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Hello all, I am doing a backlit sign to match some towtrucks that I did for a towing company. It calls for some prismatic yellow lettering with a thick black outline. I was thinking of laying down a layer of a standard translucent yellow then cutting the highlights out of the same material and overlaying it. Will this cause the effect I am looking for? In my mind, it works, as it would double the opacity of the vinyl and give the beveled look. Anyone done this before? Thanks for any input!
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Yes it will work at nite...BUT NOT during the day!With refected light, yellow on top of yellow, is still yellow. With transmitted light, 2 layers of translucent will appear darker.
Better off to use 2 shades of translucent yellow!
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You could use two shades of yellow or possibly overlap with the True Shadow vinyl that was a topic not long ago. They would both work, but would look completely different.
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