TAP Plastics

I was needing a window insert to set up my portable air conditioner, and I’m glad I went to Tap Plastics. I brought in the window screen and the window attachment that came with the air conditioner and Paul took care of the rest. The process usually takes 1 – 2 days, but as it turns out, Ben was in-​between projects and cut the plexiglass while I waited. FYI, they have all sorts of plastic containers, boxes, frames, cut outs and other great items for arts and crafts.
Everyone was super helpful and very friendly — I will definitely recommend Tap Plastics to everyone I know.

Love this place, Mostly used their Eastside store for all my prototypes but give them plans or some direction of what you want built out of acrylic and they’ll build it for you. Super fast turn around times.
I couldn’t find anything off the shelf that fit my exact needs so they built my custom TV riser to my spec. ½″ thick all around, with polished edges and it looks amazing. Now my 55″ UHD 4K clears the Soundbar with ease and coordinates with our other furniture.

Needed a 24″ Plexiglas extension for my new portable A/​C.
They measured, cut and it works perfectly! Total charge $ 5. I thought it might be like $ 20.
If I’d bought the manufacturer’s extension kit, $ 49.
If you need a piece of custom plex or any other plastic, these are the go-​to guys!
Custom work at a bargain price.

I purchased a portable a/​c unit and as anyone in a newer apartment knows these are a pain in the ass to vent thru crank casement windows. I was looking to have a clear acrylic piece cut out and they were able to have it done at a very reasonable price and even finished within a few hours.
I would recommend them to anyone who has the same issue.

I walked in 5 minutes before closing time, told the girl at the counter what I needed. She told ME what I really needed. A guy cut it. Then I payed and walked out. So quick. Great service.

TAP has a great selection of plastic material, pre-​made items, sheets of plastic films, adhesives, etc. all of which are so hard to find elsewhere. We had very different experiences with TAP in Seattle vs. TAP in Bellevue for the exact same work.
The staff in Seattle was easier to work with than Bellevue and we got the job done for much less than the Bellevue store quoted. The young woman at the front desk was very helpful, and understood exactly what we wanted done. We had detailed specs of the project with all dimensions and colors listed. It’s amazing how much of a difference it made to go to a different store. Maybe Bellevue staff was having a bad day, but we went there three times to talk about our project and the customer service wasn’t very good for custom work.
Same project, same materials, same documentation:
Cost at Seattle TAP = $ 140, Bellevue TAP $ 900 (insisted it had to be laser cut and shipped to their CA office).

I buy plastic here regularly. I am always pressed for time and they always save the day. When I do have a few minutes to spare I love to look through the store and raid the scrap bin for great deals on small pieces.
Their customer service is excellent. I am not a big dollar customer but I always feel I am treated like my business is appreciated.

The staff is friendly, but the girl I was dealing with did not know anything. I had to convince her that the plastic I wanted was the correct one. I got window frost from the rolls in the back, and it was cut awful and jagged. It was also about 3 times the price of the stuff at home depot which is obviously cut well. I got the stuff home, and it was cut so bad that it didn’t fit correctly in the window. It had to be taken down. $ 30 for nothing.
The other stuff there looked pretty neat, but my experience with that specific product was pretty bad.

Awesome staff, great selection. I went in looking for something sort of like what they had but not quite. Ultimately I couldn’t find what I wanted but they were super helpful and knowledgeable. This is a great specialty store.

Helpful can-​do attitude meets great product knowledge, large material selection, and good pricing.
I had a mess of silly hobby projects I needed stuff for and I was given great service every step of the way. Ended up getting 12 decals for half the price a certain boat decal shop is charging me for 2.
You heard me right. 12 for the nearest competition’s price of 1. If you need vinyl decals cut and have any idea how to use photoshop, illustrator, or hell even Paint, this is the place to go.
Edit: said boat shop that I didn’t name ended up being closer to 36 to 1, because upon pickup at said boat decal shop, the price had jumped to three times the quote. TAP never misquoted me, and they’re a better deal.
… I wonder if there’s anything TAP plastics can’t do…

Excellent place for all your plastic needs. I didn’t even know I had so many plastic needs until I steped into this store. Staff is friendly and helpful and willing to custom fabricate just about anything you need.

This is my experience.
Drive up see plastic person smoking on street.
Park in front of store in load area.
Plastics girl see we are coming and extinguishes cig.
I hold door for her
Walk to the counter, tell her what I need.
She writes it down and hands it to some dude in the back.
I give her my credit card.
She runs it and hands it back with the cut sheet of plastic.
My total time in store was 3 minutes. You can’t beat that.

Plastic is their thing, yo.
They have sheets and rods and all the hardware store forms of plastic, but so much more:
— several kinds of the right glues
— balls, bumps, rings, and handles
— hinges
— heaters to make bends
— polishes (excellent for cleaning pinball playfields and plastics)
— free sample chunks
…along with helpful salespeople.
But the best part is that they have a cut-​offs bin that is priced by weight. You can usually sort through there and find what you need, and it is super-​cheap. You could get the materials for a nice box for under 2 bucks; the glue will cost you more than that.
EDIT: They will also cut and drill plastic for you based on a template. Although a small service fee applies, it is very handy as it minimizes material cost and cutting most plastics requires a bandsaw and makes an unholy stench + mess.

«I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. ‘Plastics.’»
So yeah, this is THE place for all your plastics needs. The guys at Home Depot told me about it. It’s not a huge space, but it’s packed with all sorts of stuff. Sheets of plastic, globes of plastic, tiles of plastic, tubes of plastic. You get the idea. The staff is friendly and helpful, and they’ll cut stuff to size while you wait.
And, joy of joys, they also sell magnetic sheeting and strips!