Kydex thermoplastic sheet

**power4u** · **03-13-08, 12:33 PM**

I stumbled upont this material. It is available in large sections. Has anyone tried to use this material for a screen? I was looking for something big enough for a 106" diag. 16:9 screen. I would paint it with the PFG AAA method.

http://www.kydex.com/default.asp

**Harpmaker** · **03-13-08, 02:25 PM**

I would probably work, but I would imagine it is outrageously expensive. Also, I don't know how well it would hold paint, it's pretty slippery stuff.

**mechman** · **03-13-08, 06:33 PM**

I believe Bill has some Kydex samples. He'll chime in when he sees this!

mech

**wbassett** · **03-13-08, 07:03 PM**

It does look interesting, but when I talked to them it wasn't any less expensive than laminates, but it is very light weight.

One thing to note about it is it will let light pass through. I have a big box of samples from the company, so I can say this from actual light tests. Nothing fancy, I just held a mini mag light up about six inches away and I could clearly see the light coming through.

If you go this route, I'd put a backer board on it or paint the back to try and reduce the light penetration. Any light that passes through a screen is lost energy, and lost energy means lost brightness.

**Harpmaker** · **03-13-08, 11:17 PM**

Sounds like it should have a mirror behind it!

Actually, I wonder how a backing of AAA would work?

Too many ideas and not enough time or money!

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