One of the advantages of polycarbonate is its ability to maintain high clarity even after adding colors, the composition of color additives can also be adjusted to the point that the colors become opaque, and therefore, offer minimum light penetration. It is also possible to paint over polycarbonate sheets with the desired colors, the choices are endless.
When polycarbonate sheets are to be used in conjunction with metal roofing sheets, aside from how to install both materials correctly and with what kinds of accessories, which is worthy of its own article for explanation, and covered here - . the question that is most asked is, can the polycarbonate roof colors be made to match the metal roofing sheets?
To understand the color matching process, we need some basic knowledge of the terminology, since color is a very generic term, and used interchangeably between shade, tint, tone, and hue, though in fact these terms have distinctly different meanings.
VULCAN Polycarbonate sheets come in a wide variety of colors achieved by adding color master-batches and other materials to the mix, which not only creates an aesthetically pleasing environment, but also extra high-performance features such as heat reduction, IR block, and spectral selectivity. It is important to convey the exact features required on your polycarbonate sheets and also list the priorities, this will help us as a manufacturer to help you in making the best choice.
VULCAN offers a variety of color choices to match your roofing. In addition to their exuberant appearance, many have additional properties which might surprise you.
For standard polycarbonate roof colors such as blue, green, bronze, grey and opal, we will first provide polycarbonate color sample cards to choose from and compare. We will then ask for either RAL color codes and samples of the color we should match, note that due to the nature of the material, the colors seen by the naked eye may not match its designated color code. It is very important to cross check between the color codes and the connecting roof sheet before finalizing production, as our eyes are very sensitive to even the most subtle of differences.
Be it form over function or function over form, VULCAN polycarbonate sheets have you covered. Contact your nearest dealer or us for more information and details on choosing polycarbonate roof colors.