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Perspex® Cast Acrylic

Perspex® from Lucite® is the original thermoplastic material, manufactured in the UK since 1933 and trademarked in 1934. Available in clear with an exceptional light transmission higher than that of glass, Perspex® cell cast acrylic is also available in a wide range of colours, textures and finishes.

  1. Perspex® Clear
  2. Perspex® Glass-Look
  3. Perspex® Colours
  4. Perspex® Frost
  5. Perspex® Fluorescent
  6. Perspex® Opal / Opal LED
  7. Perspex® Vario
  8. Perspex® Pearlescent
  9. Perspex® Sparkle

Perspex® Clear has an exceptional light transmission in excess of 92% of visible light. It is superior to all other thermoplastic sheet and higher than that of glass with virtually no colour bias. Even after 10 years of outdoor exposure, Perspex® Clear will continue to transmit 85% of visible light while other thermoplastic sheet will show a much greater reduction over the same period.

Perspex® Clear has an exceptional light transmission in excess of 92% of visible light. It is superior to all other thermoplastic sheet and higher than that of glass with virtually no colour bias. Even after 10 years of outdoor exposure, Perspex® Clear will continue to transmit 85% of visible light while other thermoplastic sheet will show a much greater reduction over the same period.

Perspex® Glass-Look provides the appearance of green tint glass but at half the weight and five times its impact strength, offers the aesthetics but without the associated risk of breakages.

Perspex® has always been available in an extensive range of standard colours with solid or opaque, translucent and transparent options. However, if a colour has not previously been matched, then our technicians can generate the required colour from a sample or an appropriate reference.

Perspex® Frost has a double-sided matt surface which gives an effect similar to that of sand-blasted or etched glass. Perspex® Frost is available in subtle shades of clear and opal to fresh pastel colours, right through the spectrum to deep, warm reds and rich greens and blues.

Perspex® Fluorescent sports a vivid, fluorescent edge which appears to glow under ambient light as though having its own light source. Available in a wide range of colours, Perspex® Fluorescent creates a striking effect for any display.

Perspex® Opal comes in a wide range of white tones, where a white colour palette is required or more specifically, for light box applications. The range of light transmission through the opal sheet, up to 70%, receives maximum haze and subsequently offers the maximum light diffraction. This in turn, creates the desired lighting effect for any application.

Perspex® Opal LED Light Source Grade is optimised to transmit the wavelength of LED light and has a high light transmission of around 59%. LED illumination allows for slimmer lightboxes and cut-out letters and has a longer lifetime (up to 100,000 hours) and lower maintenance costs.

The six fresh colours available in the Perspex® Vario range are more muted than the Fluorescent, albeit the colour remains more vivid on the edge than in the mass of the sheet. The edge of the sheet fluoresces brightly under both a UV light source and under ambient light. The surface colour also appears to change as the angle of vision shifts.

Perspex® Pearlescent is available in a range of five colours from the natural end of the spectrum to stronger gold and platinum metallics. Perspex® Pearlescent is a single-sided product that uses light and shade to good effect as the light is reflected from the surface at different angles due to the orientation of the metallic flakes.

Perspex® Sparkle, as seen on TV's 60-minute makeover, is available in six colours, each of which is enhanced by the addition of thousands of glitter particles, providing a sparkle or shimmer effect from the sheet surface.

Perspex® Silk has a matt texture on one side only. This surface finish is primarily to help avoid glare by reducing reflections but also works equally well to disguise finger marks from handling.

Signage constructed from Perspex® Secret Sign appears black when not illuminated and red, blue, green or white, dependent upon the product used, when backlit. The surface of Perspex® Secret Sign has a fine matt texture as standard.

The patented surface featured on Perspex® S-Lux and D-Lux offers excellent brightness and brilliant, even illumination for edge-lit sign applications, eliminating the banding effect that can occur in conventional backlit units. Providing a controlled angle of reflection, signs can be created that are slim and attractive whilst graphically clear and easy to maintain.

Perspex® Prismex® is a speciality acrylic sheet with a patent protected dot matrix on the surface of the material. This surface reflects and refracts light across the sheet to give maximum, bright, even illumination without the banding effect that can occur in conventional backlit units. Perspex® Prismex® has a controlled angle of reflection, enabling users to manage the light inside a signage panel and create ultra-slim light box structures.

Perspex® VA is a colourless, cast acrylic sheet with integral UV protection and is suitable for specialist glazing applications and display cases. Perspex® VE is characterised by a slight yellow hue, derived from the UV inhibitor which acts to block out 99.99% of UV rays and is intended more for the protection of highly sensitive museum exhibits.

Perspex® Vision has been designed for use as a rear projection screen. Available in transparent and opaque variants, Perspex® Vision offers clarity and brightness for the projected image. Perspex® Clear Vision provides a wide viewing angle with a bright, clear image. While maintaining its transparency during projection, the clear screen also allows an unobscured view through it when not in use. Perspex® Hi Vision provides a superb viewing angle and retains the full clarity, sharpness and contrast of the projected image with illumination points hidden behind the opaque sheet.

Perspex® Pyramid is a textured surface that can be used for a variety of display and lighting applications.