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Title: Where to buy Polystyrene sheets
Post by: just startin on August 27, 2011, 06:00:18 PM

G-Day, does anyone know where I can source (buy) some Polystyrene sheets (or similar) that I require to insulate a fridge box that I have had made for my Cub camper trailer A frame. I need approx. 1m x 800mm x 3off at least 25mm thick
Thanks for your help
Tony 

Title: Re: Where to buy Polystyrene sheets
Post by: Kit_e_kat9 on August 27, 2011, 06:05:08 PM

In Brisbane ...
Clark Rubber.
RMax - Coopers Plains.
Koolfoam - Slacks Creek.

Kit_e

Title: Re: Where to buy Polystyrene sheets
Post by: Crisp Image on August 27, 2011, 06:05:36 PM

There is a building product that is called foilboard. It is an insulation product that comes in various thickness with the thickest being 25mm. It has a foil on the sides (at least one side but I think both.)
It comes in sheets 1200x2400mm sheets.
I hope this helps
Regards
Crisp Image  

Title: Re: Where to buy Polystyrene sheets
Post by: Fivid on August 28, 2011, 08:00:43 AM

Quote from: Crisp Image on August 27, 2011, 06:05:36 PM

There is a building product that is called foilboard. It is an insulation product that comes in various thickness with the thickest being 25mm. It has a foil on the sides (at least one side but I think both.)
It comes in sheets 1200x2400mm sheets.
I hope this helps
Regards
Crisp Image  

Either that or if you contact a building supply company that sells the polystyrene cladding used on houses, quite often the packing sheets are around 25mm thick and are just thrown away, you might get what you need for free...  I have thrown away a lot of that in the past.  This is a list of distributors for the  brand I have used a bit of  http://www.quickwall.com.au/distributors.php

 :cheers:
Dave

Title: Re: Where to buy Polystyrene sheets
Post by: res.q.guy on August 28, 2011, 10:55:01 AM

Hi
You could try a cool room manufacturer, they normally have 50mm. 75mm and 150mm poly. You may even score some off cuts for free, if you are lucky.
Cheers
Neil

Title: Re: Where to buy Polystyrene sheets
Post by: Big Nath on August 28, 2011, 10:56:21 AM

Go to your local woolies/iga/coles.

a lot of fruit and vegies come in poly boxes. it may not be perfect but u can get as many as u need for nix.

cheers

Title: Re: Where to buy Polystyrene sheets
Post by: sablesoft on August 28, 2011, 11:16:30 AM

Quote from: just startin on August 27, 2011, 06:00:18 PM

G-Day, does anyone know where I can source (buy) some Polystyrene sheets (or similar) that I require to insulate a fridge box that I have had made for my Cub camper trailer A frame. I need approx. 1m x 800mm x 3off at least 25mm thick
Thanks for your help
Tony 

Hi Tony,

Clark rubber have a selection of thickness of Polystyrene,  I lined my Cub Escape fridge box with polystyrene and covered it with white gaffer tape to help protect and strengthen the surface of the polystyrene (put the tape in before gluing the sheets in place), I am very pleased with how it worked, see link below for pictures of my fridge box on my Cub Escape.
http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=5195.0 (http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=5195.0)

HTH
Ray

Title: Re: Where to buy Polystyrene sheets
Post by: darren on August 28, 2011, 11:20:41 AM

Quote from: just startin on August 27, 2011, 06:00:18 PM

G-Day, does anyone know where I can source (buy) some Polystyrene sheets (or similar) that I require to insulate a fridge box that I have had made for my Cub camper trailer A frame. I need approx. 1m x 800mm x 3off at least 25mm thick
Thanks for your help
Tony 

Another option is to fill the void with expanding foam.

Title: Re: Where to buy Polystyrene sheets
Post by: Jon on August 28, 2011, 01:29:32 PM

Quote from: darren on August 28, 2011, 11:20:41 AM

Another option is to fill the void with expanding foam.

If you go the part a & b foam, do multiple pours as one will push the internal form out of shape.

Title: Re: Where to buy Polystyrene sheets
Post by: darren on August 28, 2011, 04:53:51 PM

I have always wanted to filll somones car up with that stuff.... >:D