01-19-2010, 04:57 PM
(01-19-2010, 09:04 AM)jasonwright.1972 Wrote: Should I line my Falcon engine bay with alfoil? Is it just normal kitchen foil & what did you use to secure it. Ive got hot spots from my LED's that will show up on the frosted styrene once its in place.
Generally anything you can do to disperse light aids in hotspots and causing the cavity to be reflective is of course among them while it also serves as a lightblock. Also if you can rely on reflected light and point the lightsource away from the openings and rely on it bouncing/reflecting about. Sure, kitchen foil can work and there are many spray fixatives such as you'll find in a craft store or even something like 3M brand spray adhesive. But, if your local auto parts store stocks "foil tape" (sometimes meant as an aid in bodywork to span a gap before bondo which isn't really a good way to do it but that's still good shiny tape) or you find duct tape (shiny) in a hardware store you skip the need altogether.
And finally it can help a lot to put a clear acetate piece just under the grills. But sand the clear acetate (or styrene if you find it) with about 600 grit on both sides. This really disperses the light across that area.
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