Originally Posted by
Archwhorides
This weekend I ordered a large amount of 3M Scotchlite "black" reflective film for my black commuter cycle It is discrete in daytime and glows bright white when lighted at night time. I'll post pictures when I have the stuff mounted.
Uh, not in my experience.
It is a very very dull glow. I would compare its glow to the brightness of a license plate. Yeah, you can see my "black" reflective film, but its a dull glow at best. No comparison to white reflective tape which actually does glow bright under a good light (and is comparable in brightness to the white on an interstate street sign). The actual luminosity numbers are quite starkly different.
Interested to see what you find...