Has anyone ever tried this?

scosgt · 2019-07-16T02:01:21.000Z

Instead of putting DC-Fix over the lens, cut a circle, cut a round hole in the middle, and stick it to the reflector to make it OP?
Just wondering if anyone has tried this?

raccoon · 2019-07-16T02:09:26.000Z

If anyone has, I bet Boaz has.

He's experimented with a bunch of different types of DC-Fix and other similar products.

Lightbringer · 2019-07-16T03:07:11.000Z

It’d be like trying to wrap a sphere with film. Too many crinkles and folds.

Ask someone who’s ever installed window-tint on a curved piece of glass.

sbslider · 2019-07-16T03:20:38.000Z

Another option to make the reflector more OP would be to take sandpaper to it. The coarser teh sandpaper, the more OP like I would guess. Disclaimer, I’ve never tried this, just speculating. Only downside is that it is not removable like the DC fix film. A replacement is available in Sofirn’s Aliexpress store for about $3, so its low risk.

But any reflector that is not a cone would end up crinkly like lightbringer said.

Lightbringer · 2019-07-16T03:39:56.000Z

There’s that spray-on goop, a sort of clear lacquer or whatever it is, that you just give it a bunch of light baps on the spray-nozzle to get it to “sputter” onto the reflector.

You never ever ever ever ever want to touch, wipe, sand, anything, the front surface of a reflector. You’ll kill the microfinish.

A coating of something, though…

BlueSwordM · 2019-07-16T03:45:58.000Z

Yeah, there’s a good reason you never want to touch reflectors.

You see, there’s a very thin coating of extremely well polished aluminium oxide.

Touch it anywhere, and you’ll ruin the coating permanently, unless you find a way to clean it without ruining the coated layer, which is extremely hard.

goshdogit · 2019-07-16T04:18:27.000Z

Most folks recommend against ANY contact with a reflector, even for cleaning.

To second what LB says, it’ll be impossible to get d-c-fix to conform to a concave surface.

BLF member Old-Lumens had a technique to ‘stipple’ a reflector with clear gloss acrylic spray paint.

Here’s a vid of him demonstrating his technique:

If you’re in the mood for experimentation, perhaps you could try different sized ‘rings’ of d-c-fix partially covering the outer circumference of the lens? Or different sized ‘dots’ in the center of the lens? Could create some interesting beam patterns.

sbslider · 2019-07-16T04:16:00.000Z

thanks for clearing up my error, I learned something today.