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Brian Howlett  
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 More options 30 Oct 2007, 21:09
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
From: Brian Howlett <news-spamt...@brianhowlett.me.uk>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:09:31 GMT
Local: Tues 30 Oct 2007 21:09
Subject: Re: DIY Laptop Cases
On 29 Oct, Martin Hodgson wrote:

> In article <8af104384f.Br...@bhowlett.adsl24.co.uk>,
>    Brian Howlett <news-spamt...@brianhowlett.me.uk> wrote:
>> On 26 Oct, Paul Stewart wrote:
>>> Anyone know if Acrylic would be a suitable material?
> [Snip]
>> Provided you keep it out of direct sunlight - acrylic degrades in UV
>> light, IIRC.
> On the contrary.
> It was chosen for, amongst many other thing, motor car tail light
> clusters, because it has truly excellent UV resistance.

Maybe it isn't UV alone, but acrylic (e.g. Perspex (TM)) does
discolour and become brittle after long exposure to sunlight.

It's quite likely a process that takes longer than the life of the
average car.
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