Fibreglass and epoxy was also my first choice, but I opted for some generic 3mm Bunnings plywood and 3 coats of good weather proof varnish, for cost saving and simplicity. I probably will give it a couple of coats of exterior paint too. I just wanted a quick solution to last me the summer months and hopefully into winter, and then I'll probably end up making a whole new one like a TARDIS, but at least by then I'll have a better idea of failure points and design improvements.
EDIT: good idea using epoxy to seal just the edges of the ply, I might do that next time.
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Originally Posted by LonelySpoon
An old guy at the paint shop said to me "If it's outside, and made of plywood, water will get inside"
I was after exterior paint for my dome, and he was right.
Seal all the edges with figreglass epoxy, and give it lots of coats of all-weather Solaguard type paint.
(Have you considered a metal bin painted as a Dalek?)
Neville
LSO
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