The phrase ‘plastic trims’ is a popular term for types of extruded plastic profiles which are used to trim edges and corners. Using plastic trims can provide a neat and professional finish to raw or unsightly edges which need to be protected or hidden. Depending on the application, there are different types of plastic trims that could be considered. These are three popular examples:

Flat plastic trim
Flat Plastic Trim – often used to trim and protect edges, flat plastic trim is sometimes called PVC cover strip

L shaped plastic trim
L Shaped Plastic Trim – often used to protect and trim corners, L shaped plastic trim is a ninety-degree right angle with straight edges.

Plastic U channel
Plastic U Channel – often used as an edging trim for boards and panels, plastic U channels have three straight sides for using on solid edges.

There are several other types of plastic trim profiles available in our stock range. The type you choose will depend on your particular application.

Our stock profiles are manufactured from PVC, and this is often called uPVC. But what does uPVC actually mean? The term PVC is short for ‘polyvinyl chloride’ and ‘u’ is short for ‘unplasticised.’ So uPVC means that the plastic material used for our plastic trims is unplasticised polyvinyl chloride.

The rigid plastic profiles in our stock range are manufactured from uPVC. But it is important to note the difference between the plastic material we use and the plastic material used in the double-glazing and window industries. Additional stabilisers are often added to standard uPVC in those industries, which are not used for our uPVC profiles.

Our uPVC trim is often used as edge protection for boards and panels as well as for many other applications. If you are looking for uPVC trim we have a huge range, all available in 75 metre packs.

Plastic extrusions are used for many types of application, but these are a few of the most popular uses:

Corner protection
Plastic angle trim and corner joints are popular plastic extrusion profiles for this type of usage. Using corner protection can not only protect edges and corners of various surfaces, but also covers rough or sharp edges.

Edging trim
Plastic angle trim, channels, flat strips, J channels, lipping, T barbs and capping are extrusion profiles that are often used as edging trim. If you want to hide edges that may be a raw, uneven or damaged these types of plastic extrusion may offer a solution.

Joining boards and panels
H section (equal, unequal & interlocking) are three types of extruded plastic profile that can be used for joining boards, panels and partitions. The equal profile has two wings of equal size, and the unequal profile has one wings that is longer than the other. The interlocking H plastic profile is a two-part system where the top and base plastic profiles clip together.

Sliding track
U channels, double channels and vivarium channels are types of plastic profiles that are often used as sliding track. The U channel contains a single channel for inserting board or glass. Double channels include two channels for this purpose. Vivarium channels also will clip onto the board or cabinet as well as holding two pieces of glass.

Spacers and gap fillers
Square tubes, flat strips, T sections and F sections are plastic extrusions which in some situations can be used as spacers and gap fillers.