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

superman9189

Active Member

• Oct 12, 2009

• #21

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

 

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odinfolk

Guest

• Oct 12, 2009

• #22

What on earth does +rep mean?

 

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odinfolk

Guest

• Oct 12, 2009

• #23

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

 

magik*420

Active Member

• Oct 13, 2009

• #24

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

 

colem8

Well-Known Member

• Oct 13, 2009

• #25

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

 

super2200

Well-Known Member

• Oct 13, 2009

• #26

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

 

colem8

Well-Known Member

• Oct 13, 2009

• #27

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

 

UptheDownstair

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• Oct 14, 2009

• #28

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!

 

Jonny185

Member

• Oct 14, 2009

• #29

Thanks man..just made some now xD

 

Quetzal

Member

• Nov 4, 2009

• #30

well done.

 

Capenkonic

Member

• Dec 13, 2009

• #31

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

 

xceptional

Active Member

• Jan 10, 2010

• #32

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

 

purplekitty7772008

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• Jan 11, 2010

• #33

great post

 

110100100

Well-Known Member

• Jan 27, 2010

• #34

Awesome tut man thanks

+rep

 

110100100

Well-Known Member

• Jan 27, 2010

• #35

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

 

ian83

Active Member

• Feb 20, 2010

• #36

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

 

whiteraven

Active Member

• Jul 23, 2010

• #37

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

 

TommyHobby

Active Member

• Jul 24, 2010

• #38

Keystone Light.... ick....

Good project though !

 

bajafox

Well-Known Member

• Jul 25, 2010

• #39

Try it with a tall boy

 

tsky

Active Member

• Sep 9, 2010

• #40

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