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darktemp:
I know that questions about the advantages of glass over plexi and which level of tint should be used come up all too often, so I've been calling around hoping to get an answer on which tint of gray is best.  I've found that some shops carry 1 type of smoked gray glass which they call "regular gray" (not real helpful), however some shops carry the regular gray along with "graylite".  At first I would have assumed that the graylite was a lighter gray and wouldn't work, after doing some research however I found this:

"Graylite is unique among all tinted glass, offering a dark-gray, almost black appearance which provides excellent glare control, shading coefficient and ultraviolet screening.  Available in two thicknesses:

         Graylite #31 (31% light transmittance) is 1/8" thick
         Graylite #14 (14% light transmittance) is 1/4" thick "

I had been calling around looking for a tint with a light transmittance around 20% as RandyT suggested but nobody had that information.  So I ask, is 1/4" graylite at 14% VLT the best glass to use or is it too dark?
Pasqualz:
Darktemp, It's been a long time since you posted about the glass for your cabinet. What did you finally do? I'm ready to get glass for mine, but there are no recent posts about this. Thanks!
hypernova:
Looking at his profile, he hasn't been active since the 11th of January.

Personally, I went with #14, and I love it.
darktemp:
Wow, I can't believe that I made this post in 2004 and it happened to be on the front page during a quick site visit.  I haven't posted here since I finished my cab back in the summer of 2005 (turned out great) but I have been meaning to make a project  page with before and after pictures as a thanks to all the great advice I received here.

To answer your question, without a doubt go with graylite #14.  It's 1/4" thick and turned out perfect.  I made a post somewhere recommending it but I'm sure it's buried in another glass topic.  The greylite ups the color contrast and decreases the brightness of my 27" tv I squeezed into my cab enough to make it tolerable from 12" away and hides all the black cloth I used to mask the screen.  To borrow someone elses description the screen just floats there in both horiz and vertical modes and looks amazing when it's running through various attract modes.

I called around and found it for around $30 for a ~25"x25" piece.  HIGHLY recommended.
Pasqualz:
OK, now I'm really stumped! Everyone here keeps throwing around "Graylite 14" as THE GLASS to get, but I've called over half a dozen glass stores in my area and none of them have ever heard of graylite 14!!! They all say that they can order tempered gray glass from a factory (apparently because tempered glass can't be cut once it's tempered!) But how do I know if their gray glass is worth it? Has anyone from NY ever purchased Graylite 14? Can someone give me the name of a store that they used so i can call them, get more info on Graylite 14, then inform my local glass stores as to what the heel i want?!? I'm a bit frustrated right now, sorry for the caps and exclamation points. Thanks!
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