Coloured Acrylic
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Coloured Acrylic is available on request and comes in a wide variety of solid and transparent tinted colours. Acrylic is a versatile plastic material that can be used in various applications where great impact strength is required.
As a guide, we can source and supply:
Solid Colours
- Red Acrylic
- Green Acrylic
- Yellow Acrylic
- Blue Acrylic
- Orange Acrylic
Translucent Colours
- Red Tinted Acrylic
- Green Tinted Acrylic
- Yellow Tinted Acrylic
- Blue Tinted Acrylic
- Orange Tinted Acrylic
Reflective Acrylic
- Silver Mirror-like Reflective Acrylic
- Gold Mirror-like Reflective Acrylic
- Rose Gold Mirror-like Reflective Acrylic
Description
Benefits of Acrylic:
- Lighter than glass (half the density of glass)
- Can be moulded and curved (is flexible)
- Can be safer than normal float glass (but not safety glass)
- Available in a wide range of off the shelf colours
Disadvantages of Acrylic vs Glass:
- Acrylic scratches easily compared to glass
- Acrylic can yellow and discolour over time
- Acrylic is porous and absorbs chemicals
- Acrylic has a greater visual distortion than glass
- Acrylic is more expensive than equivalent glass
- Acrylic is far less heat resistant than glass
Suitable applications:
- Horse floats, boats & marine applications
- Safety screens, sneeze guards and virus barriers
- Display stands, cases and brochure holders
- Internal and External Signage
- Hobby and DIY Projects
- Kids Cubby Houses
- Tanks and aquariums
Processing available:
- Cut to size
- CNC Shape Cutting
- Bending
- Gluing
- Polishing
