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ahhh jeeze mom...I did my homework.... 1.Solvent Based Enamel. A coating that cures by a process known as Polymerization which generally takes an hour or more to reach a dry to touch point and several days to fully cure. Solvent based enamels may or may not attack plastics, generally take a longer ...

Thanks Jeff.

Has anyone ever used the Floquil - Light grey primer out of the rattle can before? I have recently used the Floquil on Capt. cardboard's high quality resin and I have found it to be slightly tacky in a good dry weather situation....after it dried 24 hrs I wet sanded it down just a tad and after hand...

Not really.....just go to any used goods store or what ever...pick up a few old crummy portable CD players at 1.00 or so a piece..... I bet that the motors are fine. Thats what this thing is....just the guts from a old protable CD player. Very cheap and runs at 1.5v! This would be PERFECT for the 1/...

I like to start with bright that way you can control the direction and brightness with defusing methods.

I like to use soft White (true white) led's then defuse or tint as needed.

Thanks! I hope that it works for ya! When I cut my optics I use a fresh No 11 blade on a thick glass surface...that pretty much gives them a nice end...then I heat it a bit. I use an old 'copy machine' glass for my working surface....its thick, so its not easy to break it, perfect for keeping things...

The glass optics should not be used!

Regular model glue will melt the satandard optics. Ca is fine.

Good luck!

What R ya working or planning to do?

Kevin said it... That is the BEST way to do it. Be careful and don't rush it or you will be going through several bits. Resin can be touchy....you think you have the right size of bit then after you drill....the material likes to close a bit and the optic barely fits through. To OPTIMIZE light trans...

This just might do the trick! Using a worm gear system from any cheap portable CD player. After removing the 'disc' drive motor and the unnecessary plastic the unit will fit perfectly inside the 'ear muff' of the Pod and even now almost fits flush. This example below has not yet ben modified. Then a...