Beercan CFL reflectors! Cheap, easy and effective! Photo how-to guide

+rep gonna have to try this time!! really good idea of using things that everyone has

What on earth does +rep mean?

Oh, and awesome idea by the way...very creative.

Deff gonna go out and get a 12 pack to make these tomorrow. I'll make sure I do it when Im sober though.. LOL

Hey 'UpTheDownstair' wicked idea buddy! Good budget reflector. Rep for you!

I am using HID but will still drink the beers!!

Thanks for the info, I have quite a few cfl that I can use for side growth. This is excellent idea

Hey 'super2200', how do you find the cfl's for side growth?? I use HPS but was considering putting some cfl's on the sides if it works well. Do you remove them for flowering cos they are high in the blue spectrum and wouldn't help much would they?? Cheers

Thanks everyone for the comments!

odinfolk said:

What on earth does +rep mean?

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It's a plus-one for a users reputation points. The green rectangles below a user's details show how many that person has.

magik*420 said:

Deff gonna go out and get a 12 pack to make these tomorrow. I'll make sure I do it when Im sober though.. LOL

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Good idea. Drink responsibly!

super2200 said:

I am using HID but will still drink the beers!!

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Thats the great thing about this tutorial...even someone has no use for the reflector, everone has use for beer! Its helpful for everyone!

Thanks man..just made some now xD

well done.

Omg Great idea! Just added 2 to my 23 watters

I didnt have mylar but i just used the normal can hopefully this still works

cool idea! now if you could put a crease in the middle you could make it a double parabolic lol.

great post

Awesome tut man thanks

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Capenkonic said:

Omg Great idea! Just added 2 to my 23 watters

I didnt have mylar but i just used the normal can hopefully this still works

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You could try finding some flat white paint made for metal and just spray them. Flat white paint is considered better than mylar by some because no hotspots

man, that was a brilliant tutorial. +rep for ya. i'm going to go build 4 of these right now.

i was just thinking if you had some of those bigger cfl's like the 150w ones, you could grab a monster or a tall boy to make a bigger reflector. just my two cents worth

Keystone Light.... ick....

Good project though !

Try it with a tall boy

nice man ive been sitting round all day tryna decide a reflector design for a 65w and this has given me som new ideas