Acrylic is a versatile plastic material that has great impact strength yet is light weight with exceptional optical quality. Plexiglass can be used for a number of applications. Plexiglass (acrylic) is easy to work with. It can be sawed, drilled, routed, glued, painted, decorated, silkscreened, and formed. Sheet is plastic or paper masked for protection. *Plexiglass is a brandname commonly associated with acrylic sheet.