UK Police reflective material

[GlowWorm]

I’m not sure if this is the correct forum...

What is the silver/grey reflective material that UK Police use on their clothing? Reflects as a bright white light. Very impressive. I’m looking for ankle/wrist bands and a Sam-Browne style belt, with this reflective.

I was wondering if these Respro bands use the Police reflective - they use a Scotchlite material.

 

[Double_A]

Check a bicycle shop, they often have ankle bands and other reflective materials to make sure bicyclists are seen at night.

 

[GlowWorm]

Thanks Double A, but I've only seen those retailers selling the usual fluorescent yellow reflective (by 3M etc.). I'm curious about the Police silver/grey version, which I'm sure, out-performs the usual retailed stuff.

 

[Reptilezs]

might want to check police supply places. they might have a reflective belt but i dont know about wrist/ankle straps. another alternative is to buy a roll of relfective fabric and make your own

 

[greenLED]

There was this thread a bit ago dealing with highly reflective materials. Interesting stuff.

 

[greenlight]

You can get ribbons of various widths w/ reflective stripe at any fabric store. You can sew them on to clothes or just tie them on.

 

[chiphead]

I was able to find large (3X4) 3M Scotchlite stick ons from from a boating store. The adhesive is made to adhere to pfds' (personal floatation devices). I've got 3 on my favorite wind breaker.

chiphead

 

[Blackbeagle]

I believe you are referring to a rubberized silver coating that is impregnated with Scotchlite beads. I don't know the source of the actual material, but there are many sources for tape materials or pre-made samples such as http://www.roadid.com/brightgear.asp .

If you want to experiment, you could try a web search for reflective beads. There are several companies that make reflective glass beads - typical use is to apply a paint and then shake the beads over the surface using a salt shaker. You could try the same with something like clothing paint, but I don't know how well it would work.