How can PLEXIGLAS^® moldings be painted, printed or their surfaces decorated?

All well-known methods can be used to decorate PLEXIGLAS^® moldingss.

To obtain colored moldings, it is advisable to injection mold them from colored molding compound.

Painting may be useful to obtain moldings in several colors. It should be ensured that paint solvents do not attack the PLEXIGLAS^® parts too strongly. Annealing is advised before painting to avoid stress cracking.

PLEXIGLAS^® moldings can also be screened, hot embossed, metallized or provided with an abrasion-resistant coating to excellent effect. The surfaces to be treated must be clean and free from grease or mold release agents. The sensitive metallized surface is usually applied to the back of the item and can be additionally protected by a layer of varnish. This metallized coating applied in a high vacuum can be applied directly to the molding, with and without varnishing.

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