Hi guys, my name is Jorge again here from SIRS Electronics and today I would like to
give you guys Part 2 on how to build this cool LED Illusion Mirror. So first of all
let's start with a step by step on how to do it. Then I'm going to show you guys a little
demo about it.
So first of all, what you want to do is, once you get your shadow box from your local hobby
shop, what you want to do is you want to separate the back. OK. So first what you do, you're
going to have small staples on the back of the shadow box and you're going to want to
remove those so you can remove the cardboard paper. Second, once you do that, you want
to remove the hanger. It has 2 small screws, then you want to remove the foam that was
underneath the cardboard paper. Once you do this you will be able to see the mirror. So
you are able to lift the mirror and put it aside.
Now what you want to do is tint your front glass. Window tinting is not that hard but
it does requires some instructions. First of all what you want to do is, you want to
clean off your glass really well with a single sided blade. Ok. And once that is done, is
to remove all kinds of contaminants and dirt. After that, what you want to do is, you want
to separate your tint from the plastic film. Once you do that, you'll be able to separate
it. You're going to apply some soapy water. You can use water and dishwasher soap to this
and you apply the soapy water to the tinted film and to the glass. Now you place the tinted
film on top of the glass and what you want to do is, you want to remove all the excess
water from the tinted film. After you do that, you want to use the single blade to cut using
the edge of the glass so you can have it cut to the specific dimensions of the glass. After
that what you want to use is a small and flat plastic card to remove all air bubbles and
all the little water bubbles that are inside the window tint. After you do this, you want
to leave the window tint to dry for a couple of hours before actually handling it.
So next, what you want to do is, you want to remove the decoration from the mirror.
What we did was, we first removed the inner image that had foam and everything. And after
that we used a flat paint scraper to remove the frame edges from the mirror. After that
you're going to see a silicone caulking around the mirror and this is kind of hard to clean.
What you want to use is your single blade, really carefully so you don't scratch the
mirror and also you want to use Windex with ammonia so you'll be able to lift the silicone
caulking easier. Once you do that, you'll be able to clean the mirror and polish it
to make it shiny and look like new.
Next, what you want to do is, inside the frame you're going to have these wooden separators.
You can use your flat paint scraper to remove those. Now be careful because they have a
few nails, you might want to hammer them down so that you don't get hurt. What you want
to do next is you want to make your own separators. We used balsa wood, because balsa wood is
easier to cut and more easy to get the dimensions that you want . We cut 2 pieces that were
25cm long and about 2.2cm wide. And then we used another 2 pieces that were 24cm long
and about 2.2cm wide. This gave us the ability to put them in each side and for them to have
the most space possible so the mirror was as far as possible from the window tint. Now
what we did was, we placed the window tint on the frame and we used a mild super glue
to glue the sides of the separators to the frame and we put pressuring clamps. Now remember
to be careful and not apply the pressuring clamps too close to the window tint because
if you get any super glue on the window tint it might come off and damage your shadow box.
Ok.
Next what you want to do is to apply the LED strip. So for this DMX LED strip we used about
101cm of LED strips which is actually like 40in long. And what we did is, we cut a small
part of the shadow box from the side. We cut about 1.2cm wide and 2.2cm deep that way you
can run the LED strips through there and allow it to not make a bulk inside. Once you do
this, you want to remove the 3M tape from the LED strip and tape the strip centered
between the mirror and the front glass so you will have a better effect. Finally, what
you want to do is make sure you clean really good your tinted glass and your mirror so
you'll have the best reflection possible. What you want to do is you're going to place
your mirror on top of your frame and what I used is some masking tape in order to hold
down the mirror in place but also give me easy access in case I want to adjust something.
And then as you can see here, I'm already using MADRIX Neo to control it and here we're
using pixel by pixel control that is changing the colors. And this how the final product
will look like.
Alright guys, well if you have any other questions make sure you comment down below. Make sure
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