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ok so ive been using vineyl sheets for years now, its really strong material intended for floors, its problem is that when its stored badly it gets wrinkled and can never be smoothened however it keeps its water proof and strength characteristcs so i'll be showing how i use this stuff to make a tray. im not going in the tray building tutorial its straight forward wooden rectangular tray as you can see.
materials needed:
-old vineyl
-plastic cable wire covers the rectangular flat ones that can be split into 2 you can see them in pics
-1/2" screws
-1 acidic silicon
-1 non acidic silicon
-cutter
-screw gun
cut a vineyl sheet as big as the floor of your tray (pic1), cut the cable wire covers 4 pieces as big as the sides of the floor. now screw these onto the sides of your vineyl sheet to hold its sides firmly to the floor.
next you need to cut 4 vineyl sheets as big as the 4 "walls" of your tray. now you use the acidic silicon to glue these to the walls (pic2). if the vineyl is too wrinkled you might need to screw them too, i use acidic silicon for this step only becuz its cheaper than non acidic silicon. now that all the tray is covered with vineyl sheets you need to line it with the non acidic silicon the one intended for use in submerged conditions. line the tray and cover all the screws with the silicon should be done with care, i do this one side at a time, it takes some time but its worth it.
now you need to wait till the silicon is completely cured and you got yourself one sturdy reliable tray (pic3)
materials needed:
-old vineyl
-plastic cable wire covers the rectangular flat ones that can be split into 2 you can see them in pics
-1/2" screws
-1 acidic silicon
-1 non acidic silicon
-cutter
-screw gun
cut a vineyl sheet as big as the floor of your tray (pic1), cut the cable wire covers 4 pieces as big as the sides of the floor. now screw these onto the sides of your vineyl sheet to hold its sides firmly to the floor.
next you need to cut 4 vineyl sheets as big as the 4 "walls" of your tray. now you use the acidic silicon to glue these to the walls (pic2). if the vineyl is too wrinkled you might need to screw them too, i use acidic silicon for this step only becuz its cheaper than non acidic silicon. now that all the tray is covered with vineyl sheets you need to line it with the non acidic silicon the one intended for use in submerged conditions. line the tray and cover all the screws with the silicon should be done with care, i do this one side at a time, it takes some time but its worth it.
now you need to wait till the silicon is completely cured and you got yourself one sturdy reliable tray (pic3)