Perspex retailer?

[The Pastor]

im making a very small wind shield for a custom fairing im making and would like some perspex - quite bendable stuff.

a black tint would be awesome but clear will also work.

Anyone know a good place to buy?

[grusomhat]

Mitre 10 Mega sell it but they aren't the cheapest of places.

[p.dath]

Airplex Industries. Ask for Jono.
http://www.airplex.co.nz/

They have machinery there, and could either sell you the raw material, or make anything you want. They have a huge warehouse of perspex bits and pieces that they manufacture.

[jaymzw]

im making a very small wind shield for a custom fairing im making and would like some perspex - quite bendable stuff.

a black tint would be awesome but clear will also work.

Anyone know a good place to buy?

Ooh, i might be able to ask my Tech teacher for you, cant promise anything though! Hes a bit gay!
I know this for sure! Not only does he ride a Honda XL1000 (i think) BUT ALSO a BMW 1200gs.

[Taz]

A paint heat gun works for the bending bit. Most glass suppliers sell perspex.

[Neon]

What you probably want is clear acrylic, it's less brittle than perspex and can be heated and shaped. Try Aarkim plastics (http://yellow.co.nz/companies/Display-Design-&-Supply/Aarkim-Plastics-Ltd/100544479_643.html) in Glenfield, they do materials as well as fabrication if you need it. :niceone:

[=cJ=]

Sure, where are you wanting it from? Timbuktu? :p

If you're in Palmerston North, I have sourced it from Fibreform. If you want something made out of perspex too, they do incredible work, though you do pay for it.

[Big Dave]

I don't know why he wants to bend it??

A solid block of 1" black, cut in the shape of a headstone and suitably engraved is where that bike is at.

Like in a meatloaf clip. :-)

[Big Dave]

and it needs some skulls and some spikes.

[twotyred]

you want Lexan rather than perspex I'm thinking...

[Patch]

you want Lexan rather than perspex I'm thinking...
exactly - perspex is shit for the application you want

[Viscount Montgomery]

Polycarbonate sheet is where it's at, about 30 bucks or so for a 600X600 chunk

[AllanB]

and it needs some skulls and some spikes.


Cool :2thumbsup:2thumbsup:2thumbsup

[AllanB]

Many moons ago I made a spunky fly screen (20 plus years ago before they were popular) with a piece of clear perspex or similar.
I made up a wooden mould, put it in the oven at a low temp and the clear slowly heated up and gravity pulled it around the mould.

Nowadays you can buy a used screen for a CBZXGSXR thingy and just cut it to suit your custom needs.

[Mystic13]

try Mulford Plastics, Mt Wellington and branches all over NZ.

[The Pastor]

thanks for all the help, i'll follow them up.