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Cutting and Painting Acrylic (Plexiglas)

Published on June 23, 2008 in Articles. 2 Comments

How I cut, sand, and paint your Acrylic (Plexiglas) project.

Unlike most guides you’ll find on the internet, I used a Dremal rotary tool to cut and sand my acrylic. Many say that using a rotary tool will melt the sheet and to use a razor or specialty razor blade for acrylic but this not the case for my project.

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Acrylic (Plexiglas) vs. Polycarbonate (Lexan)

Published on December 1, 2007 in Articles. 9 Comments

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What are these? They are glass-like plastics, hard, clear, and are used in place of glass for many projects such as display boxes, racecar windshields, and bullet proofing your pope mobile.

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