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Acrylic
Plex can be best described as similar to plexiglass.
Acrylic comes in flat sheets of graduating thicknesses,
the thinest being 1/8", then 3/16",
1/4", 3/8", 1/2" and 3/4".
Unlike our Formed
Plastic Letters and Injection
Molded Letters that are hollow in the back
and provide for greater depths, Acrylic Plex
is solid all the way through and has a maximum
depth of 3/4".
The greatest
advantages obtained from Acrylic are price and versatility.
This product is cut with computer guided tools
which allows us to cut virtually any shape,
font, logo or design. Although we have a standard
font set to choose from, we can in fact cut
any font at no extra charge.
Acrylics
can be pigmented, ie: the color of the raw material,
or painted with a long lasting and durable baked
enamel finish. The latter is recommended for
exterior use as the pigmented colors tend to
break down under continuous UV exposure.
Disadvantages
are weight and resistance to vandalism. While
the thinner materials are relativly inexpensive
and fairly lightweight, the thicker materials
are very costly and heavy. Thinner materials
are easily smashed on impact. |