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mars22581
mars22581
Paint on Armour
Jun 30 2008, 8:25 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 30 2008, 8:25 PM EDT
I'm surprised nobody had thought of this yet, but that Rhino lining that you can paint your truck bed with? You could make yourself a suit of Armour out of some cardboard boxes and a couple belts from your closet. Paint it all down with a layer or two of the Rhino lining, and you're ready to walk/run almost care free (at least from biting) And it's even usefule in non-Zombi situations like... mardi gras 3  out of 5 found this valuable. Do you?    
mars22581
mars22581
2. RE: Paint on Armour
Feb 15 2009, 10:03 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 15 2009, 10:03 AM EST
Update.
I tested this long old idea useing the spray on stuff from the hardwear store (not the real good Rhyno stuff) on cardboard.

I'm no expert at biteing through double wall boxes, but I found the paint helped with blunt items (a little bit...) but the real tough stuff was the damn cardboard. A couple layers of that in a pinch isn't bad bite protection, but hocky pads may be a more comfortable way to go... 1  out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?    
Borathian
Borathian
3. RE: Paint on Armour
Feb 15 2009, 12:15 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 15 2009, 12:15 PM EST
"Update.
I tested this long old idea useing the spray on stuff from the hardwear store (not the real good Rhyno stuff) on cardboard.

I'm no expert at biteing through double wall boxes, but I found the paint helped with blunt items (a little bit...) but the real tough stuff was the damn cardboard. A couple layers of that in a pinch isn't bad bite protection, but hocky pads may be a more comfortable way to go..."
don't just do a bite test thats a force only bite but one that takes into account possible movement like how a dog bites/tears. 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
Littlejon126
Littlejon126
4. RE: Paint on Armour
Feb 15 2009, 1:24 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 15 2009, 1:24 PM EST
If there was ever a giant killer robot convention you could do that too with the suit. But wrapping it in duct tape would probably work better.

I don't mean to sound closed minded or anything but I think cardboard armor would go very badly and any positives would be outweighed by the negatives. 2  out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?    
mars22581
mars22581
5. RE: Paint on Armour
Feb 16 2009, 9:59 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 16 2009, 9:59 AM EST
Agreed. Cardboard bad.
But they are spraying tanks and apache choppers in that Rhyno stuff now. Helps them survive rocket blasts!! I seen them paint up a cinder block, and drop it off a 50ft sky jack. It bounced! Maybe I will do a little more work to prove the theory, but really, who's gonna find the time or materials after the fall of western civilization? 1  out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?    
ckmkaliguy
ckmkaliguy
6. RE: Paint on Armour
Feb 16 2009, 4:32 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 16 2009, 4:32 PM EST
"Agreed. Cardboard bad.
But they are spraying tanks and apache choppers in that Rhyno stuff now. Helps them survive rocket blasts!! I seen them paint up a cinder block, and drop it off a 50ft sky jack. It bounced! Maybe I will do a little more work to prove the theory, but really, who's gonna find the time or materials after the fall of western civilization?"
Yes they are on the inside of vehicles if I remember right . How about a molded thick Kydex . I love Kydex the good stuff is very strong and durable .

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Happyman0
Happyman0
7. RE: Paint on Armour
Feb 16 2009, 5:44 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 16 2009, 5:44 PM EST
What about like plastic? Like plastic wrap or plastic bags covered in Rhino Lining? Do you find this valuable?    
KalZion
KalZion
8. RE: Paint on Armour
Feb 16 2009, 5:53 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 16 2009, 5:53 PM EST
I just saw a video about it. It's incredible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLzWIa-Rs7E 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
CyprusBill
CyprusBill
9. RE: Paint on Armour
Feb 16 2009, 7:54 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 16 2009, 7:54 PM EST
I've seen a lorica segmentata (think what the Roman soldiers wore) someone made out of a PVC 50 gal. drum. A little cutting, a little fastening, but it looked nice when it was finished. Shoulder pauldrons, flexible mid section, pretty nice. Line that with some Rhino, and you've got something pretty cool! Do you find this valuable?    
mars22581
mars22581
10. RE: Paint on Armour
Feb 17 2009, 7:38 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 22 2009, 2:07 PM EST
If we're going in a plastic direction, I saw a really nice suit of 'Bubba Fett' armor made out of a couple white, 5 dollar trash cans from walmart.

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com

A diver/ocean biologist I saw on Discovery had a similar suit of armor made by a starwars prop guy (which looked just like storm trooper armor) to protect against man eating squid... wonder what that suit was made of... Do you find this valuable?    
Littlejon126
Littlejon126
11. RE: Paint on Armour
Feb 17 2009, 8:12 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 17 2009, 8:12 PM EST
I think plastic would probably work considerably better but I don't wanna be the one star wars storm trooper fighting the zombies....

Makes me think of Tokyo Dance trooper... You guys seen that? Kids got some moves man.... Do you find this valuable?    
mars22581
mars22581
12. RE: Paint on Armour
Feb 18 2009, 9:20 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 18 2009, 9:20 AM EST
Don't think of it as storm trooper armor...

<img src="http://diver.net/seahunt/fend/Mvc-0005t.jpg" width="225" height="151" alt="Scott Cassell's squid armor" />

Think of it more like...

<img src="<img src="http://diver.net/seahunt/fend/Mvc-0005t.jpg" width="225" height="151" alt="Scott Cassell's squid armor" />" width="225" height="151" alt="Robocop armor" />

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mars22581
mars22581
13. RE: Paint on Armour
Feb 18 2009, 9:26 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 18 2009, 9:26 AM EST
Ok, image imbedding doesn't do so good here... but the one on top is Scott Cassells storm trooper looking squid armor, and the button one is Robocop...

Scott’s armor is fiberglass. I don't have the specs on thickness but it doesn’t seem too heavy.

Let's not forget the other dangers of surviving... You could get shot by one of your fellow freaked out survivors. Fiberglass isn't gonna do squat for your butt...
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mars22581
mars22581
14. RE: Paint on Armour
Jul 27 2009, 6:33 AM EDT | Post edited: Jul 27 2009, 6:33 AM EDT
I have finally gotten my hands on some of the nice thick paint on truck bed liner.
I dipped a bit of blue jeans fabric, and a couple feet of Nylon tow strap. I'll work out a jagged tooth biteing thingy to see what it can take. Do you find this valuable?    
Thorn_of_kabolis
Thorn_of_kabolis
15. RE: Paint on Armour
Jul 27 2009, 6:46 AM EDT | Post edited: Jul 27 2009, 6:46 AM EDT
i dont know if it will ork because ive been tolby other members that the real tuff stuff is realy heavy. but i dont knw thats just what i was told. but wouldnt cardboard be realy bulky as armor? Do you find this valuable?    
Akerris
Akerris
16. RE: Paint on Armour
Jul 27 2009, 7:12 AM EDT | Post edited: Jul 27 2009, 7:12 AM EDT
Why rhino line cardboard when you can use so many other materials? You could even rhino line metal washers and sew them into a padded shirt of sorts. Think about it though, if there's the slightest gap in coverage on cardboard and moisture gets in, it will fall apart from the inside. Do you find this valuable?    
mars22581
mars22581
17. RE: Paint on Armour
Jul 27 2009, 7:22 AM EDT | Post edited: Jul 27 2009, 7:22 AM EDT
Deffinitly, we're off cardboard. Looking at heavey denim. Interesting idea about the washers though. Kinda a poor-mans chainmail.... Do you find this valuable?    
Akerris
Akerris
18. RE: Paint on Armour
Jul 27 2009, 8:03 AM EDT | Post edited: Jul 27 2009, 8:03 AM EDT
"Deffinitly, we're off cardboard. Looking at heavey denim. Interesting idea about the washers though. Kinda a poor-mans chainmail...."
I feel like fabric is too supple for the coating to effectively shape/cover it. Do you find this valuable?    
mars22581
mars22581
19. RE: Paint on Armour
Jul 30 2009, 3:44 PM EDT | Post edited: Jul 30 2009, 3:50 PM EDT
see below Do you find this valuable?    
mars22581
mars22581
20. RE: Paint on Armour
Jul 30 2009, 3:50 PM EDT | Post edited: Jul 30 2009, 3:50 PM EDT
"Why rhino line cardboard when you can use so many other materials? You could even rhino line metal washers and sew them into a padded shirt of sorts. Think about it though, if there's the slightest gap in coverage on cardboard and moisture gets in, it will fall apart from the inside."
(this may post twice... I'm gonna try it without the profanity this time)
Checked into the washer chainmail idea. It would take about 2300 washers (7/16" ID, 1"OD) Would weigh about 20lbs, and cost about 200 bucks. (not including the materials and time to sew it into a shirt and paint it down with rhino)

For the weight and cost, I'd probably just spring for some roman segmented armor. For about 100 bucks you can get it in steel or leather. And again, the body shots are really just a vain hope this may stop a bullet or something. Better off to protect the neck, shulders, arms and legs. Do you find this valuable?    
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