"Frosting the Blade"

**Firebird21** · 10-19-2006, 12:56 PM

What other pics do you want James?

It's not a complete blade, I lost the mirror for the tip, and I was waiting for my next order to get a sholdered tip w/ the reflective tape.

Those pics are a very good representation of what it looks like. Even down to the grain in the Blasted Blade.

**DACOTA** · 10-23-2006, 09:36 AM

can anyone tell me what grit of sandpaper to use or maybe steel wool

,and do you think i should do this to a darth maul fx,ya think it would look good.if so i'll do it.i rather use sandpaper though.

**james3** · 10-23-2006, 10:14 AM

Did you not read the very first friggin post?

**987654321a** · 10-23-2006, 02:53 PM

why not just use a normal diffuser? yea, its really hard and confusing.....

**Yoiaholic** · 10-23-2006, 03:04 PM

If you are using a 3/4 inch led blade I recommend you do NOT frost it. I've had pretty poor results with one that was beadblasted compared to my others. It is MUCH brighter if only corbin's film is used.

**987654321a** · 10-23-2006, 03:06 PM

hey yoia would using a 3 degree lens work perfectly in a 3/4" blade saber?

**james3** · 10-23-2006, 03:22 PM

Countdown using a standard diffuser is fine unless your scratches are on the OUTSIDE. My boys blade has been used non stop for close to a year. It had a diffuser in it. It was time to play.

Just sanding gave good but not great results. Sanding and adding some of xwings matte has certainly help smooth it out a bit more. The blade looks nice with the extra width IMHO, I like the little Corbin style coring thing going on too but it isnt quite as detailed.

All in all, it is neat, I plan on trying some other things as well, like I said it's play time. I will keep puting up pics as long as the dang camera keeps working which is not certain.

Yoi, I too had an old 3/4" blade that I had blasted and it sucked for LEDs. I am willing to stay open minded on your setup since the pics have been very nice but all of my experience with 3/4" has not been favorable.

Also, a 3 degree or 5 dgreee is not going to make any difference in what we do. The blade diameter really does not change that.