Blog

With the winter months just around the corner, you may be looking for an effective way to keep your house warm without cranking up the heating. Our Perspex® acrylic magnetic double glazing kit is a quick and easy way to secondary glaze your existing windows and insulate your home from cold and draughts. What is […]

Once you have chosen your acrylic, arranged for it to be cut to the required size and had it safely delivered, it is time to fix your material into place. Depending on your project, you will have the choice of doing this with adhesives or by drilling holes and using fixings.  If you already know […]

Acrylic is an extremely versatile material that has many uses in business and day to day life. First produced in 1928, it’s benefits often make it more desirable than glass or other products, standing the test of time and constantly becoming useful in different ways. Also known as PMMA, acrylic is made through a process […]

During these difficult times of the Covid 19 pandemic, businesses have been forced to adapt to new ways of working in order to keep themselves and their customers safe. This is no easy task, with the need to change layouts, add in signage and create barriers that can effectively prevent the virus from transmitting between […]

Once you have your acrylic panel in place it is important that you are able to retain the flawless look and finish, regardless of any wear and tear that it may receive. You should try to give your acrylic a little more attention than you would give to glass, as scratches can be more noticeable, […]

Windows are an important element of any structure, needing to be completed correctly for the sake of security and for keeping out the damp weather conditions.  Acrylic is a fantastic material for building new windows or for replacing old broken ones, with a flexibility and strength that glass is not always able to offer. We […]

With many of us having to stay home for the foreseeable future, there is ample time to be getting on with those home improvements and projects that we have previously been putting off.  At Cut Plastic Sheeting we are still working to cut and deliver our products during this time, keeping of course to the […]

The food and drink industry has strict rules that govern how products can be displayed, in order to keep them in the freshest and most hygienic condition possible until the point of purchase.  These food display units need to be carefully constructed to avoid any risk of cross contamination and to prevent any health and […]

With the recent weather being so wet, windy and somewhat depressing, it is inevitable that many of us will have repairs to undertake to roofs, greenhouses and sheds.  Whilst it can make our hearts sink to see the destruction that the weather can cause to our homes and gardens, having put so much hard work […]

Fixing up cars is a hobby that many people, young and old, have in common. In particular the trend for working on racing cars has increased, with many forums and YouTube videos available for even the most novice of petrol-heads to follow. You may think that this kind of hobby is expensive and difficult. However, […]

As hard as we try, sometimes it is impossible to keep walls and surfaces clear and clean from debris and dirt. After a period of time, such exposure can cause irreversible damage, leading to costly repairs or the need to replace entire sections of plaster, wallpaper and any other unprotected surface.  Some of our customers […]

Using acrylic mirror in place of a glass mirror is becoming an increasingly popular trend for DIY and construction projects. We take a closer look at the acrylic material to see what makes it such a popular alternative and to see whether glass can still be useful. Acrylic Mirror Acrylic mirror is lightweight, making it […]

Also known as foamalite, palight, foam PVC and foam board, white foamex is available in a few different versions. Here we take a closer look at Standard White Foamex and Foamex Forex Print in order to see which is best for your task at hand.     White Standard Foamex Foamex is a PVC board […]

When we think of aluminium the words strong and durable come to mind. This makes it suitable for a wide variety of projects, but which type of aluminium is the best? In this months blog we take a look at some of the pros and cons of two variations of the material, comparing them to […]

Foamex and Dibond are both popular materials, with many similarities in their characteristics and in their uses. This can make it hard to decide which is better for your particular project, so we take a closer look at each material, to see if there is a way of separating the two in order for them […]

Spring is typically the most popular time of year for us to perform DIY and decorating duties around the home. Perhaps because we spend more time indoors during the winter months, hibernating from the cold and rain, we start to look at our decor a little more critically and start wondering what improvements we can […]

As hard as we try to avoid it, scratching plastic items is sometimes inevitable. Just as with glass and other DIY products, life takes over and we can become careless about how we treat things. That is until we notice a big scratch on the surface and we kick ourselves for becoming complacent. So is […]

Using plastic sheeting in DIY projects is becoming an increasingly popular idea. It is now common in both residential and commercial settings, for large and small jobs that might normally have been completed using glass. We take a look at the benefits of using plastic sheeting as a base material and ask whether it is […]

Unless familiar with caring for horses; if asked to list all of the things you’d expect to find in a horses’ stable, very few people would come back with a mirror. A saddle, a trough and plenty of horse-poo perhaps, but a mirror? – That being said, when you understand the psychological benefits for horses […]

If you’ve never heard of dibond before, you won’t be alone. Yet you’ve probably seen it. Used it. Even touched it. Dibond is a special material made of aluminium composite; it consists of two sheets of the aluminium with a sheet of plastic in between. Coated with a special lacquer, this material can be printed […]

Picture framing, whether for a hobby or as a profession, has a lot of benefits. It’s relaxing, it’s creative, it makes people happy to have their treasured images framed beautifully, and it focuses the mind and keeps it active. It’s not something that everyone has the skill or the patience to do, but if you […]

Do you want to give your wardrobe doors a revamp? It is an easy and simple home improvement that will turn your plain wardrobe in to mirrored wardrobe doors. Not only is it handy for you to check your outfit before leaving the house but having mirrors in a room really opens it out and […]

  Improve shed window security with polycarbonate. If home is where the heart is, then the garden shed must be central to this domestic comfort.  Cliches will have you believe that the humble shed is dad’s retreat, a last refuge where he may seek solace and store his treasured tools. In truth, a secure garden […]

Ever feel that you need to create the impression of extra space at home? Want to add a quirky feature to your furnishings? Then building your own LED infinity mirror is just the project for you. Whether displayed as an infinity mirror table or as an artistic twist to a bathroom mirror, infinity mirrors give […]

At Cut Plastic Sheeting we love to see our materials being used in clever and creative ways. One of our favourite uses for two-way mirror is to create a magic mirror powered by the tiny and affordable Raspberry Pi computer. Most people only know about two-way mirrors from the interrogation rooms in crime dramas. They […]

A poor painter should never blame their tools, however only with the right materials can an artist truly realise their vision. For artists looking for a new surface to work on, Dibond painting substrate is quickly becoming a popular choice, not only for its stiffness, but also due to its supreme smoothness and the superb results of its graphic […]

Despite being all but unheard of until the 1920’s, plastic materials have effectively permeated every aspect of modern day life, from the microchips in your computer to the bags you carry your shopping in. The reason why it seems like plastic can be used just about everywhere is that it is not actually just one […]

Our mirrored acrylic is among the most asked after products on our site, but just what can it be used for, and why should it be used instead of glass? Impact resistant, light weight and cost effective are a few of the key reasons you could be opting for Acrylic mirror instead of glass! We find glass […]