Plastic vs Glass?

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cbzdel

Discussion Starter · Mar 4, 2016

While using my weed wacker I suddenly see the window on my screen door explode some 30' in front of me, I must of hit a rock or something.

My screen door is nothing fancy, just a basic door with two windows. The glass is easy to replace. But before replacing it I got to thinking, would it be better to replace this with some sort of clear plastic or would that look horrible? I am not certain I have ever seen a clear plastic window.

I have lived in my house for 6 years and finally had this problem, so its nothing I am greatly worried about happening again.

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SeniorSitizen

· #4 · Mar 4, 2016

Don't be tempted to replace with acrylic that's less expensive than Plexiglass. I discovered over 40 years ago all Acrylics aren't created equal. Read information carefully.

COPIED INFO:
General plexiglass clarification:

Plexiglas® is a registered brand name
Plexiglass is a commonly used name to describe acrylic, that originates from the brand name Plexiglas®, similar to the way that Kleenex® (a brand name) is often used generically to describe a facial tissue
Plexiglass is a type of acrylic and you will often find the two words (plexiglass and acrylic) to be interchangable
The scientific name for plexiglass is Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and it is most often used as a shatter-resistent or lightweight alternative for glass
Plexiglass is one of the most common plastics on the market today

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