Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] Plastic ceiling panels

17 November 2011

Re: [DIY] Plastic ceiling panels

Hi. These are 2 x 4 panels that are plexiplastic and have "ice" type designs on them. They are flat and flexible. Meantime, yesterday I went to Home Depot and a lady there who seemed to be the only one who knows, helped me figure it out. I just cut one panel, but not all the way, today, and her advice worked. I also bought the cutter specially designed to go through that stuff. Of course, it doesn't go through all the way, I have to keep scoring it, but it works much better than a utility knife. She said, and I followed her directions, to take painter's tape and line each side of the cutting line, leaving a little space for me to score in between. I did that and eventually i was able to cut through with a scissors without it breaking. Finally! Now all I have to do is the curves, so I hope the same technique works. I am only guessing here, but I suppose with a glass cutter, I'd also have to keep scoring.

From: Jan Flood <jan.flood2@att.net>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: [DIY] Plastic ceiling panels

Are these the flat panels or ridged? We have a glass cutter that will do curves. You might be able to score it enough to get a curved piece without splitting.

On Nov 17, 2011, at 5:33 AM, Mike Shoaf wrote:

how where you cutting the panels? I have seen it done with a $10,000 table saw designed to do just that, but you probably don't have one of those either-lol. you can cut the straight ones using a straight edge and scoring with a razor knife, then breaking at the score line. for the angle cuts, have you tried a rotary cutter such as a dremel?

Jan Flood

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