Plastic Cutting Board Skid Plates?

[Holaday07 4.7]

FourWheeler Magazine used that real durrable plastic that cutting boards are made out of for a front skid on their Lexus. Super cost efective and their report on it was that it was great on the trails too. Might be worth checking into at least.

[HueyPilotVN]

Those plastic cutting boards are really tough. I use four of them under the hydraulic leveling pads on the Coach and they will withstand amazing amounts of weight. I drill a hole in the corner and attach a cord to retrieve them. They also clean off eaisly.

Sorry to get off topic but I can see how the might be very useful as skid plates

[cico7]

But a worthy subject. Can you color them? Does paint stick?

[HueyPilotVN]

I doubt that paint would stick. They might have different colors available that are mixed in with the plastic during manufacture. I have only seen white ones.

[Sal-XK]

Does anyone have a link or something so I can check these out

[Holaday07 4.7]

I'll look for a link, but they just bought a sheet and cut to size. I soon as I find one Ill post it. Cheap, flexable, and durrable. Godd enough for me.

[Holaday07 4.7]

Here is the only one I have found so far.

http://www.fourwheeler.com/projectbu...lem/index.html

[Matt]

This idea came up quite a few years ago on another forum i was on.

For mud, water, snow and even sand, its a good idea. But I wouldn't go that route for rocks. Not that the material isn't durable enough, more so that you want something that'll easily "slide" on rocks without galling.

[Matt]

Though they did use it on rocks per the article... It just doesn't sit well with me.

[Holaday07 4.7]

Yeah but if they stole the idea from Rock Racing, I would think that they would hold up fairly well. I'm trying to get pricing on a sheet now, I think I am going to build a couple of my own skid plates to save money.