Rhino Lining your chase vehicle

[D. Hayes]

Man you beat me to it. I was planing on doing this right after Christmas to my truck.
This has been going on in the offroad world for a while now. Lots of jeeps owners do this since their tops are off most of the time. And obviously it works on beat up truck beds.

If you plan on keeping the car till it goes to the bone yard you might do what I am. I plan to weld some points above and below the windows and build some steel guards that I can secure to. I don't want lexan since it scratches up too easy. I figure some medium gauge steel grate. Biggest threat would be the front window for me.

With the slant on your windows you might consider doing some window vent style guards that can stick out a good ways then hang lexan from there and use magnets on the bottom to keep it tight to the body. Then pull the magnets loose and swing them on top to use the windows.

Just a few ideas. I love the look though. Definitely a step in the right direction!

 

[Chris Heater]

Good info to have on the Lexan. I want to use lexan to go over the windows...but we may go all hockey netting if Lexan has those issues. I've also heard of nets to stop out of control cars, airplane nets, etc. I'm curious to see how expensive that is, but I've had no luck finding any. Probably hard to get your hands on?

Also, what does ICT stand for? Just wondering

 

[Adam Lucio]

Also, what does ICT stand for? Just wondering

ICT = Wichita, KS airport/nws/radar

My dad and I are gonna be designing some hail guards hopefully over the winter. Hes a steel fabricator and can make anything out of any shape, so it will be a big help! I dont really care about dents, but I dont have the funds to replace glass all the time.

 

[Jerry Prsha]

Lexan Windshield

This is the Lexan Windshield that I own and after three years, I've had no fractures, scratches or yellowing. The windshield is flat which makes it easy for me to use so the rest of you probably won't be able to use it.

My point?... It does work.​

The problem with this unit is that the non-scratch coating makes it tough to install because the sealant won't even stick to it. I had to sand the surface to be glued and remove that first layer before it would stay in the frame.

After driving through a bunch of hail and huge rocks smacking it, It's paid for itself.

 

[Jason Young]

Jerry . no pic?

I saw Dogde Durango a few years back in north Texas that had Rino liner on it , look very nice. This is something I have been thing about , but been worried about cost.

 

[D. Hayes]

Save $1k and do this if you don't mind the rougher look. Comes in several different colors.

https://www.grizzlygrip.com/

 

[Phillip Aubin]

OOO OOOOOO oOOO My mechanic experiance pays off! Lexan won't discolor or yellow as long as it's not exposed to ammonia or high heat. These guys make scratch proof lexan in various sheets. There's tons more applications not listed on this site:

http://www.summitracing.com/search/...ws-Lexan/Part-Type/Lexan-Windows/?Ns=Rank|Asc

 

[D. Hayes]

You'll want something thicker than 1/8. More like 1/4 or 1/2 especially if there's a chance for you to take debris.

 

[Phillip Aubin]

Ah true. Well, I hope you have a big wallet

 

[Jerry Prsha]

Jerry . no pic?

Well Jason, I could take a picture of my Acrylic windshield but it looks like any other windshield. I spoke to the local inspection facility about it being legal and hey told me "No".. However, they also told me that it's not something that would stand out in an inspection so they wouldn't even notice that it was plastic rather than glass. It passed without anyone saying anything about it.

Again, with that scratch free coating, even the inspection tags want to fall off though. I'm starting to use Rain-X again but for the first few years, it was like it had Aquapel on it already.

You will see it move when hail is hitting it and it has a small vibration compared to glass so you wouldn't be able to hang a camera mount on it with the video being blurry. I actually hung my rearview mirror off the overhead console instead of the windshield so it wouldn't drive me nuts.

That being said, you don't notice a vibration when you look through the windshield.

On a separate topic, I understand that aircraft paint is much thicker and is made to protect the surface from hail and other high-speed impacts. Anyone know if this is true or not? I would think if many aircraft are made with fiberglass materials, there's got to be something protecting them from splintering...

 

[D. Hayes]

I haven't worked on civilian aircraft but I can't imagine their fiberglass being any different than a fiberglass car. Fiberglass is done pretty much the same no matter what the use. Paint varies greatly but it's not unique to aircraft use. They might use more hardener or more coats depending on the surface.

From working on military aircraft I can say that's not how it's done. Paint is only there to protect the surface from corrosion. The coatings are really no more than a gray primer coat to save weight and act as a camo.

 

[James Wilson]

I have a bad ass black Toyota Tundra that I'd like to keep hail free ... I like the Rhino and may have to get a bid. Looks great Verne.

 

[Jim Hunt]

It is not uncommon for farmers with trucks and gravel roads to do the bottom 1/3 of the truck where there are usually a lot of gravel chips in my area. Pretty cool to see the whole vehicle.

 

[Phillip Aubin]

Traditional civilian aircraft are made of aluminum. Aircraft not protected in design from large hail, are not "Ice certified" and are NOT legal to fly into such a situation. FWIW if you fly through clouds and get hail- you're a horrible pilot and will probobly get into a "death scenerio".

And so I don't get chewed out- I ran ground operations for NorthStar Aviation/ Minnesota State University Flight School. Just saying

 

[James Weatherman]

I like it. I have been thinking of having my old 1987 Chevy Suburban done like that. It is not really because I am worried about it getting dents but it was made in a year that the paint and primer did not stick so I have bare metal in places and instead of paying to get it painted just to get dented I thought it would be better to get it covered like that for both protection of the metal and just to make it a solid color lol.