To enable sign companies to create designs to meet the specific requirements of individual customers, the extensive range of 3M and Arlon window film offered by William Smith includes materials for privacy, special effects, decorative applications, print, coloured and light management effects. As well as windows, glass panels, doors and partitioning, these can also be used for internally illuminated displays, mobile displays and stands, promotional graphics and text, and point of sale.
“With the choice of high quality window films currently available, a wide range of creative and special effects can be achieved easily and relatively inexpensively,” says William Smith’s marketing manager, Chris Bradley. ”For example, etched glass effects are a popular and cost effective choice for creating elegant modern, traditional or retro style designs.”
3M 7725 Series is a 5 year translucent cast film. Dusted Crystal is ideal for the creating of an etched glass appearance, while Frosted Crystal is available in a range of soft colours to create the appearance of sandblasted glass. 3M 5525 Series is a 5 year translucent polymeric calendered film suited for window graphics and internally illuminated displays; it comes in a choice of Haze Crystal for etched effects and Sandblast Crystal and now also features an optional Comply air release adhesive for even easier application.
In addition to 7725 and 5525 Series, 3M’s Fasara, and 3OPL Opaque 75, and Arlon’s DPF5400 Series are all suitable for special effects, privacy and decorative window applications.
Arlon Series 5400 etched glass film is a silver, intermediate, calendered vinyl for when you want to create elegant modern, traditional or retro style designs with an etched effect.
For print, coloured and light management effects 3M’s Clearview 8150, the new and innovative Dichroic Glass Finishes DF-PA, and Translucent 3630 and 3730 Series films offer a range of creative options.
3M™ Scotchcal™ Clear View Graphic Film 8150 is a clear highly conformable cast digital printing film that is optically clear.. Its excellent image quality enables eye-catching graphic images to be created, especially where high transparency is required in unprinted areas.
3M Dichroic Glass Finishes DF-PA, offer a cost effective way to create shifting, shimmering, decorative colour change effects for windows and glass panels. The colour can be seen from both sides of the glass and changes as the observer moves and with different light conditions. Dichroic Glass Finish film comes in two options: DF-PA Chill, which shifts between cool tones of blue/magenta/yellow and gold/blue; and DF-PA Blaze, which shifts between warm tone of cyan/blue/magenta/yellow and red/gold.
3M and Arlon window films are available from William Smith for next day delivery and can be ordered by the metre.
For more information about the full range of window films available from William Smith visit www.williamsmith.co.uk or contact Chris Bradley at
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