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is there such a thing as glowing vinyl?
HI all,
i have been asked to vinyl a company van, but he has mentioned about a type of vinyl which when a very small electrical current is passed through it it glows or lights up, i have searched and cannot find any info about it.
Has anyone used or seen what i have been told or is he just pulling my leg
Thanks in advance
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8 Replies
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Yeah they sell it in B&Q next to the skirting board ladders and half inch holes!
😀
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There is such a thing as electroluminescent vinyl. I seem to remember a recent post on the subject. Do a bit of searching, also known as EL lighting.
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opps 😳
I stand corrected !
only ever seen regular glow in the dark vinyl and reflective. . thinking about it was this the stuff that was used on the phillps t-shirts a year or so back ?
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pass us the left handed screwdriver please…..
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i should have kinda expected the "tubs of elbow grease" jibes.
Thanks for its true name, after a quick correct google search i now know i;m onto the right track.
I’ll let you all know how it goes and i’ll get some pics.
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EL lighting usually consists of EL wire, or glow wire, or light tape.
The latter is extremely expensive and by expensive I mean a square metre is £700 + vat
I use EL wire on some signs that I do, its ok for internal and they do make an external one and even a waterproof one you can use for pools etc.
it wouldnt be much good for halo lighting etc as Its not quite bright enough, however I decorated a hat with it for beautiful days festival and you could see me a mile off.
Mind you \I must have used 15 metres of the stuff. -
The person who has asked me to do the job is a self employed electrician so i reckon it would be a great idea.
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It does look good and would look the business onthe side of a van, maybe under clear vinyl etc as it would go missing else.
Also runs from a cigarettete lighter and you can even get sound to light units for it so if he had a stereo it would flash in time to the music.
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