Active-Lifestyle

Enhanced Visibility for an Active Lifestyle

Keep on trend and stand out

We all need to be seen when it matters most. Whether you’re a walker, runner, cyclist, child or pedestrian, you need help to increase your visibility to motorists. You can do this by wearing apparel, footwear and accessories that incorporate 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material. ​

But retroreflective materials are not just about safety and visibility. The Scotchlite range of products offers you the opportunity to make bold, exciting fashion statements when you want to get noticed. In addition, the quality of 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material ensures that, even after several washes, your favourite retroreflective garments will create the same effect on those around you every time you wear them. ​

Along with our Authorised Converters, 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material offers designers endless options to express their vision through trend as well as function. This helps increase the visibility of wearers as well as incorporating trend-relevant function into branded apparel, footwear and accessories with the trusted brand-power of 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material.


No room for compromise

  • C790 Carbon Black stretch transfer film
    • This innovative product, with its built-in design flexibility, is a deep black, reflective stretch transfer film that can be laminated to a range of fabrics. C790 was developed following collaborative discussions between 3M and some of the world’s leading apparel brands. It allows designers the freedom to create on-trend apparel that incorporates high visibility and a deep black colour into the product without compromising on performance characteristics such as four-way stretch, durability and design flexibility.

      • Carbon Black technology creates a rich deep black colour, high level of reflectivity and colour durability​
      • High stretch and recovery in all directions allows freedom of movement and ensures crack resistance to maintain appearance and shape​​
      • Engineered to bond at lower temperatures (150°C to 160°C) to allow greater flexibility over a wide range of fabric weight and types​
      • OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified​
      • Applications include active wear, lifestyle and sportswear
    • 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material – C790 Carbon Black stretch transfer film

Active Lifestyle

  • Active Lifestyle

    Where style meets function

    3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material is the reflective ingredient for the world’s leading active lifestyle brands. It offers designers the opportunity to integrate highly reflective materials into their products without compromising on stretch performance or design flexibility. Products such as sportswear and backpacks, helmets and lifestyle apparel, can be made to stand out or be discrete during the day and reveal themselves when illuminated at night. ​

  • Scotchlite Reflextive Material 5807

    3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material – 5807

    • This product is used for high-visibility clothing that is subject to low stress and, with its specially designed application tape, it is well suited to plotter cutting for logos and individual shapes. The material shines white when illuminated, even when the wearer is at the roadside. The transfer film bonds seamlessly with fabrics, without the need for stitching, to create smooth, snag-resistant designs. When used in the right amount and design, this product helps to enhance visibility at night and in low-light conditions.

      • Reflective transfer film enhances wearer visibility at night and in low-light conditions​
      • Meets the retroreflective requirement of global visibility standards such as ISO 20471
      • Incorporates application tape for direct plotting and patching​
      • Good washability in home laundering at 60°C (50 cycles as per ISO 6330-6N)​
      • Can be used on delicate, dry-clean only fabrics​
      • OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified​​
    • 3M Scotchlite Reflective Material – 5807

Fashion - On-trend fashion statement

Designers know what it takes to make a fashion statement. 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material, with its photogenic looks, timeless quality and bold visuals, has over recent years been making stand out statements on the street and on the world’s catwalks. The design possibilities are endless, from beauty products and outwear collections to handbags and accessories, which is why 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material has become the designer choice for style that stands out, both day and night. 

  • 3M Scotchlite - Fashion
  • 3M Scotchlite - Fashion
  • 3M Scotchlite - Fashion
  • 3M Scotchlite - Fashion
  • 3M Scotchlite - Fashion
  • 3M Scotchlite - Fashion
  • 3M Scotchlite - Fashion
  • 3M Scotchlite - Fashion

  • Scotchlite Reflective Material 8725

    3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material – 8725

    • This product is designed for high visibility clothing that experiences higher levels of stress, and shines white when illuminated even if the wearer is at the roadside. 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material 8725 consists of wide angle, high precision glass beads bonded to a heat activated adhesive. The transfer film bonds seamlessly with fabrics, without the need for stitching, to create smooth, snag-resistant designs. The standard product comes with a ‘3M’ image in its reflective surface, so customers can be reassured they have purchased the product they have specified. ​When used in the right amount and design, this product helps to enhance visibility at night and in low-light conditions.
      • Reflective transfer film enhances wearer visibility at night and in low-light conditions​
      • Meets global visibility standards such as ISO 20471
      • Very good washability in home laundering at 60°C (50 cycles as per ISO 6330-6N)​
      • Can be used on delicate, dry-clean only fabrics​
      • OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified​
    • 3M Scotchlite Reflective Material – 8725

Kids

  • 3M Scotchlite for kids

    Trusted to help protect your children

    3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material has long been trusted to help children be more visible whenever near motorists. Whether returning from school or playing outdoors, integrating reflective materials into apparel, backpacks and accessories adds an essential level of visibility to the ones we love most.​

    We all recognise how important it is to make our children visible when they are in close proximity to motorists; they may be coming home from school or playing outdoors with friends. 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material has long been trusted to help make children more visible by incorporating reflective materials into their clothing, backpacks and accessories.


  • Scotchlite Reflective Material 8712

    3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material – 8712

    • This product is used for high-visibility clothing that is subject to low stress and shines white when illuminated, even if the wearer is at the roadside. 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material 8712 consists of wide angle, high precision glass beads bonded to a heat activated adhesive. The transfer film bonds seamlessly with fabrics, without the need for stitching, to create smooth, snag-resistant designs.​
      When used in the right amount and design, this product helps to enhance visibility at night and in low-light conditions.

      • Reflective transfer film enhances wearer visibility at night and in low-light conditions​
      • Meets global visibility standards such as ISO 20471​
      • Good washability in home laundering at 60°C (25 cycles as per ISO 6330-6N)
      • Can be used on delicate, dry-clean only fabrics​
      • OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified​​
    • 3M Scotchlite Reflective Material – 8712

Footwear

  • 3M Scotchlite - Footwear

    Eye catching and light catching

    Ever since the very first reflective footwear was created several decades ago, 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material has been the designer’s choice for footwear visibility. Increasingly seen as stylish and eye-catching, designing reflective materials into footwear is one of the most effective ways to increase visibility, as feet are bio-motion points for wearers. 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material can be incorporated into nearly all components of footwear which makes reflectivity a highly customisable component to any shoe or trainer. Applications include logo heat transfers, full reflective panels, custom multi-layer lamination and reflective laces.


Ask our experts to help you!