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Garden Lighting
We have some mini garden lighting. It consists of 4 lights. Each light
runs off 12 volts and is rated at either 20 or 30 watts. We would like to change the colour of the lights. We have tried using filters fitted around the bulbs but these just don't seem to work. Is there any paint that is designed for use at high temperatures? We were thinking of spraying the bulbs or the glass surroud that goes over the bulbs. I realise that the paint might insultate some of the heat and reduce the life of the bulbs but this is something that we can live with. Any suggestions for a type of paint that is designed to work with higher temperatures? Thanks, Graham |
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On Sun, 22 May 2005 22:29:52 GMT, Rick wrote:
Have you tried proper profesional photographic colour filters ? Some are plastic, some are glass. Tried it. It doesn't seem to give a very good effect. Graham |
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On 22 May 2005 22:45:34 GMT, (Andrew
Gabriel) wrote: In article , writes: We have some mini garden lighting. It consists of 4 lights. Each light runs off 12 volts and is rated at either 20 or 30 watts. We would like to change the colour of the lights. We have tried using filters fitted around the bulbs but these just don't seem to work. If they are MR16's, they are available in coloured versions. In fact they are 10 watts. I managed to find a company that does the clear bulbs. However, I can't see anyone doing them in colours. http://www.bulbdirect.com/catalog.as...showprevnext=1 Graham |
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wrote in message ... We have some mini garden lighting. It consists of 4 lights. Each light runs off 12 volts and is rated at either 20 or 30 watts. We would like to change the colour of the lights. We have tried using filters fitted around the bulbs but these just don't seem to work. Can you use these? http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/default.p...b2 1b04579c55 |
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On Mon, 23 May 2005 18:49:09 GMT, "dennis@home"
wrote: wrote in message .. . We have some mini garden lighting. It consists of 4 lights. Each light runs off 12 volts and is rated at either 20 or 30 watts. We would like to change the colour of the lights. We have tried using filters fitted around the bulbs but these just don't seem to work. Can you use these? http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/default.p...b2 1b04579c55 I have emailed them. Thanks, Graham |
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On 22 May 2005 16:17:33 -0700, wrote:
Theater gels are also available, but are steeply priced considering the other options. We originally tried using a "sky blue" blue coloured gel. We wrapped the gel closely around the bulb but found that it gave a poor result. We have tried again, but this time we have put the gel up against the inside of the garden lights holder / shield and it looks really good. The garden lights had a black plastic cap. We have found that we can increase the quality of the lighting by putting a thin strip of silver foil in the cap to reflect the light back down. It looks really good. The whole garden is covered in "sky blue" light. I found a company that produces a whole range of gels. £5 per roll + £5 for delivery. The roll is large and could do a substantial number of lights. http://www.sabre-international.com/f.../cpti.231/rp.1 Graham |
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