30 August 2023 - Technical Team
Featured in: Product information and OPTEX tech tips, Tech Tip, Intrusion detection
Whether it’s purely for aesthetics for increased security, some customers would like to camouflage sensors into the environment in which they have been installed. A large selection of our intrusion detection sensors can be custom painted, including our LiDAR range, our short range outdoor PIRs and dual tech sensors such as the BX, VX and WX series.
Some of our sensors though, like our IR beams and beam towers cannot be customised as the housing has been treated with special UV resistant material and the properties of the material would be affected by any coating. It is recommended that you check with your distributor or directly with OPTEX whether your sensor is suitable for customised painting.
Custom colours option provides the same durable and reliable product performance expected from OPTEX products.
How does the custom-painting work?
When the sensors are painted, only the plastic housing (external body of the detector) is painted. It is vital that some parts are not painted, usually the parts next to the lens which are made of a different material. The body of the detector will be coated either with a single colour or with a pattern simulating the background surface where the sensor will be installed.
Any Pantone colours and colour variations can be achieved, for instance, the coating can replicate wood texture, carbon fibre, marble or natural stone etc. More original designs are also achievable. It is not advisable to spray paint the product as spray overspill on the lens or cooling vents may affect the performance and reliability.
Custom painting options are only available to newly purchased sensors. Once you have selected the right sensor and defined the colour required, the RAL code or a high-res image of the background where the sensor will be installed, the matching can be done.
We strongly recommend that you do not try custom painting the sensors yourself. Applying spray paint will not work, it will damage the sensor and it will invalidate the product warranty. Custom-paint colour options are available as special orders. Please contact OPTEX sales team and discuss your requirement.
