Frosted extruded acrylic round tube in outside diameters from ⅜″ up to 6″ OD. The frosted surface diffuses light evenly along the full length of the tube, eliminating hotspots and producing a clean, uniform glow, making it the standard choice for LED channel housings, pendant and sconce fixtures, and decorative lighting installations.
Beyond lighting, frosted tubing is used in retail displays, signage, furniture, and interior design elements where a soft, semi-opaque appearance is the finish. It machines and cuts as cleanly as clear acrylic tubing, without the brittleness of glass, and bonds with standard acrylic solvents. Standard wall thickness is 1/8″ across all sizes.
Tubes ship with saw-cut edges. End polishing is available upon request. Custom lengths up to 72″ can be ordered via our order form here.
Lengths 48″ and over incur an oversize shipping charge.
· Outside diameter: 5/8″ to 6″ OD
· Lengths: 12″ to 72″ · custom cut available up to 72″
· Wall thickness: 1/8″ all sizes
· Material: extruded acrylic · shatter-resistant · lightweight
· Finish: frosted, even light diffusion
· Lengths 48″ and over incur an oversize shipping charge
Opacity Translucent
Surface Finish Matte
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Canal Plastics Center stocks extruded acrylic rods and tubes across the widest size and finish range we know of in the US: clear round rods from 1/16″ up to 3″, clear round tubes from ¼″ up to 12″ OD including large-diameter sizes at 8″, 10″, and 12″ that most distributors don’t carry, frosted tubing up to 6″ OD, and colored rods and tubes in translucent, opaque, and fluorescent finishes. Everything is in stock and available for same-day cutting.
Extruded acrylic is lighter and more shatter-resistant than glass, machines cleanly, and bonds with standard acrylic solvents. It’s the material of choice for lighting designers building LED housings and diffusion channels, set builders and prop fabricators working at scale, architects and model makers specifying structural and display elements, sign makers, aquarium builders, and retail fixture fabricators. The full fabrication shop is on-site at 345 Canal Street: cut to length, end polishing, drilling, and custom cuts are all done in-house.
All rods and tubes ship with saw-cut edges. End polishing is available on request. Custom lengths up to 72″ are available via our order form here. Lengths 48″ and over incur an oversize shipping charge.
· Clear Rods: Round, square, and bubble rod · 1/16″ to 3″
· Colored Rods: Translucent, opaque, fluorescent · ⅛″ to 1″
· Clear & Frosted Tubes: Clear round up to 12″ OD · frosted round up to 6″ OD · clear square up to 3″ OD
· Colored Tubes: Translucent, opaque, fluorescent · ¼″ to 2″ OD
· LED Lighting Tubes: Frosted and translucent white · optimized for LED diffusion
Clear Acrylic Rods |
Colored Acrylic Rods |
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Finish |
Crystal-clear, glass-like transparency |
Translucent, opaque, and fluorescent |
Diameter Range |
1/16″ to 3″ · cast rods available above 3″ |
⅛″ to 1″ |
Lengths |
12″ to 72″ |
Standard 72″ · cut-to-size available |
Unique Advantage |
Superior clarity and machinability |
Wide palette including neon fluorescent |
Applications |
Signage, aquariums, displays, architectural models |
Retail displays, décor, creative builds, accents |
Cut-to-Size |
✓ Available |
✓ Available |
Clear Acrylic Tubing |
Frosted Acrylic Tubing |
Colored Acrylic Tubing |
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Finish |
Crystal-clear, max transparency |
Matte, even light diffusion |
Translucent, opaque, fluorescent |
OD Range |
¼″ to 12″ incl. 8″, 10″, 12″ |
⅜″ to 6″ |
¼″ to 2″ |
Lengths |
12″ to 72″ |
12″ to 72″ |
12″ to 72″ |
Unique Advantage |
Only supplier stocking 12″ OD extruded |
Frosted tubing up to 6″ OD |
Broadest color palette incl. neon |
Applications |
Displays, aquariums, sight gauges, architectural |
Lighting, décor, signage, furniture |
Retail, signage, creative lighting |
Cut-to-Size |
✓ Available |
✓ Available |
✓ Available |
