This question gets asked a lot when trying to determine what kind of acrylic material to use in a museum.  

Clear acrylic has a clean and glossy finish whereas non glare has a sheen that is more muted and prevents any kind of light or glare from reflecting off it.

Non glare acrylic is often used for framing portraits, paintings and photographs.

It can also be used for a vitrine but in the case of a display - it is advisable to use clear acrylic that way the display is crystal clear for the item being displayed and visually appealing. 

Here you can see the entire acrylic vitrine.

It's hard to believe it's been a year since the Bay Area shut down due to the growing threat of COVID-19. 

A year later, there is a vaccine and many business are fully reopened (we are still wearing masks however!).  Mr. Plastics happened to be one business that was able to not only keep its doors open during the pandemic but also thrive!  Plastics -- a commodity that even a virus can't take down!  Being able to make an impact in the last year and working with hospitals, cities, schools, governments, businesses, medical offices, restaurants and so much more has helped to keep this all in perspective.  

Since last March we have worked with countless businesses to custom design acrylic barriers so they could safely stay open and service their customers, clients, patients and more.  This year challenged us as a business as well -- we custom designed and did more onsite visits than ever before and came up with clever and new ways to hang, connect, and bond plastic to all kind of things.  This is truly a testament to our design team and our fabrication team -- they were able to think on their feet and adapt to the different needs of each customer.  

Our sales team also worked tirelessly, helping more customers than ever: emails, calls, drop ins: you name it!  We were servicing more customer than ever and each had a special or custom need.  It was truly a pleasure to be able to do business with so many new faces.

We were even featured in the news: KRON 4 did a special on us, the Associated Press created a package all about the protective barriers and sneeze guards during the pandemic.  

It's been a whirlwind of a year and we are happy everything is getting back to normal!

Here are some of unique project we created and we continue to create custom work!  Please reach out with any plastics projects!

'Earlier this week, Mr. Plastics' Social Media Manger: Tillie Adelson was invited to speak at San Leandro High School's annual Career Day.  It was a busy day with several presentations revolving around the questions: "Who are you?"  "What do you do?" and "How did you get there?" 
Here is a small recap:
Who are you?
My name is Tillie Adelson and I'm originally from San Leandro and work as a social media manager and blogger. 
What do you do?
I work for Mr. Plastics spearheading all their social media efforts.   When I first started working with Mr. Plastics, on a freelance basis in 2018, I realized they weren't utilizing any of their social media channels.  So I immediately took on the task of collecting and creating content and got those accounts active.
How did you get there?
I started as a blogger for my own blog: My Stiletto Life and as social media became a larger part of blogging: I started to focus more on my growth there.  Once, I saw success in the social media marketing space: I began freelancing for individuals and businesses that wanted someone to manage their social media. (As there were many businesses that knew they needed to be active in the space but didn't know how to manage or do the work.) With this, I realized social media was not limited to just one field but could be applied to many and was a viable career!  Mr. Plastics came into the picture because it is my family business and I knew I could bring my skillset there and make an impact.  (This blog is even a product of that impact: we are blogging!!)

Speaking to the students on Career Day, about social media and how it's a viable career was really exciting.  Now there are degrees in social media and classes tailored just for a career in the field.  

Many of the students were mostly interested in, you guessed it: the bottom line!  How do you make money this way? and How do you live a balanced life?  Which were great questions!  My answers to them was to either freelance and work for several people at the same time or look for social media roles within large corporations that offer the full-time support.
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Overall, it was a great day and the students questions were thoughtful and it was evident that they were excited about their future.