Acme Plastics Cut-to-Size Acrylic Sheets
A New Jersey plastics distributor in business since 1943 whose website prices a cut-to-size pane the moment you type the dimensions. Good prices, free freight on qualifying orders, and a thin online review record.
Pros
- Instant price on cut-to-size orders, no quote request
- A 1/4-inch 24×48 extruded sheet was $41.52 on sale, about $5 per square foot
- Free freight available on qualifying orders
- Greenhouse panels, polycarbonate, and multi-packs in the same cart
- BBB A rating, one complaint in three years
Cons
- House-stocked sheet rather than named brands
- Few edge-finishing options compared with a fabricator
- Modest and mixed online reviews, mostly about responsiveness
- East Coast shipping origin
Specifications
| Founded | 1943 |
| Headquarters | Woodland Park, New Jersey |
| Ordering | Enter dimensions, price updates on the page |
| Price | 1/4" × 24" × 48" clear extruded, $41.52 sale ($55.37 regular) |
| Materials | Extruded and cast acrylic, colors, polycarbonate, PETG, HDPE, greenhouse panels |
| Fabrication | CNC cutting, milling, lathe work |
| Shipping | Free freight available on qualifying orders |
| Promotions | 10% off marine plastics with code MARINE10 (at time of writing) |
| Reviews | 3.2 stars from 26 reviews (Chamber of Commerce); BBB A rating, not accredited |
Our Verdict
For a plain acrylic pane at a known price, Acme is the easiest online order we found. Buy the marine and edge-polished jobs elsewhere.
Overview
Acme Plastics of New Jersey has distributed plastics from Woodland Park since 1943 and runs one of the few plastics websites that behaves like a modern store. Pick the material and thickness, type in the width and height you want, and the price appears. No form, no callback, no "request a quote." For a homeowner replacing a shed pane or building storm-window panels, that alone puts Acme ahead of most of the trade.
What you get
Acme sells extruded and cast acrylic in clear and colors, cut to your dimensions, plus polycarbonate, PETG, HDPE, and twin-wall greenhouse panels, so a mixed project can go in one cart. Common sizes are stocked as singles and 3-packs. The company advertises free freight on qualifying orders and, at the time of writing, a 10 percent discount on its marine plastics line with the code MARINE10. Behind the website is a fabrication shop with CNC cutting, milling, and lathe capability for custom work.
The price we captured is the reason to shop here. A 1/4-inch 24-by-48-inch clear extruded sheet listed at $41.52 on sale against $55.37 regular, which is about $5 a square foot delivered as a stock size. That is at the low end of the $3 to $6 range for extruded acrylic and well under what a cut piece costs from a shop that adds labor at checkout.
The sheet is house-stocked rather than sold under a manufacturer's name. For a window that does not matter; for a customer who wants ACRYLITE on the invoice, it does.
Service and reputation
Acme's online footprint is thin. The Better Business Bureau gives it an A rating with one complaint closed in the last three years and no customer reviews. The Chamber of Commerce directory shows a 3.2-star average from 26 reviews, with praise for packaging and customer service alongside complaints about responsiveness. Employee reviews on Indeed exist but say nothing about the retail experience. We read that as a competent distributor that is not set up to answer the phone quickly, which is fine when the website does the work.
Who should buy here
Buy from Acme for a flat replacement pane, a set of storm-window panels, a greenhouse repair, or any job where you know the size and want the price now. Order a stock size where you can, since a 24-by-48 ships by UPS while a bigger sheet goes freight.
Go to ePlastics or a local shop for polished edges, drilled holes, and named cast grades, and to A&C Plastics for hard-coated marine sheet. Our suppliers roundup covers the trade-offs, and our replacement panels roundup covers what thickness to order.