Plastic sheet for your project

• Acrylic sheet for kitchen splashbacks

  Acrylic is a popular kitchen splashback sheet because it is light, easy to clean and comes in clear, opal and solid colours. Clear sheet can be painted on the back for a glass look at a fraction of the weight, and the same acrylic splashback sheet suits bathrooms and laundries.

• Corflute sheet for signs

  Corflute is twin-wall fluted polypropylene: very light, waterproof and cheap to print, which is why it carries most temporary signs in New Zealand, from real estate and election signs to site safety and event wayfinding.

• Sheet for display cases

  Display cases, cabinet doors, model covers and retail risers are usually made from clear acrylic, with PETG or polycarbonate where the case will be bent, formed or knocked about.

• Sneeze-guard sheet

  Counter screens, food-display shields and reception sneeze guards are made from clear acrylic or polycarbonate sheet, mounted in stands, clamps or a frame.

• HDPE sheet for cutting boards

  HDPE (high-density polyethylene) is the standard plastic for cutting boards in commercial kitchens, butchers and food processing. It is kind to knife edges, does not absorb liquids and is easy to wash.

• Shower wall and wet-wall lining sheet

  Sheet wall panels are a popular way to line a shower, bathroom or laundry wall without tiles and grout lines: big, smooth panels that wipe clean. Rigid PVC, acrylic and aluminium composite (ACM) are the three sheets most often used for it.

• ACM (aluminium composite) sheet for signs

  ACM, also sold as ACP or aluminium composite panel, is two thin aluminium skins bonded to a plastic core. It is the standard rigid sign board in New Zealand: flat, light for its stiffness, weather-resistant and easy to print, so it carries shopfront, site, real estate and wayfinding signs that need to last for years.

• Replacement panels for A-frame and footpath signs

  A worn or out-of-date A-frame does not need a whole new frame: most sandwich boards and footpath signs take flat insert panels that slide into channels or fix to the face. Corflute, ACM and PVC foam board are the usual panel sheets.

• Acrylic sheet for signs

  Acrylic gives a sign a glossy, glass-like finish that looks premium on a reception wall, a shopfront or a lightbox. It comes clear, opal (diffusing white) and in solid colours, and clear sheet is often printed or painted on the back so the graphic sits behind a glossy face.

• Acrylic and polycarbonate sheet for DIY secondary glazing

  DIY secondary glazing adds a second clear panel inside an existing window, with a still layer of air between the panel and the glass. Clear acrylic or polycarbonate sheet is light and far easier to handle than a second pane of glass, and it is often held on with magnetic strip so it lifts off for cleaning and summer.

• Acrylic mirror sheet

  Acrylic mirror is acrylic sheet with a reflective coating on the back. It is around half the weight of a glass mirror and far less likely to shatter, which is why it is used in gyms, dance studios, children's rooms, shopfitting, signage and craft work.

• PVC foam board

  PVC foam board is rigid PVC sheet with a fine foamed core and a smooth, closed surface. It is light, stiff and easy to cut and print, so sign makers, shopfitters, exhibition builders and model makers use it for panels, displays and backing boards. Foamex is a brand name, and in New Zealand it is often used for any PVC foam board.

• Polypropylene sheet

  Polypropylene (PP) is a light, tough plastic with excellent resistance to most acids, alkalis and solvents. As solid sheet it is used for chemical-resistant linings, tanks and trays, bins and dividers, machine guards, food-preparation surfaces and anything that needs to flex without cracking.

Guides

• How to cut acrylic sheet
• How to cut Perspex
• How to cut polycarbonate sheet
• How to glue acrylic and Perspex
• Acrylic vs polycarbonate