Paradise Garage also served as an inspiration for a suite of work to which McDiarmid gave the title "Disco Kwilts", produced between 1979 and 1981, which then newly produced available material holographic reflective Mylar sheeting.
When the DuPont company announced the development of Mylar in 1952, Rogallo immediately saw how superior it would be for his kite, and the five-dollar toy 'Flexikite' became one of the first products to use the plastic material.
His major contributions include the development of EFT Dacron and nylon processes, improvements to Mylar and Cronar process, and the establishment of the first Lycra plant in the world.
The character WildStar and cast were the subject of a nine-card trading card series (created to fit in a mylar nine-pack) drawn by Chris Sprouse and Al Gordon, that was given out at conventions; two Wizard Magazine trading cards; and a single promo trading card released by Image Comics.