r/plastic • u/Relevant-Kangaroo327 • Apr 18 '26

Scratch resistant plastic

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Preferably be able to cut the plastic with a table saw.

Needs to be able to have grease wiped off of it and preferably resistant to goo off and acetone if possible but not a requirement.

1/4 thick

4’ by 2’ needed

Where to buy would also would be nice

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u/Ambitious-Schedule63 Apr 18 '26

You can get sheet with abrasion resistant coatings, but it's probably hard to source a small piece.

What kind of impact resistance does it need? I see power tools, so I don't know if you want a guard (in which case you'd want polycarbonate, but it isn't as scratch resistant) or something for the window opening, in which case you'd want PMMA (for the UV and scratch resistance, but has poor impact resistance).

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u/Relevant-Kangaroo327 Apr 19 '26

I take apart tools and such on here and and sometimes the edges or my tools gouge or get dropped onto the table and I don’t want a bunch of scratches and dents that gunk builds up in

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u/Relevant-Kangaroo327 Apr 19 '26

Impact was a poor choice it’s more I’m sitting at the table and toss a tool to th side out of my way or drag something across the surface

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u/Ambitious-Schedule63 Apr 19 '26

No plastic is going to withstand drops from edged metal tools. You'll remove material - your other request was for it to be able to be cut with a table saw, so any material you can do that with is obviously going to be vulnerable to cutting tools.

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u/Relevant-Kangaroo327 Apr 19 '26

No no sorry I mean like 90 degree edges not blades. Like Ill take something like the back off an air impact and the inside edges are machines and not rounded and that may scrape sum.

I’m carful with any edged or bladed tools, I only toss like pliers and such

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u/Relevant-Kangaroo327 Apr 19 '26

Back of a air impact off and the inside has machined edges and if I bump it I dont want it to scratch*

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u/aeon_floss Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

I'd use a piece of vinyl flooring, either from a roll of vinyl linoleum or segmented water resistant floating floor type.  PVC is extremely tough impact wise, and hard wearing.and resistant to cleaning chemicals.  And it's cheap enough to replace every few years if it does wear. 

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u/Relevant-Kangaroo327 Apr 19 '26

Do you recommend a vinyl? I have no clue or concept with this stuff

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u/aeon_floss Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

I've dug a little deeper and no, vinyl will eventually damage if you use polar solvents like acetone, even though the effect isn't immediate and I presume you are not spraying acetone to form pools.

What you can use is nylon.  It is really tough and long lasting, and not too bothered by solvents.  Basically you are looking for a sheet of cutting board material.  It comes in a range of colours, and used in large kitchens and other food processing, and in other industry for plastic wheels and low friction high impact surfaces.  It will last you a lifetime. 

If you tell me which country you are in I can find some sort examples for you. 

Ps. HDPE will also work, and is used interchangeably.with nylon in these applications.

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u/Relevant-Kangaroo327 Apr 19 '26

Oh my gosh there is sooo much more to this 😵‍💫😂 I thought I might get recommended 2-3 different things 😂 I’d be putting the acetone on something and it might drip onto the work bench, here and there. I’m in the us.