Painted Acrylic Sheet Backsplash

Impact resistance shatterproof acrylic sheeting is a safer more hard wearing material than glass.

Painted acrylic sheet backsplash.

Grout can be gross. We considered stacked white tile but weren t convinced. In fact our acrylic splashback sheets are 17x stronger than glass with a much higher impact resistance. Using the tape to create different sized tiles you can mimic a number of different materials from glass to stone.

Completely seamless and smooth to the touch wilsonart backsplash makes it easier than ever to clean up spills and splashes. Recycling all of our plastic splashbacks can be recycled. Add to cart now 16 item s show. Plus let s face it.

This can be a long tedious process but the results are worth it. This approach offers a completely customizable look while being highly functional as it is easy to maintain and clean. You ll find a number of different thicknesses of plexiglass acrylic sheets at your local home improvement store but there s no need to use an acrylic sheet thicker than 0 118. See details turquoise acrylic splashback.

I ve painted the cabinets covered the countertops with contact paper and changed out the kitchen faucet but there s one element that still made me cringe. See details red acrylic splashback. With a little prep work and the right paint you can transform your kitchen in just one weekend. Essentially the glass sheet backsplash is a sheet of glass that can be painted in the color of your choice and then installed on your wall.

Enter your cut sizes. Gently snap the plastic at the score line. Looks like glass but cheaper and easier to handle. Use an oscillating saw and half moon blade to carefully score the line.

Measure the height of your backsplash and mark your acrylic sheeting accordingly with a fine tip permanent marker. After a false start with flimsy formica we needed a more robust solution for our kitchen backsplash. We lightly marked the top line of the backsplash on our recently painted white walls with painter s tape and staggered pencil marks. I ve done a lot of projects to make our dated 80 s kitchen look more modern.

We d be painting the reverse so the finish is guaranteed. The glass was just mounted over the chosen backsplash wall paint color which is fine if your wall was perfectly smooth and well finished but it does make for a better finish to actually paint the glass and let it completely dry first it scrapes off after soaking w a hotwater sponge easily if you do want to change the colour the glass also. Choose your acrylic sheets. Turn the sheet over and score on the opposite side.

Instead we revisited a material we d used before in england. A quick easy to install and affordable alternative to traditional tiles wilsonart backsplash can refresh the look of a kitchen in just a few hours and have long lasting brilliance. Colour all of our coloured splashbacks are uv stabilised ensuring their colour won t deteriorate under excessive sunlight.