Post #758969 by AceExplorer on Thu, Feb 11, 2016 6:00 AM

On 2016-02-10 19:31, Polynesiac wrote:
Fugu - yes, I sprayed the recommended distance from the globe (12" I think) with light coats. I did maybe 2 coats. The only thing about the spray is that it fades in direct sunlight. In the picture below you can see how the color faded inbetween the rope. No biggie, really, but just an FYI

I've thought about this process, and the painting/coloring is the challenge. But I figure that I can practice on glass jars before I try it on the final material.

For my application, I'm interested in either coloring LED bulbs directly, or creating and coloring glass "covers" which I would place over the tops of LED bulbs. Durability of the coloring is a concern, so your notes about fading in sunlight are very interesting. I wonder if a layer of spar varnish or something like that would work on glass to block UV light?

Hmmmm...