Weatherable Structural SMC Truck Bed and Trunk Box

The bed, tailgate, in-bed trunk, and cover on this pickup are compression molded in a new weatherable, UV-stable, MIC, structural SMC using unsaturated polyester resin.  In-mold black coloring plus texturing are used to eliminate paint and the need for bed liners plus minimize the appearance of scratches and dings. The lockable trunk is a single molded SMC part that can be converted to a watertight cooler. Extensive development work was done to improve the UV resistance of SMC materials, which traditionally have not been weatherable.

OEM/Vehicle Honda Motor Co. 2017 Honda Ridgeline System Supplier Continental Structural Plastics Material Processor    Continental Structural Plastics

Material Supplier Ashland Inc. Resin Arotran 805 Unsaturated Polyester Resin Tooling/Equipment Supplier Century Mold

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