How To Cut Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Textured Wall Paneling

Sometimes referred to as a skill saw the circular saw works well if you re cutting a straight line and if you re using a blade with fine teeth.

How to cut fiberglass reinforced plastic textured wall paneling.

Frp looks like it should be really easy to cut but the fiberglass component makes it much harder. Whether you want to trim off the end of a panel or create a cutout in the middle use electric shears when working with thin pieces of frp. Try swivel head shears sheet metal shears or table shears. You will need to cut a rectangular hole in any panel that needs a light switch plumbing pipe or other opening.

Put a swivel head shear blade into the hole and cut the opening out. Leave a 1 4 inch expansion joint at the top and bottom of each panel and a 1 8 inch expansion joint. Draw the opening on the panel with a pencil and mark the center with an x. Measure the wall area where you plan to install your fiberglass panel.

Put on your safety glasses and dust mask to protect your eyes and lungs while you work. Moldings can be cut with aviation snips or a miter saw. Panel adhesive can be applied with a notched trowel included with some adhesives or a homemade notched trowel cut from a scrap of frp. Scribe and snap in a pinch you can just slice into the panel with a good sharp knife and then fold back and forth along the slice.

Do not push the blade along the cut this will damage the frp panel. Drill a hole into the x. For a better cut use a clamp to hold the panel in place. The jigsaw will work better than some other saws if you need to saw curves in the panel.

Transfer this measurement to a sheet of fiberglass wall paneling and. Cut the panels to fit the space with a fine toothed saw or a pair of shears for small areas. How to cut a fiberglass wall covering for bathroom paneling. Use handheld electric shears to trim or cut thin panels.

Don t try to cut the frp all the way through. A drill and hammer are required for installing rivets. An electric stapler speeds the installation of molding on drywall. Lay panels next to one another on the wall.

Aline the jaws of the blades so they can bite down on the edge of the frp.