SPECIAL MATERIAL
“SCOTCHLITE” GLASS PREPARATIONS With a view to defeating darkness, a special reflecting material, known as “Scotchlite”, is now coming into fairly general use in the U.S.A. It consists of thousands of minute glass particles bonded to a flexible base. The material is not luminous in the normal sense, but has the property of reflecting light 150 times more strongly than white paint. It can be applied as sewn sheeting or fixed on smooth surfaces with a special adhesive. “Scotchlite” can be finished in any colour and can be printed with wood grain pattern for the body panels of station wagons, business vans and similar vehicles. “Scotchlite” is being used in some parts of America for street signs, hoardings, policemen’s gloves and even for taped stripes on raincoats as a special safeguard for pedestrians. When 1 used on the body panels of a motor vehicle, the treated parts stand out vividly when they come within the beam of a motor headlamp. It is stated that “Scotchlite” does not lose its effect with use and may safely be washed.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 78, Issue 7016, 7 February 1949, Page 7
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179SPECIAL MATERIAL Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 78, Issue 7016, 7 February 1949, Page 7
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