Date: | May, 06 2003 at 17:04:14 | Description: | Here the first layer of lead is placed into the car. One would think that a
sheet of lead would be trivial to install. It was not. First, it's not as
maleable as you might think. It's easy to work with, but it's a bit stubborn.
It tends to kink, and not mold to the shape you want. I used 3M-90 to bond
the lead to the foam underlayer. This in essense creates a barrier system
similar to CAE's vb3, at about 1/5th the price. Now, if you wanted to
create the identical stuff as vb3, you should just bond the layers of foam
to the lead right on the ground. This would be much easier. However,
such a material won't conform quite as well as what I have done here, creating
it in-place. By overlapping the seams, you can create a single hole-free
barrier. First, place the lead on the floor, and use a rubber mallet to shape
the lead to the desired shape. I shaped it in 4 stages, moving across
the car, rather than trying to do it all at once. Once the section is
shaped, glue it in with the 3M glue. Once glued in, beat the stuffing out
of it with the mallet, conforming it to every ridge and groove. Be careful
to remember where the holes in the floor are, so you can cut them back out
afterwards. Don't bother to try and use a heat gun to make this stuff easier
to work with. Totally useless. Also, I wore gloves while working with this
stuff. I advise you do the same. Good points to stage the adhering of the
lead, are at any sharp corners. You can get a much better corner if you
do the top and bottom of it separately. Pounding out the laed takes a few
hours. | Camera Settings: | Camera model : Canon PowerShot G1
Resolution : 2048 x 1536
Flash used : Yes
Focal length : 10.8mm (35mm equivalent: 53mm)
CCD Width : 7.06mm
Exposure time: 0.017 s (1/60)
Aperture : f/2.2
Focus Dist. :45.30m
Metering Mode: center weight
Jpeg process : Baseline
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