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Old 05-12-2004, 03:22 PM
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I just made a battery cover for my car. I used .025" aluminum sheeting, I bent it to fit around the top of my battery, then painted it black. I think it looks pretty good, no where near professional quality but it only cost me a few bucks.

(sorry, but the pics are HUGE)
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Battery pic 1

After:

Battery pic 2
Battery pic 3

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Old 05-12-2004, 04:11 PM
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Very well done. I'm impressed!
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Nice!
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Good job! Is the sheet something you can grab at a local hardware store?
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Very Cool!
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Looks good, ill have to look into that!
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Dang, that looks awesome, great job man.
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Thanks a lot guys! I bought the aluminum at Lowe's, it came in a 2' x 2' sheet, and I cut it with some tin snips. If I had something better to bend it with (I used my bare hands and some 2x4s) and a real sheet metal cutter it would have come out a little better.

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I like it, nice and subtle. I think I am going to have to try that.
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Nicely done, great job
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would you be interested in making some of them to sell??




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