Glove box liner Tech Tip
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Glove box liner Tech Tip
Probably everyone hates those cheap-azzed compressed paper liners that some bean-counter decided was "good enough".
I was looking at this fairly rare liner for my integral A/C unit. it was a bit frayed like they all get.
As I was doing some fiberglass repair, on the A/C housing flange at the moment, the idea of a composite liner struck me.
I grabbed a can of Krylon Appliance Epoxy Paint, black of course, and completely saturated the paper liner. Inside and out. I watched as the paint soaked into the paper and continued spraying the epoxy until it stopped soaking into the paper.
Now I have a strong composite liner that should last forever, in truck years, even if it must be pulled out several times.
It is flexible enough to install.
This will work for the regular full-sized liners to. I intend on doing this to the liner that I pulled out and putting it into my other F350.
Better living through Chemistry...
I was looking at this fairly rare liner for my integral A/C unit. it was a bit frayed like they all get.
As I was doing some fiberglass repair, on the A/C housing flange at the moment, the idea of a composite liner struck me.
I grabbed a can of Krylon Appliance Epoxy Paint, black of course, and completely saturated the paper liner. Inside and out. I watched as the paint soaked into the paper and continued spraying the epoxy until it stopped soaking into the paper.
Now I have a strong composite liner that should last forever, in truck years, even if it must be pulled out several times.
It is flexible enough to install.
This will work for the regular full-sized liners to. I intend on doing this to the liner that I pulled out and putting it into my other F350.
Better living through Chemistry...
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True enough but mainly because it was in storage for many years.
How many of us have had to replace the glove box liner due to their frayed or broken state?
I've *had* to buy 2 of them myself. Both of the parts trucks that I bought had no liner thanks to the tendency to fall apart.
I do realize that living in Hell's Side-yard dries things out more than elsewhere and this is a major cause of damage to all things rubber, plastic, or cheap compressed paper.
How many of us have had to replace the glove box liner due to their frayed or broken state?
I've *had* to buy 2 of them myself. Both of the parts trucks that I bought had no liner thanks to the tendency to fall apart.
I do realize that living in Hell's Side-yard dries things out more than elsewhere and this is a major cause of damage to all things rubber, plastic, or cheap compressed paper.
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Wow, this thread prompted me to pull out an old liner I made a couple of years ago. I made it with the intentions of refining it, then mass producing it out of aluminum.
Because liners are made in the after market world, I stuck this on a shelf and basically forgot about until now.
It fits perfect, all the lines are true and bent where their suppose to be.
I might pass this off to someone who wants a template to mass produce these.
Because liners are made in the after market world, I stuck this on a shelf and basically forgot about until now.
It fits perfect, all the lines are true and bent where their suppose to be.
I might pass this off to someone who wants a template to mass produce these.
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That's a great idea, Millam. Keeps the stuff in the glove box from getting all that black dust all over it, too.
We used to saturate old, rotted wood with epoxy in historic buildings here in Charleston. It's a great way to keep the original woodwork that has become structurally unsound and make it rot and termite resistant.
We used to saturate old, rotted wood with epoxy in historic buildings here in Charleston. It's a great way to keep the original woodwork that has become structurally unsound and make it rot and termite resistant.
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Wow, this thread prompted me to pull out an old liner I made a couple of years ago. I made it with the intentions of refining it, then mass producing it out of aluminum.
Because liners are made in the after market world, I stuck this on a shelf and basically forgot about until now.
It fits perfect, all the lines are true and bent where their suppose to be.
I might pass this off to someone who wants a template to mass produce these.
Because liners are made in the after market world, I stuck this on a shelf and basically forgot about until now.
It fits perfect, all the lines are true and bent where their suppose to be.
I might pass this off to someone who wants a template to mass produce these.
If you decide to sell that jewel I'm interested.
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I used maybe a 1/4 of the can for the small box. I'd guesstimate at 1/3 to 1/2 of a can for a full size box.
The epoxy is a gloss finish. For those who would prefer a matte finish they could just give it another coat of matte black enamel.
The epoxy is a gloss finish. For those who would prefer a matte finish they could just give it another coat of matte black enamel.
Probably everyone hates those cheap-azzed compressed paper liners that some bean-counter decided was "good enough".
I was looking at this fairly rare liner for my integral A/C unit. it was a bit frayed like they all get.
As I was doing some fiberglass repair, on the A/C housing flange at the moment, the idea of a composite liner struck me.
I grabbed a can of Krylon Appliance Epoxy Paint, black of course, and completely saturated the paper liner. Inside and out. I watched as the paint soaked into the paper and continued spraying the epoxy until it stopped soaking into the paper.
Now I have a strong composite liner that should last forever, in truck years, even if it must be pulled out several times.
It is flexible enough to install.
This will work for the regular full-sized liners to. I intend on doing this to the liner that I pulled out and putting it into my other F350.
Better living through Chemistry...
I was looking at this fairly rare liner for my integral A/C unit. it was a bit frayed like they all get.
As I was doing some fiberglass repair, on the A/C housing flange at the moment, the idea of a composite liner struck me.
I grabbed a can of Krylon Appliance Epoxy Paint, black of course, and completely saturated the paper liner. Inside and out. I watched as the paint soaked into the paper and continued spraying the epoxy until it stopped soaking into the paper.
Now I have a strong composite liner that should last forever, in truck years, even if it must be pulled out several times.
It is flexible enough to install.
This will work for the regular full-sized liners to. I intend on doing this to the liner that I pulled out and putting it into my other F350.
Better living through Chemistry...
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One could spray the inside of the aluminum box with a goodly coat of that rubber undercoating to prevent rattling noises.
Wow, this thread prompted me to pull out an old liner I made a couple of years ago. I made it with the intentions of refining it, then mass producing it out of aluminum.
Because liners are made in the after market world, I stuck this on a shelf and basically forgot about until now.
It fits perfect, all the lines are true and bent where their suppose to be.
I might pass this off to someone who wants a template to mass produce these.
Because liners are made in the after market world, I stuck this on a shelf and basically forgot about until now.
It fits perfect, all the lines are true and bent where their suppose to be.
I might pass this off to someone who wants a template to mass produce these.
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Or 2 sided tape and line it with that no slip grip tool box liner material
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From reading your first post I was thinking you were going to say you made a fiberglass liner since you were using fiberglass to repair the AC box. Until I read further that's a good way to preserve the liner on the cheap and get more years of use out of it.
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