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The #8 stainless has an extremely high polish and the surface is hard, not to say there can be surface scratches from cleaning with a dirty cloth. I had the plexi in our Formula. It performed well but had a spotty haze in the sandwich of materials with slight delam on the edges, could have been heat and age. Since we manufacture motorcycle exhausts out of stainless I have access to compounds and buffers if needed. I don' think it will be necessary though.
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Originally Posted by easyrider1340
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Don't you have to polish the stainless occasionally? Seems like more work than the plexi route.
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The mirrored plexi scratches very, very easy FYI. I did it under mine last spring. I need to do it again because they rubbed my breathers & now have marks on them. Plexi is less than $200 to do both hatches on a 42. Do the stainless screws & double sided tape. also go very slow when drilling the holes, heating the bit helps also.
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I went with diamond plate so it wouldn't look like Reggie Fountain's bedroom anymore. :)
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That diamondplate looks awesome...nice job!!
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Yes, mirrorplex can be scratched so care must be taken. Scratches to the back side cause the most damage so install carefully. I would not want to add the weight of stainless. This plex has been on six years with double sided tape. |
I sent out some quote requests around the Cleveland area for customer pick -up, I received 1 response out of three requests. Qty (2) #8 Stainless 18 Gauge 21" x 50.5" with rounded corners. $244 per piece, does the pricing seem correct?
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Originally Posted by VoodooRob
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I sent out some quote requests around the Cleveland area for customer pick -up, I received 1 response out of three requests. Qty (2) #8 Stainless 18 Gauge 21" x 50.5" with rounded corners. $244 per piece, does the pricing seem correct?
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Check out discountsteel.com. That's where I got my diamond plate. They also made me a new dash panel when I added a chart plotter. For a shear cut piece, they're only $83 a piece in a mirrored stainless #8 your size. For a CNC laser cut, they are $138. I'm sure they will round the corners if you call and ask.
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Originally Posted by Plum_Crazy
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Check out discountsteel.com. That's where I got my diamond plate. They also made me a new dash panel when I added a chart plotter. For a shear cut piece, they're only $83 a piece in a mirrored stainless #8 your size. For a CNC laser cut, they are $138. I'm sure they will round the corners if you call and ask.
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