Acrylic Kitchen Splashbacks

[henrycollymore]

Do people really think Acrylic Splashblacks look good in the kitchen and
do they really think they are pratical? Thoughts please




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henrycollymore

[DA]

responding to http://www.homeownershub.com/maintenance/acrylic-kitchen-splashbacks-722602-.htm
DA wrote:

henrycollymore wrote:

> Do people really think Acrylic Splashblacks look good in the kitchen and
> do they really think they are pratical? Thoughts please

I think that acrylic scratches so badly that even if it looked good when installed, in a few months' time it will look dull and in need of constant cleaning, which will just make more scratches and look even more dull.

Definitely not as practical as ceramic tile.


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[nestork]

That word "acrylic" simply means that it's made out of the same plastic
that Plexigas is made of, which is a plastic called "polymethyl
methacrylate" or PMMA for short.

I agree with the previous post that PMMA simply isn't durable enough to
provide good service on a kitchen back splash. If you clean PMMA with
an abrasive cleaner, like a Magic Eraser, you'll leave tiny scratches in
it. If you clean it with the wrong solvent, like acetone or lacquer
thinner, you'll damage it.

In my view, you'd be better off using a harder and more chemically
resistant material. Plastic laminate, in my opinion, makes a pretty
good backsplash material. Back in the 1960's they made lots of square
edge counter tops and backsplashes with matching plastic laminate.
There's no reason you can't use plastic laminate nowadays as a practical
backsplash.




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