>> > Ned Sneed wrote:
>> > > I want to have some barndoors that look like they are made of copper.
>> > > What kind of treatment would work for this?

>> > > Cheers!

>> > > ned

>> > Dear Ned,

>> > Don't know the show or size of your barn doors in question, but if they
>> > are already being/have been built, Krylon spray paint has a full line
>> > of
>> > metallic paints of every kind, including copper, gold, silver, etc.

>> I want to use these barndoors on a four-cell mole light, so I am
>> thinking the barndoor might be the size that would fit on a 10"
>> fresnel or so...I like the idea of spray paint, but there is the heat
>> issue. I will be using the barndoors as a "look" rather than to
>> actually shape the beam so there's that. Copper plating would be
>> great, but would that be insanely expensive?

>> Thanks for the replies!

>> ned

> Copper is first part of chrome plate, copper then nickel then chrome,
> hence elctroplaters will do it, dosent need labour intensive polishing
> in between plating keeps cost down. Copper is riding high as a
> commodity at moment.

> Might get away DIY with just contact plating:

> http://steampunkworkshop.com/altoid-etch.shtml

> Spray paint might stand the heat , but some types might flake with the
> metal expansion.Big differnce on an MR16 to 5kW fresnel...

> HTH
> Adam