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Old 03-01-2012, 08:44 PM
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what about a chunk of roof flashing from a hardware store?
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Old 03-01-2012, 08:53 PM
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Aluminium duct tape works well and available at all hardware stores



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Old 03-01-2012, 10:00 PM
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Aluminium duct tape works well and available at all hardware stores



i tried that but it peeled off due to humidity

is there a brand resistant to water?
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Old 03-01-2012, 10:16 PM
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i tried that but it peeled off due to humidity

is there a brand resistant to water?
Maybe just a better brand, the stuff I used was sticky as hell, no way humidity will take it off.
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Old 03-01-2012, 10:27 PM
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what about Mylar, its a super reflective sheet of plastic, like wraping paper almost, could probably use contact cement or something. or else what about a mirror? I had an old nano cube before that I made a hood for an put a mirror inside, it was bright as hell
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i am contemplating doin this myself with the tape or possibly mirrored plexy glass
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Old 03-01-2012, 10:35 PM
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i am contemplating doin this myself with the tape or possibly mirrored plexy glass
i've used mirrored plexi and it worked well, also it was easy to clean the salt creep
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Old 03-01-2012, 10:58 PM
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Just get some flat aluminum sheet and polish it with Mothers Aluminum polish and one of there powerballs. I just completed a job for the Alberta Hall of Fame and I had to do this to the custom picture pillars i built. You can see yourself in the reflection.
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