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armor plate => fenders, door hardware and other body parts (non armor) => Topic started by: emptyhead on February 14, 2015, 07:13:14 AM

Title: Diamond plate for floors
Post by: emptyhead on February 14, 2015, 07:13:14 AM

Can anyone point me in the right direction for diamond plate for the cab floor. I have all the pieces but half of them are badly rusted and will need replacement. Who is making something close to the original. Thanks.

Title: Re: Diamond plate for floors
Post by: Outsider on February 14, 2015, 08:56:41 AM

Currently manufactured diamond plate diamonds do not match the original pattern. I have not found any way to get the original pattern with out ordering like 50,000#'s of the stuff.

So current 1/8" thick diamond plate will fit the bill if you can live with the new pattern.

Steve

Title: Re: Diamond plate for floors
Post by: emptyhead on February 15, 2015, 06:19:37 AM

Thanks steve

Title: Re: Diamond plate for floors
Post by: WayOffTrack on February 17, 2015, 11:46:36 AM

That stuff is hard to find. I've had the most luck going to metal and machine salvage places that have lots of steel scraps and machine tools for sale. At one of those I found the exact pattern in stainless steel just slightly thicker maybe a 1/16". I bought the largest sheet they had it was pricey but I hate the modern diamond plate pattern.