Paint or acrylic for a stove/sink backsplash?

Aug 10, 2005 0 Replies

Before I put in the new counter, I want a white backsplash for behind my sink and stove and next to the stove.



Paint or acrylic sheeting??


If paint, semi-gloss, gloss?? latex, oil-based, enamel??


If acrylic, one 4x8' sheet would be enough to do everything.



I found a scrap of great material, but apparently it is from a bathtub surround. It seems a waste of everyone's time for me to buy a surround, cut out the flat partss, and have no use for the rest.



Do they sell 4x8 acrylic sheets anywhere?? It's not at the big box stores.



I can buy a bathtub surround for as little as 49 dollars, and use 3 of the 5 pieces, but it's very thin. Maybe 1/24th of an inch. The piece of acrylic that I liked is 1/8th inch thick. Can I find that anywhere??



Or should I glue the acrylic to 1/8 inch plywood, where the edges won't show, and glue it to the wall where the edge would show??



Thanks a lot.



Meirman



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