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Category: Spec Sheets

3M™ 983 Chevron Striping Reflective Tape – Spec Sheet

Posted on July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 by Steve Cole

3M™ 983 Chevron Striping Reflective Tape is a very popular film for creating NFPA 1901 chevron stripes on Fire Trucks. It is a polycarbonate film so it has a long outdoor life. 983 is a stiffer film and it does not stretch or conform to unever surfaces, so it is perfect for flat surfaces such…

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Type 1 – “Flexible” Engineer Grade (Nikkalite) Spec Sheet

Posted on January 13, 2023January 27, 2023 by Steve Cole

ASTM D4956 Type 1 “Flexible” Engineer Grade Reflective Graphics film is a unique version of EG made by Nikkalite. It is very similar to standard Type 1 engineer, only more conformable. It performs like standard EG when at a room temperature, but when warmed, it softens and becomes more moldable. Flexible engineer grade is thin,…

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Type 1 – Engineer Grade (Nikkalite) Spec Sheet

Posted on January 13, 2023January 27, 2023 by Steve Cole

ASTM D4956 Type 1 Reflective Tape is the first retro reflective tape created and remains the most popular. Its use for highway signs has been phased out over time by brighter prismatic films. However, EG has found extensive use in the graphics industry. Basic engineer grade is thin, made in a single layer, flexible, and…

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Type 1 – “Fleet” Engineer Grade (Oralite 5600 Rapid Air Repositionable) Spec Sheet

Posted on September 23, 2023September 23, 2023 by Steve Cole

Oralite 5600 Type 1 Fleet Engineer Grade tape is designed for fleet graphics. It is a repositionable material that also has a special adhesive backing with air channels that allow air to release from under the reflective vinyl during application. This makes applying the film to vehicles and other objects much easier. Repositionable means that…

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Type 1 – “Fleet” Engineer Grade (Oralite 5650 Rapid Air) Spec Sheet

Posted on January 13, 2023February 10, 2023 by Steve Cole

Oralite Type 1 Fleet Engineer Grade tape is designed for fleet graphics. It has a special adhesive backing with air channels that allow air to release from under the reflective vinyl during application. This makes applying the film to vehicles and other objects much easier. Oralite 5650 RA (rapid air) is also brighter than other…

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Type 1 – “Fleet” Engineer Grade (Oralite 5700) Spec Sheet

Posted on February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 by Steve Cole

Our Type 1 Fleet Engineer Grade Oralite 5700 is similar to our 5650 Rapid Air, but without the air egress feature. It cuts the same, and has the same 7 year outdoor life. It is more affordable than the higher priced 5650. With a small amount of heat from a hair dryer, it is moderately…

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Type 2 Super Engineer Grade (Nikkalite) Specifications Sheet

Posted on January 14, 2023January 24, 2023 by Steve Cole

ASTM D4956 Type 2 Super Engineer Grade Reflective Graphics film is similar to standard Type 1 engineer, but twice as bright at night when reflecting. It performs like standard EG and looks the same with the exception of a faint star watermark that designates it as Super Engineer. SEG is thin, CAD cuttable, made in…

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Type 3 High Intensity Grade (Nikkalite) Specifications Sheet

Posted on January 15, 2023January 24, 2023 by Steve Cole

ASTM D4956 Type 3 High Intensity Grade Glass Bead Reflective Sheeting is three times as bright as standard engineer grade films. Type 3 is made with highly refractive index glass beads that are uniform in size, with a high percentage of perfect roundness. Each bead is coated on half of its sphere with 100% pure…

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Type 4 High Intensity Prismatic (Nikkalite HIM & Oralite 5930 5934) Spec Sheet

Posted on January 15, 2023March 12, 2023 by Steve Cole

ASTM D4956 Type 4 High Intensity Micro Prismatic Retro Reflective Sheeting. Type 4 reflective films utilize man made prisms for reflectivity. More efficient micro prisms make the films twice as bright as high intensity glass bead films, and 7 times brighter than engineer grade. Type 4 films reflect out further than lower typed glass bead…

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Type 5 Ultra Bright Metallized Prismatic (Oralite V82) Specifications Sheet

Posted on January 15, 2023February 25, 2023 by Steve Cole

Type 5 films are primarily used for delineators and channelizers on highways and streets. It is a unique film in that it is brighter than all other reflective sheeting, thinner, more rugged, made in a single layer, and CAD cuttable. Type 5 is used extensively for non signage applications. Things like DOT tapes, marine applications,…

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