit,

step 1) fibreglass using matting etc, (leave to dry)

step 2) resin back over what you have done sprinkle the chicken grit evenly over wet resin (leave to dry)

step 3)  brush away any excess grit,

step 4) top coat over all the fibreglased areas,

the gel coat is the most important part as this is the bit that makes it waterproof (fibre glass resin is not waterproof)
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: mark m on December 10, 2013, 04:49:18 pm
fiberglass resin is not waterproof but if you get  the same one as I did for flat roofs it has a gel coat in it 
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: hasti on December 10, 2013, 05:50:09 pm
I fibre glassed my van floor this weekend I hope this video helps anybody who is thinking of doing the same


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFc1cxIF2xA

Thanks mark, i was looking for this kind of video, as i have ordered mine and will be doing back of my van this holiday season  :)

Hasti

Where did you get yours from ?


here.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=131053722885&ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:GB:3160
Title: Re: Fibre glassed van floor
Post by: H20cleaning on December 10, 2013, 11:04:01 pm
I fibre glassed my van floor this weekend I hope this video helps anybody who is thinking of doing the same


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFc1cxIF2xA

Thanks mark, i was looking for this kind of video, as i have ordered mine and will be doing back of my van this holiday season  :)
Thats no good it doesnt include a gel coat lol

Hasti

Where did you get yours from ?


here.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=131053722885&ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:GB:3160