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Stainless Steel Sheet Advice
Stott - 18/11/10 at 01:47 PM

Hi all

I'm trying to sort out the bonnet on my car and I need a sheet of SS mirror finish in 0.8mm/20gauge big enough to do it.

My local place want's a lot of dosh for it as it needs polishing to order. GBS want £100 + delivery for a 8x4 sheet of it.

Has anybody got any suggestions where I may be able to get hold of some on the cheap? Polished Ali was suggested to me but I think it'll look odd as the body is all 400 series stainless mirror so it wont quite match.

Just to clarify the car is currently made from 400 S/S which is the lower quality I believe and is magnetic, it's a sheet of this I need.

Any help appreciated, cheers
Stott

[Edited on 18/11/10 by Stott]

[Edited on 18/11/10 by Stott]


Confused but excited. - 18/11/10 at 02:40 PM

Cheap and stainless don't go in the same sentence any more.
I was interested in a 6.5 x 3 ft sheet of tatty 1.0mm in a scrappy. he weigherd it a said it was £90!


Stott - 18/11/10 at 02:49 PM

You're telling me!

I just chopped up a 6 foot by 1 foot 1.5 brushed piece the other day because I needed some small strips, lol I used to have loads on the shelf, I should stop making everything out of it if it's so expensive!


Grimsdale - 18/11/10 at 05:32 PM

is this big enough? if not they may do custom sizes:

http://www.hindleys.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=7_58_117_137_155&products_id=7862


Stott - 18/11/10 at 07:03 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Grimsdale
is this big enough? if not they may do custom sizes:

http://www.hindleys.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=7_58_117_137_155&products_id=7862



That's a good price, thanks, I'll call them tomorrow. The size I need at bare minimum is 1400 x 1100 but I think the cost issue is to do with the mirror finish more than anything. I've found some 2500x1250x0.7 sheets for £70 but it's brushed finish

Cheers
Stott