Hi guys my name is Jorge again here from SIRS Electronics, and today I want to explain to
you guys the second part of this video on how to build this LED illusion mirror using
an RF Dimmer Controller.
So first of all what you want to do is, you want to remove the back. Once you get your
shadow box from your local hobby shop or craft shop, what you want to do is, you want to
take off the little staples from the back that are holding the cardboard paper. Once
you do that, you're going to see a foam piece. Before removing the foam make sure you unscrew
the hanger that has the 2 screws on the sides. Now for the foam, it's going to be holding
it by a few long staples. Once you remove those you'll be able to see the mirror. Just
lift the mirror and you're going to see the inner frame. So in the inner frame, to remove
the window ,what you want to do is, you want to separate the four pieces of separator of
wood that are holding it in place. You can use your flat painter's scraper to do this.
Now be careful because this wood has nails sticking out, so you might want to
hammer them down so you don't get hurt.
Next what you want to do is, you want to grab your piece of glass and you want to clean
it really well with a single sided blade and Windex. This is to remove any dust particles
or contaminants. Next, to apply the window tint what you want to do is, you're going
to separate the window tint from the plastic film. Once you do this, what you want to do
is, you want to spray with soapy water, you can use dishwasher soap and water and this
is so it doesn't attach any dust particles into the film. Just place the film on top
of your glass and what you want to do is, you want to remove all the extra water from
there. Once you remove the water, you're going to see that it's kind of still moving. What
you want to do is hold it down and use the edge of the glass and a single sided blade
to cut the film to the size that you need. Once you do that, use the flat plastic card
and just remove all the excess air bubbles and water from it. And just let it dry for
a few hours.
Next what you want to do is, you want to remove the decoration from the mirror. So to do this
first we removed the inner picture and then we used a flat paint scraper to lift the frames
from the mirror. Just be careful not to make so much pressure so you don't break the mirror.
Now remember, it is going to have silicone caulking glued to the frame so what you want
to do is, apply some Windex with ammonia so you can remove it with a single sided blade
and allow the silicone caulking to be removed easily. Now just make sure that you clean
it and polish it so that the mirror looks really shiny and nice. Next what you want
to do is, you want to build your own separators. We used balsa wood. With the balsa wood what
we did, we painted it black so that the LEDs will be shown better and we cut them to a
size of about 25cm long and about 2.2cm wide. We used 2 pieces like that and another 2 pieces
that were 24cm long and 2.2cm wide. This allows you to make all four sides with separators
just enough so that the mirror will land on the top and be as far away as possible.
So what you want to do now, you want to make sure that you make a small incision on the
frame. You can cut this about 1.2cm wide and 2.2cm deep.
This would allow the LED strip wires
to come out of the frame and not give you any bulk inside. So now to apply the LED Strips,
just make sure that you center them in the middle between the glass and the mirror. This
is going to give you the best effect possible. We used about 101cm of LED strip which is
about 40in and we used for this one the 5050 RGB Dual Density strip. It is a 12V strip
and it has about 60 LEDs per meter. So on this one, what we did was we started applying
it. We went around and we applied it right in between both the glass and the mirror.
And then, once that's done, what you want to do is , you want to place your mirror back
into the frame. Just apply some masking tape on the sides and the corners to allow it to
hold, so you can have easy access to remove it in case you want to. Then what we did was
we connected to an RF Dimmer, as you can see here, and basically you can change effects
like this. You have different modes, right now it is Changing Colors. You can select
just one Single Color and then you can select the brightness that you want, you can bring
it down, you can make it brighter, whatever you want.
Well thank you guys, if you have any other questions, make sure you comment down below.
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