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Need help sourcing these rubber products
smckeown - 13/1/09 at 01:47 PM

Firstly i'm looking for rubber sheet to make custom firewall blanking plugs. The sheet / rubber needs to be suitable, in terms of fire resistance and not giving off nasty chemicals if caught within a fire.

I've searched and searched and i'll be buggered if I can find any suppleir ti sell small quantities of say 50cm square and 6-10mm thick.

Secondly, that soft black rubber screen wash hose, not the hard plastic clear stuff.

Any ideas where I can get these ?

cheers
sean

r1_pete - 13/1/09 at 01:55 PM

Can't halp with the rubber, but how about 4mm bore silicone vacuum hose for the washers, tons of it on fleabay..

nick205 - 13/1/09 at 02:00 PM

Have you tried Woolies for the rubber sheet. I haven't checked, but they do quite a range of rubber sheet/mat/section.

Mr Whippy - 13/1/09 at 02:02 PM

Daft question but why rubber?? If it’s that big a hole then I'd use aluminium sheet then small normal grommets for wires and cables. One possibility I suppose would be to use the fire blanket material for when soldering pipes as that’s obviously fire proof and flexible and might do the job your after, plus it looks like carbon fibre you could even put it infront of rubber sheet if needs be

the solder matt I mean -



[Edited on 13/1/09 by Mr Whippy]

02GF74 - 13/1/09 at 02:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by smckeown
Firstly i'm looking for rubber sheet to make custom firewall blanking plugs.


permanent blanking or you want access?>

if the former, rivet on aluminium sheet.

smckeown - 13/1/09 at 02:26 PM

thanks guys, i'll speak to woolies about their rubber. Interesting idea about making the holes smaller to use maybe standard size gromets if I panel using ali

it's permenant fitment

cheers
sean

smckeown - 13/1/09 at 04:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Have you tried Woolies for the rubber sheet. I haven't checked, but they do quite a range of rubber sheet/mat/section.


I spoke to woolies and they even performed some ad-doc fire testing for me. It started off well with the rubber specification being able to withstand -20 ro +90 degrees. But the fire testing concluded it's not self extinguishing and the fumes it gives off is probably toxic.

I will look more into the ali and gromet route I think.

[Edited on 13/1/09 by smckeown]

adithorp - 13/1/09 at 04:44 PM

What are you using the grommets on that they have to be fireproof/self-extinguishing? How long are you planning on staying in the car once it bursts into flames?

adrian

smckeown - 13/1/09 at 04:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
What are you using the grommets on that they have to be fireproof/self-extinguishing? How long are you planning on staying in the car once it bursts into flames?

adrian


It's a sprint car, I like to be safe where I can

philhoward - 13/1/09 at 04:57 PM

Have a look at Seals + Direct website as they sell small rolls of rubber.

Dingz - 13/1/09 at 05:09 PM

You could try this company for rubber sheet, Mantek 01252 343335 I think you will need silicone to be self extinguishing

[Edited on 13/1/09 by Dingz]

philhoward - 13/1/09 at 05:16 PM

Neoprene is self extinguishing. Ie when a flame is on it it will burn. As soon as the flame is taken away the fire will go out

smckeown - 13/1/09 at 06:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by philhoward
Neoprene is self extinguishing. Ie when a flame is on it it will burn. As soon as the flame is taken away the fire will go out


cheers, this ebay seller seems to offer a good range of neoprene