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Fluorescent acrylic sheet
Fluorescent acrylic collects light through its faces and glows brightly at its cut edges and anywhere it's engraved, with no power. We cut it to size or to shape in 1/8 and 1/4 in. It's a favorite for signs, jewelry, and displays that need to catch the eye.
From $11.98Choose a size and thickness to see your exact price.
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Cut to order and checked by a person before we cut. Orders have a $35.00 minimum.
Details
- Fluorescent (glowing edges) acrylic in 1/8 and 1/4 in.
- Transparent and tinted; the dye re-emits light that gets trapped inside the sheet and escapes at the edges and engraved lines
- Glossy laser-cut edges show the glow best; engraving on the face lights up the same way
- Glows under daylight and room light, and brightest under black light; it doesn't store light and glow in the dark
- We suggest it for indoor or shaded use, since makers publish no outdoor fade data for fluorescent dyes
- Sold by nominal thickness; actual sheet usually measures a little under the label, so tell us if a part has to fit exactly
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Questions
Does fluorescent acrylic glow in the dark?
No. It glows only while light hits it, brightest under UV black light. It doesn't store light the way glow-in-the-dark material does.
Why do the edges of fluorescent acrylic glow?
The dye absorbs light on the face and re-emits it in all directions, and about three-quarters of that light is trapped inside the sheet until it escapes at a cut edge or engraving.
Does engraving glow on fluorescent acrylic?
Yes. An engraved line breaks the surface and lets the trapped light out, so engraved text glows like the edges.