>From: Scott Sinclair >or 1/4 inch sheet lexan... look under PLASTICS in your phone book. DO NOT >buy sheeting made out of Acrylic Plastic > >I am a sign painter and have a bit of dealing with lexan and plexiglass. >Of course, I could be mistaken but I believe that Lexan is actually a >brand name of acrylic sheeting. It is the plexiglass that will become >brittle and yellow with age and exposure to the sun. Acrylic sheeting is >treated with a "sunscreen" so that it lasts longer. It is considerable >more expensive than plexiglass. Hopefully i can inform you a bit more. I have been selling these kind of sheets for several years. There are two types: acrylic sheets and polycarbonate sheets. Acrylic sheets (brandnames Plexiglass and Perspex). Polycarbonate (brandname Lexan). Normally acrylic is UV-protected against the sun. Polycarbonate is available in not UV-protected and in an UV-protected form. Differences between these types are: they say polycarbonate is "unbreakable" but at least twice as expensive. Acrylic is deliverable in many colours and Polycarbonate not. We ourselves use 3mm thick acrylic for blocking dooropenings. I make the size about 10 mm larger and bend it a little between the 2 doorposts. If you have more questions please mail me and i'll try to answer it. Edwin Friedenberg, who is owned by the four Dutchies: Bunzi, Jona, Anouk and Swieber (also known as the Hobgoblin) [Posted in FML issue 3032]