Paint/lacquer spraying is the most versatile form of enhancing plastic substrates and Dual Metallising has over many years become a market leader not only in spraying polymers but also onto glass and metal products.


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We have four vacuum metallising systems which technique, ranging from a standard type of deposition to state of the art plasma/in process silicone protection which has become the hallmark for automotive reflectors.


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We also specialise in re-metallising headlight reflectors for classic and modern cars. In particular we have processed many MGF, Audi, Volvo headlight reflectors for cars that have failed the MOT test.

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Paint/lacquer spraying is the most versatile form of enhancing plastic substrates and Dual Metallising has over many years become a market leader not only in spraying polymers but also onto glass and metal products.
http://www.dual-metallising.co.uk/

Reflectors Keep You Safe On The Roads

It has been determined that almost all road accidents (no matter if they included motorcycles, cars, bicycles or maybe even huge lorries) take place during the night in circumstances of decreased visibility, for example fog. Therefore, it is essential that every vehicle used on the road ought to be specially fitted with a type of reflector to act as an added visibility preventative its an a virtually near guarantee that there's a reflector to fit every single model and make of motorcycle and car since in most cases the reflectors for vehicles such as this aren't constructed especially for particular models and makes and may very easily individually be stuck on or attached.

There's also lots of businesses specialising in the manufacturing of plastic items that along with producing reflectors in a selection of polymers (from standard ABS compounds to others for instance ULTEM, PPS and DMC which may have a really high level of heat resistance) for a large number of vehicles (manufactured using vacuuming or moulding production processes), also provide a re-metallising service for headlight reflectors of modern and classic cars alike. Companies such as these in many cases are asked to produce suitable reflectors for a lot of various makes and models of cars that have not passed their M.O.T. tests.

For bikes particularly, reflectors are usually manufactured as a moulded tile of transparent plastic, having a smooth exterior surface (in order to allow light for example from an approaching vehicles headlights to enter) whilst the back of the reflector takes the form of a range of angled spherical beads or micro-prisms. These reflectors make use of the principle of retroreflection to notify motorists towards the presence of the cyclist traveling on the road. Retroreflection happens when light is reflected back to the source with a minimum amount of light being scattered and lost in the surrounding area, making Retroreflectors an ideal materials for usage within the creation of car and bicycle reflectors.

When light hits the back of reflectors such as this (meaning the surface housing the spherical beads and micro-prisms) it will do so at an angle which is greater than the ‘critical angle’ (the angle of incidence above which total internal reflection can take place). Total internal reflection in this instance means (because of the orientation of the interior surfaces) the light is totally reflected out via the front of the reflector in the same direction it came from originally and immediately alerts the various other motorists towards the