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Several new tints have recently been added to the large BPI® tint family. These include

BPI® Mocha™ (34702): A light to medium honey brown.

BPI® FL-41™ (37616): A rose colored tint which independent researchers have found to be beneficial in treating photophobia, blepharospasm (uncontrollable blinking) and migraines by blocking portions of the blue-green spectrum.

BPI® Amber™ (20601): A honey shade of amber.

BPI® Drivers™ (37627): A brownish shade of amber that passes traffic light colors.

BPI® Melanin™ (37617): A yellowish-brown tint which mimics the absorption spectrum of natural melanin. This color reduces the destructive high-energy side of the visible spectrum while allowing enough blue light to provide natural perception of color.

Have you tried these yet? How did they work out for you?

We are often asked how to tint or color clear plastic parts. BPI® tints have been used to color many clear plastics, such as Acrylic (Plexiglas®), Polycarbonate (Lexan®), CR-39® (plastic eyeglass lens material), Nylon, Fiberglass, Mylar, Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, Vinyl, some Silicones, Epoxy, PET, PETE and many others. We have made special tints for some of these materials, but many of them can be colored using any of our nearly 200 standard BPI® Molecular Catalytic™ Tints. Usually, these tints must be heated before the color will enter the plastic part and the color obtained depends on the type of plastic (or the coating on the plastic!) and the temperature of tinting. The results you would get for your plastic parts can best be determined by testing them with a heated multicomponent tint such as BPI® Molecular Catalytic™ Black. Let us know what plastics you have tried and what results you got!