Where can i get good mesh for a grill? I'm doing my roommate's Oettinger body kit on his VW Golf GTI and I might make some for my car as well.

 

home depot

 

which kind should I get?

 

any pics guys? the only ones I saw at home depot were ugly and the gaps were very large.

 

i guess you juss gotta look fer the chicken wire you like the best

 

Don't f with chicken wire. Look at Graunger or McMaster & Carr's websites. They have the same shiit being sold by Grill Tech & the like.

There are about 500 types of metal mesh material on their sites.

 

that's a great idea chris3240929... what're their sites? linky?

 

o yeah and does anyone know where st2000 gets his grill material?

 

he gets it from Grill Tech. But...there's infinite options at www.mcmaster.com

Metal and Thermoplastic Cloth and Perforated Sheets

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Form Sheets


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Material
1008 Cold-Rolled Steel: Easily machinable and can be galvanized to resist corrosion. It can be used for a variety of applications including fan guards, vibrating and sorting screens, and baskets for dipping.

Plain Steel: Low carbon content makes plain steel a good economical choice when corrosion is not a factor.

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Open Area (Percentage)
11 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 58 | 63 | 79


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Center-to-Center Spacing
.01" | .012" | .015" | .0155" | .017" | .022" | .026" | .030" | .031" | .0346" | .040" | .042" | .044" | .050" | .055" | .066" | .077" | .086" | .094" | .100" | .109" | .110" | .125" | .132" | .156" | .1875" | .219" | .250" | .281" | .3125" | .375" | .438" | .563" | .688" | 1"


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Thickness
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Hole Diameter
.006" | .007" | .009" | .010" | .011" | .015" | .016" | .018" | .020" | .024" | .027" | .033" | .038" | .040" | .045" | .050" | .057" | .0625" | .065" | .075" | .078" | .079" | .094" | .103" | .125" | .138" | .141" | .156" | .1875" | .250" | .3125" | .375" | .500" | .750"


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Gauge
11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 42 | 39 | 28

 

I don't know why more guys don't just buy from them. They have aluminum also...no rust, etc.

 

You should also look for some metal companies..they tend to carry several types of sheet and expanded metals

 

imma order some from geill tech, this home depot shit is too flimsy

 

contact smitty...he's STILL working on one!!!!!!

 

The guy at Grill Tech is still working on it...

We may be better off making our own from raw materials...

 

what type of material and hole size do people recommend to make one custom? My concern would be making something with enough strength to resist heavy indentation or dents from rocks/debris... no rust... and hole size not restricting air flow.

 

I think I'm going to end up getting mine from mcmaster.com ... the problem is trying to pick out which size.

 

Their metal sheets are only $50>$85. You can make like 3 grills with that amount of material.

I'd be more than happy to make a few if we can narrow down the size holes, etc. Let me look thru the sizes & see what matches the Grill Tech hole pattern. My sis works there, so maybe we can get a fatty discount too...

 

woooord!!! that sounds good... the sizes of holes and thickness are what I can't decide on.

 

The increments of hole size and thickness are so small I can't even measure (nevermind visualize) differences between them. Might be best to just model/measure off one that's already been made.

 

^^^

Sounds like a plan

 

Try to order one with larger then 50% open area. It will look much better.

 

Could ask ST2000 (or anyone who bought one from him) about dimensions and sizes. Not that he would want to canabalize his own market, but I think he was doing his last batch... so no harm really.

 

I think Smitty tried that already...Sam wasn't too interested in helping out(not that he should or shouldn't have, etc).

I have one of his grills & I still had to re-cut it, so starting from scratch is probably best, IMHO. Plus, maybe we can find a grill pattern that isn't as played-out as a Britney Spears album.

I think larger holes would look pimp...and I still believe aluminum would be best because it won't rust. I have to repaint the grill I have from Sam every 2 months due to rusting.

I don't think some fresh ideas are going to hurt us here...

 

ok... I'll get the aluminum for my roommate and I. I don't realy like te idea of doing my grill on top of the stock platic one. personally I think that looks :ghey:, especially on the upper grill sine you can see through it and notice the plastic behind it.