Where to get 3/8" black acrylic sheets?

[steveoutlaw]

I'm looking for a couple sheets of plastic to cordon off a 48" long and 24" wide section of a tank. Do I need 3/8" acrylic or will a 3/8" ABS sheet be solid enough for this?

Edited January 28, 2008 by steveoutlaw

[treesprite]

I ended up painting it with Krylon Fussion paint because it was a lot cheaper to do it that way than buy sheets already colored. Either way, you will not find it at Home Dep or Lowes.

[Big Country]

I'm looking for a couple sheets of plastic to cordon off a 48" long and 24" wide section of a tank. Do I need 3/8" acrylic or will a 3/8" ABS sheet be solid enough for this?

 

There used to be a plastics place on General Washington Drive in Alexandria, back behind Marlo's off Edsall Rd, that sold acrylic sheets and scrap acrylic, I bought some smoke color acrylic there years ago. I'm pretty sure they had black also. Not sure if the place is still there since I haven't lived in VA for 5 yrs now or even the name of it. Someone that lives in Alexandria/Springfield might know better.

[Brian Ward]

 

There used to be a plastics place on General Washington Drive in Alexandria, back behind Marlo's off Edsall Rd, that sold acrylic sheets and scrap acrylic, I bought some smoke color acrylic there years ago. I'm pretty sure they had black also. Not sure if the place is still there since I haven't lived in VA for 5 yrs now or even the name of it. Someone that lives in Alexandria/Springfield might know better.

 

 

 

No, it's not there. Piedmont Plastics in MD is the nearest acrylic distributor.

[davidm]

I like buying from McMaster-Carr. good selection, shipping is fast and not too expensive. I usually receive the items before I could make it to HD. David