John, I had a sign made once that needed reflective letters. It is just as
you described, white paint and a reflective "something" sprinkled on the
paint while it dried. As I recall the 'something' is a glass product
designed for this application. So your first stop might be a sign shop, you
know, the one where the ol' guy has been hand lettering signs for 40 years.
As an alternative you could buy reflective tape and apply it to your
numbers.
Larry Hoy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of john niolon
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 5:58 PM
> To: shop-talk
> Subject: reflective paint
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> My next project is a new mailbox post... I've cut numbers
> from 1" plate approx 1' tall and plan to weld them together
> as the post for my mailbox. I remember seeing some
> reflective paint or paint system where there is a white
> background and something sprinkled into the paint to make it
> reflective like the standard road signs.
>
> anyone know where I can find that product ?? how expensive.
> ?? I'd like for these numbers to show up from the road and
> this way would be "way cool"
>
> thanks
>
> John
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