Sheet styrene

[forthlin]

I've got a '62 Chrysler 300 I've wanted to build but It didn't come with the windows. I've got some Evergreen .015 but it seems too thick to work on curved windows. Is there a different size that would work better?

[johnyrotten]

I've made windshields and windows from .010 clear acetate purchased from Michael's. Worked well for this 34 ford, but that is all flat "glass".

[peteski]

Evergreen sells multiple thicknesses of clear polystyrene. I  think 0.010" or even  0.005".

[StevenGuthmiller]

I use .007 “Lay Film” for glass all of the time.

 

 

Steve

Edited yesterday at 01:30 AM by StevenGuthmiller

[Mark]

You don't want sheet styrene for windows unless they are flat or very nearly so.  Any kind of bending will stress the clear styrene turning it a whitish shade in the stress areas.  I'm not sure what happens when you vacuform clear styrene, but I would suspect the same result.

[MeatMan]

11 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

I use .007 “Lay Film” for glass all of the time.

 

 

 

 

Steve

Wow! I had to look that stuff up. Sounds like a better option for curved glass, and your results look great.
Any chance of a how-to?

[Ace-Garageguy]

Large soft-drink bottles made from clear PET are also a popular source for low-cost glazing material.

 

[Russell C]

16 hours ago, MeatMan said:

Wow! I had to look that stuff up. ...

Me, too, looks better than some of the sheets I rounded up from somewhere years ago. Search yielded this result among others:

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Russell C
wrong link fixed

[Bugatti Fan]

A question for Steve G.      What is Lay Film ?    Never heard of it over here in the UK.