anyone came across colour changing vinyl?

[Robert Lambie]

there are some really nice glitter and metalic vinyls out there mate. lots of the reputable suppliers offer them.
im guessing your talking about prismatic type foils/vinyl we use it now and again but it is for short term use, but i do see it on vans pretty often.

ill try think were we buy from, slips me just now. i know coburn are main source worldwide for this sorta thing!

http://www.coburn.com

[Mark Shipley]

Lee,

Hexis sell metallic colour change vinyl, it’s a 50 micron cast vinyl and there are 6 in the range but they aint cheap.

You’ll find it on their online price list page 8 ref KG9900

Mark

[Lee Ballard]

Thanks for the replies guys. I figured it would probably be short term but I’ll let my friend decide if he wants it on his car.

I’ll make some calls monday thanks.

[Shane Drew]

avery sold that stuff here, changes colour as you walk past it. As mark says, pretty dear, and discontinued here now, used to be from the XL range from memory

[John & Dawn Roddick]

Try http://www.holographicvinyl.co.uk I think they supply it.

[Leigh]

Avery carries this
called
shade shifter

[/img]http://www.signage.averygraphics.com/pls/avery/avery_ext_products.series_detail?p_site_name=SIGNAGE&p_product_series_id=1039

[drogers4]

I have a couple rolls of the shade shifter vinyl. It is really cool but doesn’t have a full spectrum of colors like the chameleon paint used on cars (changes just between 2 colors, but lots of shades between). It is a cast film but I think that it is only rated for 4-5 years outdoors, and yes it is very expensive, (I think a 15″ X 50 yd. roll is around $650). I have used it only a few times and on cars, I find it hard to see it change colors (you need to look at it from many different angles to see a difference). Give it a try, I think that it is sold in 5, 10, and 50 yd rolls, and is Avery Shade-Shifter vinyl. Good Luck

Doyle

[Mr Bruce]

Spandex do a range called Colour Change if it is the ‘flip’ or ‘chameleon’ style you’re after? 😉

These styles tend to work better on a curved surface. This gives the colour change a greater range of reflection and therefore shows off the varied colour more effectively 😀 . This is why you always see demo samples on cylinders, not on flat graphics.

You can see the spec of the vinyl HERE

I hope this is of some help?

Regards,

Bruce.

[Robert Lambie]

just clicked the spandex link mr bruce, what ever happed to their yellow pages?

i picked up a CD/dvd from spandex at signuk this year on signsyetems etc. had some great info and footage on it. well worth calling and asking about. ok sorry, that was off topic, just remembered while reading this thread. 😳 😉

[Jason Bagladi]

Doro Tape!!!

[Adrian Hewson]

It was made by 3M but they have since discontinued it in vinyl form, I think it is still avail as a non adhesive film and is used for high quality wrapping products. When it was available it was horribly expensive approx £30 a linear metre for 610mm wide. We did one shop in Kirkcaldy High Street (it is stil there, the sign looks a different colour from diferent angles (3M claimed it to be a 6 month vinyl for interior use but it has been outside for over 2 years and still works)

Regards Adrian

[James Robinson]

Not sure if it’s exactly what you’re looking for, but the stuff we use for our race car graphics looks like this

It comes on 500mm wide rolls and cost us under a fiver per linear metre when buying a 10m roll from ATC in Lancs ( 01706 633 043 ) It took us a while to track down as a lot of places don’t stock this kind of ‘fancy’ stuff and if they do it’s really pricey. Can’t tell you what it’s called though as we just ask for the chromaflair flippy holographic wierd stuff 😀

Hope this helps 🙂

James

[Shane Drew]

thats called holographic ‘sheen’ here I think james

[Robert Lambie]

shane just bumped my memory, here is another i have used. http://www.holographicvinyl.co.uk/

[Lee Ballard]

Thanks loads guys, I have given my friend a few prices now so the ball is in his court.

Lee