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What do you call the theater fabric?

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8/6/09 at 9:44pm
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Im building a custom screen to hide some a/v components and I'm looking for that black fabric that I can wrap around the frame but will still let the remote IR info. I have searched but I don't know what the term is for the stuff so I can search on it. Can anyone tell me what it might be called and bonus points to anyone who is kind enough to point me towards it!

-J
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8/7/09 at 5:34am
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Grill cloth - http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?FTR=grill+cloth&search_type=main&WebPage_ID=3&searchFilter=grill+cloth

But any knit cloth that doesn't block 100% of the light will work just fine.  And if you do block all of the light, then there are remote control relay devices for controling equipment inside cabinets.

-Robert
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8/7/09 at 6:02am
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Thank you!!!!
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8/7/09 at 3:33pm
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Depending on what your goal is, there's also generically, "scrim," and more specifically, "sharktooth scrim."  Sharktooth is available in black, white, and gray, and it's a lot like a so-called one-way mirror.  If the light on your side is brighter than the other side, it'll be opaque.  If it's brighter behind it, it's transparent.  (well, almost.)

Leo
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