The Build: What the Surfaces Are Made of
The grade is one half of a specification. This is the other half: what each surface is made of, what it weighs, and how it behaves on a stage.
The Solid Builds
| Property | 100% Opaque | Acoustically Transparent |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | Micro-weave composite textile, resin coated on the back (black standard, white to order) | Bath coated through the weave, then resin coated on one side |
| Thickness | 0.44 mm | 0.225 mm, roughly six times stiffer |
| Shape | Stretches a few percent, so it tensions into concave, convex and cyclorama shapes, even moving during a show | Holds a precise flat plane for years; single-axis curves are fine |
| Sound | Loudspeakers belong in front | Sound passes through with no perforations; about 1.3 to 1.5 dB loss, corrected in normal calibration |
| Projection | Front | Front or rear |
What Both Builds Do in the Real World
- Rolled, kabuki dropped, flown, struck and set again and again. Large surfaces travel soft folded.
- Cold cut to shape with any cutter, so bespoke geometry is a finishing step, not a compromise.
- Naturally anti-static and dust rejecting. Confetti, haze, and pyro heat are part of the brief.
- Tape lifts away without residue or a mark.
- Washable with cold water and a microfiber cloth. Flame retardance is in the material, so cleaning does not wash it out.
- Woven, coated, cut and finished in the United States, with certification issued against your production run.
Transparent Scrim: A Thirty Meter Reveal That Weighs Nine Kilograms
The scrim is a 32-point hexagonal mesh at 41.2 g/m\u00b2, about a sixth of the weight of the opaque build. A full 30 \u00d7 7.32 m scrim is 9.05 kg of material; one person carries the whole thing. The same area in the opaque build is 56 kg.
- Front projection puts the image on the mesh; rear projection works through it; lighting whatever stands behind it turns the picture into a scene. That is the whole trick of a reveal.
- It reads as highly transparent when you look straight through it, and closes up at steeper angles. That angle behavior is the effect, not a limitation.
- The hexagonal mesh has no square grid to beat against a projector\u2019s pixels, so moir\u00e9 is far less of a problem than with square-woven mesh.
- One honest limit: a scrim is not an absorber. Its contrast comes from controlling the light in your space, and it wants a dark stage behind it.
Figures describe the surface alone and are supplied for guidance, based on average results from current production; they are not a warranty. Edges, hems, frames and packaging are specified and weighed on top. Both solid builds are NFPA 701 flame retardant certified. For complete data, see the full Build page or contact info@qualia-forge.com.
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