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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: monkeyman on December 23, 2008, 05:20:50 pm

Title: vinyl
Post by: monkeyman on December 23, 2008, 05:20:50 pm
ordered some protectakote a few days ago to waterproof my van floor,someone suggested today i could have used lino/vinyl as used for bathroom floors to do the same job but for a lot less money.as anyone else ever used this and was it up to the job?
Title: Re: vinyl
Post by: NWH on December 23, 2008, 05:21:40 pm
There wrong.
Title: Re: vinyl
Post by: Chris Galloway on December 23, 2008, 05:30:42 pm
talk about a headache in installing. You have to make sure you have absolutely no leaks, otherwise your going to get a rusty bucket!
Title: Re: vinyl
Post by: NWH on December 23, 2008, 05:38:07 pm
If your going to do it do it right you only need a pinprick of a hole in lino for it to rust the van out from front to back,the cheaper way is protecta cote and it will only take a matter of hours over the weekend.Leaving it to dry is the headache between coats.
Title: Re: vinyl
Post by: Chris Galloway on December 23, 2008, 05:45:55 pm
If your going to do it do it right you only need a pinprick of a hole in lino for it to rust the van out from front to back,the cheaper way is protecta cote and it will only take a matter of hours over the weekend.Leaving it to dry is the headache between coats.

the only headache is the smell! it just gives you a headache from the fumes!..lol
Title: Re: vinyl
Post by: Niall McAllister on December 23, 2008, 05:47:28 pm
new question in same vain.
What if the van was floored with plywood, could you protecta cote over the ply or would you even need to protect it?
Title: Re: vinyl
Post by: NWH on December 23, 2008, 05:49:18 pm
Take up ply or whatever is down,you need to go on the metal floor,if you go over ply you need to silicone all side-edges etc which is a pain just rip it up matter of minutes.Any moisture trapped under ply will stay there once coated and slowly rot the floor.
Title: Re: vinyl
Post by: Niall McAllister on December 23, 2008, 05:53:25 pm
had a feeling you might say that :(
oh well that gies me something to do over the next few days
Title: Re: vinyl
Post by: Dave Turley on December 23, 2008, 06:27:40 pm
I paid £200 to have my fibreglassed. 100% waterproof and will last longer thathe van!

(suppose that's not saying much... it's a scudo!) lol