Bodywork Transport Box.

Roadster tank and side panels. Thinking of building a special box to protect them to and from the Painters. Has anyone done this ? Tips or even plans appreciated.

I went to Farm and Fleet and bought one of those hunting type storage boxes lined with cut Styrofoam , to ship a tank, worked pretty good.

et and bought one of those hunting type storage boxes , to ship a tank, worked pretty good.

Great. How did you separate the 3 pieces from touching each other ?

Torontonian said:

Roadster tank and side panels. Thinking of building a special box to protect them to and from the Painters. Has anyone done this ? Tips or even plans appreciated.

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I wrap my stuff in 1/2 foam rubber and pack them well so as not to move around inside the box. I suppose bubble wrap would be just as effective. Although, I do my own paint now.
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Torontonian said:

Great. How did you separate the 3 pieces from touching each other ?

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I would send the side covers separate.

Two inch thick foam rubber is readily available in large sizes. Often used for sleeping mats, and found at large fabric stores.

I used it to cushion a head, inside a 5 gallon bucket. Worked well for that.

I think something like cheese cloth would be best to wrap around a painted part to prevent rubbing against the cushion material.

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Another problem I had with a newly painted shipped tank was the clear was not set and it took a imprint from the cloth it was wrapped in. High end paint shop.

For the tank, you could crate it using the mounting bolts in front and the rear tank strap threaded holes to mount it to the crate. Could do similar in separate section of the crate for the end panels.

I made "custom" packing to send a head out for work, using that void filler that comes from the hardware store in a spray can and expands. Put your parts in a plastic bag first, so no spray can touch the parts themselves. Lay an other sheet of plastic down and tuck it halfway down the sides, spray the foam in and close up the top to keep it inside and flat, do the same at the bottom. In your case, you prob want to protect the threads on the tank studs (and keep them from poking through the box) with some nuts, or better, use them to fasten a pc of plywood to the bottom that will make extra room around the perimeter.
Carpet padding is cheap and effective insulation, too. One main thing is to ensure that the parts cannot move around inside the carton.
If you have some 3/8 or 1/2 ply and a saw, you can make 6 custom pcs to line the container with. Your final package(s) shd be able to take a 4 foot drop without worry. I agree that the side covers shd go in a separate box.. Good Luck!

For the tank I use a box in a box. The tank goes into a box that is big enough for it and bubble wrap or foam rubber, just make sure that your painter doesn't re-wrap it until the clear is fully dried/cured. The tank box goes into a much bigger box where you can surround it with 2" of "pop-corn" packing; mark the box "Fragile as Eggs".

The two side covers should get fully bubble wrapped and set in a box where additional packing will keep them from moving around.

Insure both and take pictures prior to wrapping; ultimately it will be your word against the shipper if there is damage, you can have the shipper do the packaging, just get them to sign the pictures; then they are responsible. I have shipped a few tanks with 100% success using the box within a box method.