Opal Acrylic
Discover a great collection of opal acrylic from Sheet Plastics. Opal acrylic sheets are a durable, translucent plastic sheets, that offer extreme versatility and can be cut and shaped to meet your exact requirements.
Our opal acrylic sheets are available in three thicknesses, 3mm, 5mm and 10mm, allowing 30% of light to pass through across all 3 thicknesses. These translucent acrylic sheets are great for creating photography lightboxes, as a secondary glaze to windows or for signage. Our opal acrylic is cut to size, available up to 3040mm x 2040mm to cater to your needs.
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5mm Reeded Opal Acrylic Sheet Cut To SizePrices from £0.40 £0.33 £0.33 Excl. Tax
FAQs
What’s the difference between an opal acrylic sheet and an acrylic sheet?
Opal acrylic sheets are a specific variety of translucent plastic, allowing between 30% of light to pass through. This makes opal acrylic sheets perfect for use in products that require a percentage of light to permeate through, including light boxes for photography and backdrops for signage. Privacy screens that require light to permeate through also benefit from this. This differs from acrylic sheets, which are transparent rather than translucent acrylic sheets.
What can I use opal acrylic sheets for?
These sheets are perfect for use in products which require a percentage of light to pass through. Translucent acrylic sheets are therefore often used in photography light boxes to create a soft light, within signage to create a backing or within offices to create semi-private screens.
What percentage of light do Opal Acrylic Sheets allow through?
Opal Acrylic Sheets are a translucent plastic sheet, designed for use in situations which require light to semi-permeate through. Often used in light boxes, photography studios and in illuminated signage, Opal Acrylic Sheets allow 30% of light to permeate.
How big is a sheet of opal acrylic?
Our opal acrylic sheets are cut to your requirements, available in sizes up to 3040mm x 2040mm, helping to minimise cost and wastage. Call us on 01455 819437 for more information.
Can Opal acrylic sheets be drilled through?
Opal Acrylic sheets can be drilled through with a standard HS drill bit, but care must be taken to ensure the translucent plastic doesn’t break. Our drills are designed specifically for drilling into acrylic sheets, as standard metal drill bits are prone to causing chipping and cracking.
