Cooler

[93dxcf]

Can any of you tell me what material the inside of a cooler is made of? What keeps the drinks cold in the cooler, is it some sort of special insulating material?

[EH6TunerDaniel]

insulation

[93dxcf]

The reason I ask is because I want to turn my spare wheel well into a cooler for this summer. I plan on insulating the whole thing with a lid and drill a nice little drain hole. Any advice on what to use?

[TLontheDL]

I think its just double layer of plastic? I know its more to it than that. You also might want to look into buying the rubber seal that goes around the refigerator door to seal in the air.

[CRG7]

not sure, but an old friend of mine did this in his impreza a while back... just do a google search on it, you're bound to find something

[93dxcf]

now if I glassed the wheel well, or maybe sprayed down some foam and then glassed it, do you think the fiberglass would hold up to the melting ice (i.e. bubble up or crack).

[CleanGSR]

now if I glassed the wheel well, or maybe sprayed down some foam and then glassed it, do you think the fiberglass would hold up to the melting ice (i.e. bubble up or crack).

 

Probably, but you'd want to make sure it's 100% leakproof when you were done making it. I'd venture to say that it still wouldn't have great cooling properties doing that though.

[mountaindewguy]

im sure its like plastic on plastic w/ lightweight silicone (spelling is wrong) or something...

[BigBirdSucks]

nope, it's actually styrofoam with plastic over it. if you make your trunk into a cooler, make sure you put in a drain plug.

[xalexjx@yahoo.com]

most coolers have a lay out similar to this

 

plastic<vacumed air>placstic

 

thats the most effiecent way,,also house windows are designed the same way