I appreciate it guys.
So if I did do 2 halves shouldn't I do more of the tank body and then a permanent "lid" on top? in other words, would you not want the seam below the waterline as much as possible? I guess if someone does it right it should not leak at the seam even if seam is all the way at bottom?
when doing the seams, this would be good time to try peel ply technique, correct? I thought peel ply was fabric in "duct tape" type size roll? When I look for peel ply at vendor sites all I see are large sheets for vacuum bagging? am I missing something?
also, due to the curved van wall and wheel well and me trying to maximize gallons, there will be a lot of asymmetry to the rectangle foam block that I cut with the hot wire cutter. My cutter should be coming in the mail in a few days. I know they can be easy to make, but it was just easier to mailorder it for now. I wanted to cut a few more spots for sink area etc...that is one reason I was thinking dissolving foam might work better than making mold. Plus I am so new to this that making mold wasn't on my radar. With all the asymmetry, there might be 4 different mold halves as in single use only for each. Knowing this, would that make you guys more apt to try melting foam? or does that idea simply not work?
Lastly, I was going to use the FDA approved resin, chop mat, followed by 10 oz fabric. Do you guys think that is decent approach? Can you give me an online vendor or two I could buy from that has quality supplies and caters to the plane builders as well?
thanks!