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luigiwu · June 17, 2016

Jeannine Anne, do you not like the rolldown blackout shade idea? It works like having to paint a surface ala worth but you don't need to do all that work!

Worth1 · June 17, 2016

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Originally Posted by luigiwu

Jeannine Anne, do you not like the rolldown blackout shade idea? It works like having to paint a surface ala worth but you don't need to do all that work!

The roll down shade is the best way to go.

Worth

schill93 · July 7, 2016

The roll down shade is the neatest solution, but not the cheapest.

You could also buy a white shower curtain liner and use the hangers to hang it around your shelves (at least the wire ones)

https://www.amazon.com/InterDesign-M...+curtain+liner

49tandc · April 7, 2017

You can use almost anything as a reflector. I just built some 'Ballast Bypass" LED lights for my shed. I bought a 10 ft piece of Vinyl rain gutter from HD for under $4.00. Another $7 if you want to use the fancy ends. The tombstone ends that hold the florescent lights I got at Ace Hardware - $1.99 per pair. The LED bulbs only need one (tombstone) end wired (load and neutral). The other end just holds the LED bulb in place. Bulbs were cheapest online - around $7 each if you buy 10 or more and are suited for "damp conditions...". I needed 30 bulbs for my shed. You can make two 4-ft LED lights for under $20 bucks. Great lights. You can choose the lumens and coloration. Just screw the tombstones to the rain gutter and wire up the one end. Instant on, no flickering no matter the temps, and efficient. It worked so well, I built an eight foot one and mounted it to the eve of the house over the garage door. I wired the LED bulbs to the garage door opener. My wife loves having all that light as she drives in & the lights go out when the one inside the garage shuts off.

49T&C

June 17, 2016	#1
luigiwu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ny Posts: 1,219	Jeannine Anne, do you not like the rolldown blackout shade idea? It works like having to paint a surface ala worth but you don't need to do all that work! __________________ Subirrigated Container gardening (RGGS) in NY, Zone 7!

July 7, 2016	#3
schill93 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Nevada Posts: 275	The roll down shade is the neatest solution, but not the cheapest. You could also buy a white shower curtain liner and use the hangers to hang it around your shelves (at least the wire ones) https://www.amazon.com/InterDesign-M...+curtain+liner

April 7, 2017	#4
49tandc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: North Florida Posts: 24	You can use almost anything as a reflector. I just built some 'Ballast Bypass" LED lights for my shed. I bought a 10 ft piece of Vinyl rain gutter from HD for under $4.00. Another $7 if you want to use the fancy ends. The tombstone ends that hold the florescent lights I got at Ace Hardware - $1.99 per pair. The LED bulbs only need one (tombstone) end wired (load and neutral). The other end just holds the LED bulb in place. Bulbs were cheapest online - around $7 each if you buy 10 or more and are suited for "damp conditions...". I needed 30 bulbs for my shed. You can make two 4-ft LED lights for under $20 bucks. Great lights. You can choose the lumens and coloration. Just screw the tombstones to the rain gutter and wire up the one end. Instant on, no flickering no matter the temps, and efficient. It worked so well, I built an eight foot one and mounted it to the eve of the house over the garage door. I wired the LED bulbs to the garage door opener. My wife loves having all that light as she drives in & the lights go out when the one inside the garage shuts off. 49T&C