I am looking for something very thin and lightweight, but rigid. Not plexiglass. A little texture would be ok. I plan to paint it. I've seen the material I want in the little sample sheets that you can get with countertops, or siding or something. It is very thin - less than 1/16. Anyone know where I can get that in sheet form? thanks!
Basically there are two types: Thermosetting like bakelite and themoplastic like Polythene, PVC etc. Only thermoplastic plastics are recycled easily by melting and reextrusion etc.
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I think what you are looking for is ABS sheet. It is paintable, rigid, not brittle, and is affordable. ABS sheet comes as standard with a hair-cell texture on one side and is smooth on the other. It comes in Black or White as standard (but shouldn't matter if you are going to paint it). ABS comes in sheets .040, .060 (which is 1/16) and thicker. ABS is the common name for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene. Another material that may work for you would be Rigid Vinyl (PVC) - it is smooth on both sides, but is still paintable. Hope this helps.
