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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc View Post
...The steel plate is primed/painted but I want more protection to be safe. I'm thinking rubber maybe 1/16th or so thick sandwhiched between the two what do you think ? ...
I think that is MASSIVE overkill. Unless you are worried about the painted surface rubbing thru, just go with the paint and be done with it.


At 4' long, I would be more worried about the difference in thermal expansion rates (wear and/or internal stresses cycling)
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