Red Static Cling Film

I was at Auto Zone this weekend purchasing things I needed to do an oil change on my pickup, and I was looking at the little static cling oil change reminder decals that they give you. I wonder if this material can be purchased in red, and in large enough sizes to cut to shape for computer screens and such? I found one outfit on the internet, but it looks as though they only sell it in large lots. I just need a little.

Does anyone know where this material can be purchased? I think it would be great for astronomy use.

Rex,

I'd suggest you avoid using any static cling plastic film as the plasticizer in it would likely attack the plastic in the LCD screen on your laptop. I've tried using sheets of Rubylith film but it's clumsy to mount and is not perfectly transparent.

For my old laptop, I bought one of those commercially made ($30) red acrylic sheet screens which has a plastic frame which clips over the top of the laptop's screen but it tends to encroach on the edges of the computer's screen and was clumsy to store and transport.

When I got my new laptop, I decided to make my own red screen. I found a local industrial plastics supplier that custom cut me a piece of 1/8" thick red acrylic sheet (Plexiglas) to my specified dimensions for about $15. I just had to round the corners and smooth the edges with fine sandpaper. I simply lay it on the laptop's screen frame and I'm in business. (See attached photo.)

It doesn't touch the LCD screen yet protects it. It's perfectly clear which makes the image easy to see and there's no unnecessary red screen frame to encroach upon the edges. For storage I place it in a large manila envelope and it fits into the pouch on the back of my laptop bag, using up virtually no space.

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