you would have to use the aluminum to bend the edges down to glue, the plastic will have tension wanting to bend back...no?

 

I would think with plastic you could just place the dabs of hot glue closer to the lip of the opening so it does not show but still grips the overhang... but maybe not.
I did not try plastic. maybe heat the plastic with a hair dryer or hot air gun before trying to form it over.
The big pieces some are using would need the tabs for sure.

 

They really dont unscrew... best method is to take a drywall screw and hand turn it into the top that looks like it should be a philips head untill the threads of the screw bite. Then just pull staright up. You can then pull the other part out with some type of blade or even your finger nails.

 

I had the same problem i found that if i had a sharp enough flat head or any blade will do i suppose and get it just under the head of the screw part and start unscrewing it comes up, after the 2nd time of removing it i just started prying the screw heads up.

There was a thread on here somewhere that says to screw a small wood screw into the head and reuse it for each one..i guess screw it in and pull it out ,repeat.... but i'll stick with the prying and monkeying around for now

 

Ok i did the mod a couple of months ago with a sheet of black plastic..got bored ordered more and painted to match......

Before



After ( painted with Duplicolor truck paint - pewter (didnt want to wait for the dealer to order a can of graystone and pay 3x the price) first primed with plastic primer , painted and finished with a couple coats of krylon clearcoat)





10X better IMO .. What u guys think?

 

A cheaper source for expanded metal would be a screen door protector.
I picked mine up for $12 at Menards. Much stiffer than gutter cover.
4-way ziptie anchors were $1.73 for 5 in the electrical section. They fit perfectly between the slots without trimming.

Pardon the dirty grille. I was deer hunting the past 4 days.
I like the contrast of polished aluminum against black. No painting planned.

 

Heres my aluminum 12 dollar gutter guard(Lowe's) installed with a hot glue gun applied to the edges of the formed individual screens directly to the back of the grill(no zip ties or block mounts). real strong and holding up great in over a 100 degree heat for a couple of months in a row in the summer and still going strong.

 

Looks great! I'm sure that I can paint that black right? Should be any reason why I couldn't.. I like yours the best!

 

a question for our guys in Canada. Where can we get some quality metal in Canada? homedepot and canadiantire don't carry anything good..

 

Thanks, yup think you could prime it and paint it black ,no problem.