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Originally Posted by ken h
Hey David
The trailer is looking great , the floor looks fab I'm curious about your icebox it looks like wood inside. What are you using to seal the inside or is it plastic and just looks like wood
Thanks
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Thank you!
The ice box is wooden. The walls and bottom are 1/4" finish grade ply. And the flange is made from lumber. The inside of the door is also the same 1/4" ply. And the door itself is a core door with reflectics and layers of
fiberglass insulation. Everything is sealed and coated in polyester resin. Several thick coats. Sanded between layers. The box has a convex shape to it. And the corners are reinforced with
fiberglass on the outside. All edges and seams got an extra resin treatment before assembly. You could go over the Niagara in it and have a cools beer at the bottom!
The 3m polyester was the amber contrast so it gave it a dark tent to the wood. And it worked out well with the rest of the wood interiors. The front panel of the door is steel skin. So magnets will stick. The foam insulation Around the body will be Wrapped in space blanket. I have since added a drain tube to the ice tray. We pored a cup of resin into the tray and worked it around so that it is completely water tight, and the corners are rounded so it will be easy to clean.
My wife wanted to make one that reminded her of the ice box on her grandpas old boat when she was a kid. I think it looks great!