, ▁fairly ▁rig id ▁and ▁vers atile , ▁and ▁is ▁resist ant ▁to ▁ac ids ▁and ▁bases . ▁Much ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁construction ▁industry , ▁such ▁as ▁for ▁vin yl ▁s iding , ▁d rain pip es , ▁gut ters ▁and ▁roof ing ▁sheets . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁converted ▁to ▁flexible ▁forms ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁pl astic izers , ▁thereby ▁making ▁it ▁useful ▁for ▁items ▁such ▁as ▁h oses , ▁tub ing , ▁elect rical ▁ins ulation , ▁co ats , ▁jack ets ▁and ▁u ph ol st ery . ▁F lex ible ▁P VC ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁infl atable ▁products , ▁such ▁as ▁water ▁b eds ▁and ▁pool ▁to ys . ▁P VC ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁common ▁material ▁in ▁vin yl ▁action ▁figures , ▁especially ▁in ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Japan , ▁where ▁the ▁material ▁is ▁used ▁extens ively ▁in ▁so - called ▁Sof ub i ▁figures . ▁As ▁P VC ▁b ends ▁easily ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁be ▁bent ▁during ▁trans it , ▁a ▁method ▁to ▁mit ig ate ▁this ▁de formation ▁is ▁to ▁heat ▁the ▁pl astic ▁until ▁it ▁becomes ▁mobile , ▁then ▁reform ▁the ▁material ▁into ▁the ▁desired ▁shape . ▁ ▁P VC ▁is ▁produced ▁in ▁many ▁specific ▁modifications ▁to ▁affect ▁its ▁chemical ▁and ▁physical ▁properties . ▁ ▁In ▁pl astic ized ▁poly vin yl ▁ch lor ide ▁( p P VC ), ▁pl astic izers ▁are ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁raw ▁material ▁before ▁m old ing ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁more ▁flexible ▁or ▁p