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First lightbox advice
Hi.
Ive just got an order for my first lightbox…Yippie.
As its my first im a bit apprehensive, so im guessing i need clear acrylic for the front panel and a translucent vinyl.
Also how do you fix them, as ive been looking at a few out and about and some are fixed onto 2 horizontal wooden batons, is this recommended.
Thanks
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5 Replies
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HI Mate,
you only want clear acrylic if you’re flood coating the whole of the panel(s), if it’s just cut vinyl graphics / lettering then you’ll want the opal panels,
if you were to put clear acrylic in without covering the whole panel with a flood coat, you’d see all the lights inside.
cheers.
Hugh -
hI,
Thanks for the reply.
Yea its only cut vinyl going on there, so im needing the opal ( glad i posted now was gonna get clear 😳 ).
Just out of interest what is flood coating?
Thanks
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no problem!
flood coating is the term used for when you cover a whole panel / window with a single layer of vinyl, "flooding" the surface, so to speak.
cheers.
Hugh -
look for a 5mm opal in 050 grade
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Hugh you want Opal either way to diffuse the light.
Even if your going to flood coat you will have cut outs in the vinyl to inlay text etc.
Tim.
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