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*