See the Glaze dual-finish effect in person. Request a pool liner film sample and experience how matte and high-gloss zones interact with light. Available to qualified distributors, pool liner manufacturers, and surface specifiers.
Glaze is a decorative film technology developed by i2M for pool liner manufacturers, distributors, and surface application specifiers. If you're sourcing pool liner film with a dimensional, high-end finish, or looking for decorative film that goes beyond flat matte or standard gloss, Glaze was engineered for that exact need. Glaze leverages a controlled, engineered interplay of specular reflection (gloss) and diffuse scattering (matte) to create a layered, dimensional appearance - visual depth and a more lifelike surface, created optically, not mechanically.
Standard decorative films and pool liner patterns force a choice between matte and gloss. Glaze eliminates that tradeoff. Matte and high-gloss zones are printed together on a single polymer film surface, precisely registered so light behaves differently across each region of the pattern. The result is a pool liner film that reads as dimensional and lifelike rather than flat and printed — visual depth created optically, not mechanically.
Gloss and matte are printed together and precisely registered, letting you engineer exactly how light meets every region of the surface.
Specular and diffuse zones interact as the viewer moves, so the liner shifts and shimmers with the water — a living, dynamic surface.
Optical depth replaces mechanical embossing — stone, tile, and water patterns read as genuinely three-dimensional and lifelike.
Most pool liner film delivers a single finish across the entire surface. Matte liners reduce glare but read flat underwater. High-gloss liners catch light but can look artificial. Glaze is the first pool liner film technology to engineer both into a single precisely registered surface so the liner shifts, shimmers, and reads as dimensional as the water above it.
For distributors and pool builders specifying liner film, Glaze opens a category that didn’t exist before. It’s a print technology that uses light itself as the design element.
Glaze decorative film technology was built for any application where surface appearance is part of the product experience, from pool liners to architectural panels.
Dimensional pool liner patterns that catch and move with light below the surface.
Premium finishes for cabinetry, paneling, and built-in surfaces.
Facades and panel systems with depth that reads from a distance and up close.
Surfaces designed to draw the eye in high-traffic, high-visibility spaces.
If the surface is part of the experience, Glaze has an application.
Glaze is a matte and high-gloss dual-finish decorative film technology developed and manufactured by i2M. It uses a controlled, engineered interplay of specular reflection and diffuse scattering, printed and precisely registered on a single polymer film surface; to create a layered, dimensional appearance created optically, not mechanically.
Standard pool liner film uses a single finish applied uniformly. Glaze engineers both matte and high-gloss finishes into a single film, with zones registered precisely within the pattern. Light hits different regions differently, creating a dynamic, dimensional effect that shifts as the viewer moves. No standard pool liner film does this.
Dual-finish film is a decorative film surface where matte and high-gloss zones are engineered into a single substrate. In Glaze, specular reflection and diffuse scattering occur simultaneously across the same surface.
Yes. While Glaze was developed with pool liner film in mind, the dual-finish technology applies to any surface application where light, texture, and depth matter, including interior cabinetry, architectural panels, and retail display surfaces.
Glaze is developed and manufactured entirely by i2M at our 250,000 sq ft vertically integrated polymer film facility in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. Every stage of production happens under one roof. Glaze is made in the USA.
Use the sample request form below. Fill in your name, company, email, and application, and our team will follow up to confirm your sample shipment. Available to qualified pool liner distributors, manufacturers, and surface specifiers.
See the Glaze dual-finish effect in person. Request a pool liner film sample and experience how matte and high-gloss zones interact with light. Available to qualified distributors, pool liner manufacturers, and surface specifiers.