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With a thin enough material, I think I could reduce the wrinkles to a possibly passable low % of surface area. I'm good with an X-Acto knife, but I've never covered a concave object.
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matthew1 wrote: 14 Nov 2021, 17:46 Maybe thin enough, and maybe reflective enough. Maybe.
Perhaps Reflective Mylar. Mylar is good to 200℃
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Requirements:

heat resistant to (?)
reflectivity, enough (?)
under $50
easy enough DIY application
long life

Any others?
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matthew1 wrote: 14 Nov 2021, 18:19 Requirements:

heat resistant to (?)
reflectivity, enough (?)
under $50
easy enough DIY application
long life

Any others?
What I thinking is:
  • 1. Clean the reflector.
    2. Attach a vacuum source to the port the bulb goes in.
    3. Attach or clamp the film to the other side of the reflector, get a air tight seal.
    4. Heat the film and draw it with the vacuum source.
    5. Remove the heat and vacuum let it cool.
If all goes well. this will form a reflective insert that can be bonded to the reflector.
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Seems like this would work fine. And a roll would do 72 cars ! :wink:
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RickHaleParker wrote: 14 Nov 2021, 18:41
4. Heat the film and draw it with the vacuum source.
Heat gun hitting the outside of the housing maybe?
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Another option, but not as cheap as tape (or film). Heck it is close to the price of a TYC headlight ...

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matthew1 wrote: 14 Nov 2021, 18:46 Heat gun hitting the outside of the housing maybe?
I would think that by the time a heat gun got it hot enough the reflector would melt.

Radiant heat lamp would have a more even distribution ... infrared space heater aimed at the film?

Infrared heat just what the light falls on.
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RickHaleParker wrote: 14 Nov 2021, 18:57
matthew1 wrote: 14 Nov 2021, 18:46 Heat gun hitting the outside of the housing maybe?
I would think that by the time a heat gun got it hot enough the reflector would melt.

Radiant heat lamp would have a more even distribution ... infrared space heater aimed at the film?

Infrared heat just what the light falls on.
Aimed at the back or the front? The front will reflect most of that energy.
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