OldNick
Newly Enlightened
I have been playing about with making up and modding torches, using the optics that are mostly solid, with a tiny insert for the LED, and clear plastic. As far as I can see they actually use the inside interface of their back surface to reflect the light. I knopw they are supposed to be 85-90% efficient, but they do seem to spill quite a bit of light out the back, to the point that looking straIght at the back of them, not in a housing, gives quite a bright glow.
Having a couple spare and some "gold" spray paint lying about, I gave it a go, on the grounds that the paint would back onto the really smooth optic back and that would smooth it. It did not work. So a couple of minutges and a reflector or two...shrug....
BUT...would proper chrome paint work? Did my canned paint ruin the mirror finish, or is it just a matte finish whatever? Does even chrome paint not match the 90% perfect finish of the optics and just ruiin the play?
I would like to hear opinions and experiences.
Having a couple spare and some "gold" spray paint lying about, I gave it a go, on the grounds that the paint would back onto the really smooth optic back and that would smooth it. It did not work. So a couple of minutges and a reflector or two...shrug....
BUT...would proper chrome paint work? Did my canned paint ruin the mirror finish, or is it just a matte finish whatever? Does even chrome paint not match the 90% perfect finish of the optics and just ruiin the play?
I would like to hear opinions and experiences.
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