907
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 07:58 AM |
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Welding a lorry curtain
Hi All.
I just wondered how easy it is to weld seams in lorry curtain material? Anyone done it?
A bloke that lives near me is changing his curtain siders from silver to blue and has
offered me a curtain. I'm thinking steel framed car or trailer cover.
Cheers,
Paul G
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balidey
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 08:09 AM |
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heat gun and solid roller wheel to compress it.
Its 'easy', but with most things, experience makes it easier.
Just take your time, you just want to soften the PVC, not melt it.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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richardh
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 08:17 AM |
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how strong would this then be?
Would said material be ok to make a custom "bikini-style" hood for an open top cage?
Where can you get the type of material from?
Thanks
Rich
Time for a change!
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907
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 08:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
heat gun and solid roller wheel to compress it.
Its 'easy', but with most things, experience makes it easier.
Just take your time, you just want to soften the PVC, not melt it.
Like a wallpaper seam roller?
I've seen these in wood, plastic, or I could make one in metal?
Cheers,
Paul G
 
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Myke 2463
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 08:35 AM |
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Could try this site.
http://www.truckinfo.net/trucking/repair-curtain-side.htm
Be Lucky Mike.
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balidey
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 08:44 AM |
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Yes that roller is fine. A nice hard plastic is fine.
Metal may cool the material quickly, so would avoid that.
You can get a pretty good strong join like this. I have figures somewhere for the strength of the cloth, but for a trailer cover (or cage bikini
whatever that is?  ) would be fine.
Just thrown out about 100 trailers worth of used curtains.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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richardh
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 posted on 9/9/11 at 08:56 AM |
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Damn. only need about 8ft square for the kini top
Time for a change!
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richardh
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 09:02 AM |
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come to think of it, i could also use that then for making a cover for my autograss car with the bit on the roof that keeps ripping other covers.
Time for a change!
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bill132hotrod
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 09:54 AM |
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Curtain Repairs
Hi guys
I used to do trailer repairs for a living , yes Hot air gun is the way to do it and use a solid rubber roller, make sure the mayerial is clean and the
overlaps are about 1" and i can gauentee you willnot pull it apart.
I also made a complete custom fit cover for my grass track car, the material is very hard wearing and will last for years.
These curtain side when new are tested on a 45 deg angle with a simulated full cargo load on them. So thats how strong they are.
But again clean material is the key with 1" overlap on the joins.
Regards Bill.
[Edited on 9/9/11 by bill132hotrod]
PERSEVERANCE is the word of the week. Stick with it the results are SWEET.
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richardh
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 10:23 AM |
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bill, where did you get your material from?
My grass tracker needs one for the winter to keep her warm
Time for a change!
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 10:36 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bill132hotrod
Hi guys
I used to do trailer repairs for a living , yes Hot air gun is the way to do it and use a solid rubber roller, make sure the mayerial is clean and the
overlaps are about 1" and i can gauentee you willnot pull it apart.
I also made a complete custom fit cover for my grass track car, the material is very hard wearing and will last for years.
These curtain side when new are tested on a 45 deg angle with a simulated full cargo load on them. So thats how strong they are.
Unfortunately I met a guy with a faulty one some years ago. There I was coming North from the Stafford show in my Robin Hood, in the midst of an
absolute deluge, when a truck ahead started bombarding me with rolls of carpet! Luckily I managed to dodge them. I hope everyone else did. The curtain
fabric was fine, it was the bottom steel cable that had snapped.
I pulled off to phone the police on my mobile and let them know about the "obstructions" and then gave chase to let the driver know. It
was an absolute bastard to stop him to let him know what was happening. With full weather gear and at motorway speeds I couldn't get my arm out
to wave him over; flashing him repeatedly was ignored; pulling in front of him a number of times, putting my hazard lights on and slowing, just meant
that he overtook me. I think it took me about 10 miles to stop him! Fortunately no more carpets came out.
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bill132hotrod
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 12:04 PM |
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Hi ya can't remember the name of the place but i used to use a place in west thurrock.
But i'm sure if you know of some haulage company near you i would think they would have a surplus or old damaged curtain laying around the
yard/workshops you could purchace for beer tokens.
If not look up trailer repair company's there is a few around that might be able to help.
Regards Bill.
PERSEVERANCE is the word of the week. Stick with it the results are SWEET.
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907
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 12:42 PM |
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Thanks for all the replies chaps.
If its as easy as it sounds then I may have a go at one of these.
Cheers,
Paul G
 
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balidey
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 12:46 PM |
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You may struggle with that shape, the sides where it concertinas together, as this cloth is quite thick and bulky it may not fold as you would expect.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 06:35 PM |
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Can't you weld it with the TIG Paul?
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907
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 07:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
You may struggle with that shape, the sides where it concertinas together, as this cloth is quite thick and bulky it may not fold as you would expect.
What about if the sides were fixed to the frame, and the back/top/front was a separate piece
and overlapped over and down the sides by say 150mm?
The overlap would also act as a ventilation slot.
Cheers,
Paul G
p.s. for Rusty Nuts
Mel, I can stick a tungsten to anything, and usually do.
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