"Frosting" Clear plastic

[ChiefWarrant]

I have had the larger version of these type of bulbs for years, now I am thinking that if i frost them, the defused light would look better.

Has anyone frosted the inside of something like this before? I could frost paint the outside, but judging by the current number of scratches on them now, I can only imagine how that paint will look after a season or two.

-Tony

 

[jchuchla]

I have a faceted version of big bulbs like that. I'm in the process of frosting the insides of them. I would not do the outside.

 

[ChiefWarrant]

I am looking at something like this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009XCKBA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. I believe even if the inside is not perfectly coated, the effect will be much better than what they are now.

What are you using for the frost?
-Tony

 

[jchuchla]

That's exactly the same stuff I'm using. Though I paid $3.50 a can at menards for it. Spray paints thru amazon are always way overpriced.

 

[kev]

I just bought the same spray paint at Walmart. About $3.50.

 

[Gnarmstr]

Wow if it was only that price in Aus. I just bought some frosted spay and it was $22Aus (around $15US)

 

[Kensington]

Wow if it was only that price in Aus. I just bought some frosted spay and it was $22Aus (around $15US)

That’s because it’s summer down there and they have to import frost from the Northern Hemisphere to put in the spray cans.

 

[ChiefWarrant]

That's exactly the same stuff I'm using. Though I paid $3.50 a can at menards for it. Spray paints thru amazon are always way overpriced.

It also cost $3.50 for me. An hour after I placed an order for 2 x cans (arriving today), it jumped in price. I guess I got lucky.

Thank you everyone for the input.

Back down to $3.96

-Tony