Smoked polycarbonate sheet
Tinted grey — you can still see through it, with the glare and heat taken out.
We stock polycarbonate in clear today — smoked is not on the shelf yet, so there is nothing to order on this page.
Need it now? Send the size, thickness and quantity — we fabricate to order and will tell you straight whether we can source it for your job.
What smoked polycarbonate is for
Smoked polycarbonate is the middle option, and it exists for the jobs where clear is too bright and black is too blind. The grey tint cuts transmitted light and solar heat while leaving the panel see-through, so an operator can still watch the process, a display still reads, and a shield still lets you check what is behind it.
That combination is why it shows up as machine-guard windows, equipment and AV covers, tinted glazing on carports and walkways, and display fronts where a smoked face makes backlit graphics and screens look richer by lowering the surrounding brightness.
It keeps polycarbonate's impact resistance unchanged — the tint is in the material, not a film on the surface, so it does not scratch off or peel.
Available now instead
Clear polycarbonate is in stock now in seven thicknesses and is the same material without the tint. If the tint is for appearance you can wait or ask us to quote; if it is for glare or heat, tell us the application and we will advise honestly.
Not a laser material. Polycarbonate scorches brown, cuts badly and can catch fire in a laser cutter, whatever the colour. Cut it mechanically — or use acrylic if the part is going in a laser.
Questions
What is smoked Lexan?
Smoked Lexan is grey-tinted polycarbonate sheet. The tint is through the material rather than applied as a film, so it will not scratch off or peel, and it reduces transmitted light and heat while staying see-through.
Does tinting weaken polycarbonate?
No. Smoked polycarbonate has the same impact resistance as clear — the pigment is added during manufacture and does not change the mechanical properties in any way that matters for guarding or glazing.
Smoked polycarbonate or smoked acrylic?
Both exist. Choose polycarbonate wherever the panel could be struck; choose acrylic where appearance and optical clarity matter more than toughness and the panel is protected.