Best place to buy Komatex?

woox · Post by **woox** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:06 pm

I am looking to buy Komatex, and some of them need to be 0.75" thick (as ben used in his 360 laptop).

I dont care about color but I perfer black, anyone know good and affordable places I can buy these sheets?

APHawkes · Post by **APHawkes** » Wed May 21, 2008 6:46 am

You can find it under the name Sintra as well. Sign shops are a source, but they may not have the size you want or may be expensive.

A more generic name is "Closed-cell PVC" or "Foam PVC". You can find this at http://tapplastics.com and http://usplastics.com.

woox · Post by **woox** » Wed May 21, 2008 8:03 am

do you know if home depot or lowes carry them in usa?

APHawkes · Post by **APHawkes** » Wed May 21, 2008 9:27 am

I've never seen it in Home Depot. I don't think Lowes has it, but haven't been to one in a while.

Sign shops actually use the stuff, so they have it. And ordering online isn't a bad option. You can typically get it cut to the size you need by them to save on shipping if that's your issue.

woox · Post by **woox** » Wed May 21, 2008 2:30 pm

How much do the PVCs go for generally? Say I wanted to get a few sheets to do the base of a xbox 360 laptop which according to ben is 1-2 inch thick? From online they are like $140+ which is ridiculous..

APHawkes · Post by **APHawkes** » Thu May 22, 2008 6:37 am

It depends upon the size of the sheet.

Really, your best bet is to look up "plastics" in the yellow pages. Find a company which will sell you the stuff in a full sheet (48" x 96") to minimize the cost/square foot. They're local, which means no shipping charges. You're working face-to-face, which means you can ask the person behind the counter a zillion questions. It's the way to go, I think.