San Diego

Plastics and metals supplier of sheets, rods, tubes, films, and fabricated parts for the Western United States

Engineering Plastics, Sign POP Materials, & Specialty Products

Curbell Plastics San Diego location is your local supplier for plastic sheet, rod, tube, and specialty products for industrial and commercial customers. Materials in stock, ready to ship include:

Engineering and High Performance Plastics

Curbell also supplies sign POP display materials that are durable and attractive such as ABS, acrylic, expanded PVC, High Impact Polystyrene and KYDEX® Thermoplastic sheet, as well as a large inventory of plastic substrates and films for visual merchandising and digital printing.

In addition, take advantage of our specialty products for assembly and prototyping, modeling boards, adhesives, tapes and fabrics, and tubing.

Metals

In addition, our San Diego location offers a variety of metals such as brass, bronze, aluminum, copper, and stainless steel in sheet, plate, bar, rod, and tube.

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Ready to buy? Shop materials. Or, research and compare plastic materials.

Cut-to-Size, Fabrication & Machined Plastic Parts

Often times it doesn't make sense to use separate material supply and fabrication sources. Not only can Curbell supply the plastics you need, but utilizing our in-house capabilities at our San Diego facility, we can provide fabrication, machining, and conversion services that meet your critical requirements including:

  • Laser cutting and engraving
  • CNC routing and machining
  • Cutting, bending, forming, drilling, and tapping
  • Welding and gluing
  • Polishing: flame, chemical, and buffing
  • Full-color digital printing
  • Vinyl and film cutting
  • Part assembly, kitting, and packaging

Learn more about Curbell Plastics’ machining and fabrication services.

Know you need a project cut to size or a fabricated part? Give us your specifications or requirements and we’ll do the rest.

Service and Supply Chain Solutions

Curbell has the material selection tools, plastics experts, and inventory services to meet your specific needs and project deadlines. Also, our ISO 9001 quality system insures you receive the right product along with the required documentation.

Service and supply chain solutions we help customers with include:

  • Full and cut-to-size plastic sheets or CNC ready blanks
  • Machining, thermoforming, and custom part fabrication
  • Material selection and plastic expertise
  • Inventory programs
  • Custom packaging, labeling, and bar coding
  • Certification and traceability

Explore how we might provide value for your business and meet your supply chain requirements.

Serving Business Across Southern California and Western United States

Curbell Plastics in Chula Vista has products in-stock, ready to ship throughout San Diego, Los Angeles,  San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Monterey, Fresno California, and more.

Curbell Plastics San Diego location has plastic materials in-stock, ready to ship across Southern California and Western United States.

Commercial businesses, Fortune 500 companies, US military branches, and institutional and government agencies served by our San Diego location represent a range of industries including:

  • Aerospace
  • Construction
  • Electric power equipment
  • Food and beverage processing
  • Machine shops
  • Machinery and equipment
  • Maintenance, repair and operations (MRO)
  • Medical
  • Point-of-purchase displays
  • Printing and graphics
  • Scientific, analytical, and process control instrumentation
  • Sign manufacturing
  • Specialty vehicles

With nearly 80 years of experience helping industries like yours, learn more about Curbell Plastics.

Directions to Curbell Plastics San Diego Location

Curbell Plastics in Chula Vista (meaning beautiful view) is located on Brandywine Ave, just east of the 805 and north of Main Street. Chula Vista is the second-largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area and is home to industries such as advanced manufacturing for automotive, aerospace and electronics, as well as clean tech and maritime technologies.

Fifteen minutes away is San Diego, located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. San Diego is renowned for its idyllic year round weather, outdoor recreation, and miles of white-sand beaches. This southern California metropolis is rich in tourism, international shipping trade, industrial machinery, cutting edge life sciences and biotechnology, telecommunications, metals production, research/manufacturing, and a deep concentration of defense/military assets and installations—as well as host to one of the largest naval fleets in the world.

From material selection and machined parts to solving application challenges, our plastic experts are here for you—Meet Your San Diego Team.

Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a minimum order requirement?

When you place your order online, there is not a minimum order requirement. A call to a physical location to place an order, typically incurs a $250 minimum.

I would like to have my item cut to a specific size, how do I do that?

If the material you selected (in our online catalog) can be cut to a different size, you will have the ability to enter cutting instructions for straight cuts after you select the material (BUY NOW). You will be asked to submit the # of finished pieces needed as well as the finished size of the pieces. Enter your cut-to-size information in three simple steps.

If you have other requirements such as complex cuts or fabrication services and would like a quote, please fill out our Get a Quote form.

Do you offer custom fabrication and/or cutting?

If you need custom fabrication or a fabricated part, please fill out our Get a Quote form and upload your drawing. A plastics specialist will contact you shortly. Note: There will be a minimum charge of $250 for any custom fabrication.

If you need material custom cut or cut-to-size, you will have the ability to enter cutting instructions after you select the material.

Do you offer volume discounts?

We do! Simply fill out our Get a Quote form and a plastics specialist will contact you shortly.

I would like to contact someone in sales or customer service, who do I contact?

Fill out our Contact Us form or email us at shop@curbellplastics.com. A plastics specialist will contact you shortly. In the meantime, meet your San Diego team.