Chemistry:Self-adhesive plastic sheet
Self-adhesive plastic sheet, known in the United Kingdom as sticky-backed plastic, is wide plastic sheet or film with an adhesive layer on one side, used as a surface coating for decorative purposes. It is typically smooth and shiny, but can also come in textured varieties, in which case it can sometimes be used as a cheap alternative to veneer. The plastic is often PVC. The sheeting is typically sold with a removable paper release liner to prevent it from adhering prematurely.
Self-adhesive vinyl sheet was introduced to the UK market in the 1960s under the brand name Fablon.[1] It was extensively used in DIY at the time,[2] and notably featured in children's DIY projects on the British TV show Blue Peter, but always under the generic name "sticky-backed plastic."[3][4]
Smooth self-adhesive plastic sheet is typically used to cover the studio floor for shiny-floor shows, thus giving them their name.[5]
See also
- Contact paper
- Vinyl lettering
- Pressure-sensitive tape
References
- ↑ MacLeod, Heather (March 15, 2016). "Bringing it all back home – 1960′s interiors revisited". http://www.heathermacleod.co.uk/bringing-it-all-back-home-1960s-interiors-revisited/.
- ↑ Highmore, Ben (2014). The Great Indoors: At home in the modern British house. Profile Books. pp. 85. ISBN 9781847653468. https://archive.org/details/greatindoorsatho0000high/page/85.
- ↑ "50 things we learned from Blue Peter". 16 October 2008. http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/50-things-we-learned-from-blue-peter-1-1137181. ""sticky-backed plastic" was the term used for the product marketed under the trade name Fablon"
- ↑ Marson, Richard (4 October 2008). "Blue Peter: celebrating 50 years". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3561648/Blue-Peter-celebrating-50-years.html. "Blue Peter conjures up cosy memories of pets, badges and sticky-backed plastic"
- ↑ Brook, Stephen (April 16, 2012). "Ten questions for Adrian Swift". http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/media/ten-questions-for-adrian-swift/story-fna103qq-1226327144962.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
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