I used a very rich red cellophane and came out with this semi whit color. There is a hint of red and blue in the white, but it looks mostly white.

My question is if I place another piece of celophane (say dark blue) in front of the white that I have do u think it will shine blue. Or do u think that the blue and red cellophane will mix and just make a brwn/black color?? Hmmmmmm just gotta try it i juess...

 

green is good enough for me.

 

my geuss is if you want blue take off the red and put blue on. i need to do this soon.

 

wow that white looks sick


whered you get the red cellophane?

is there any particular name/number for the shade of red it is?

 

default color

 

I got it from a party store its the same stuff that ur local supermarket would have. The pink color to the LEFT was NO good I had to put like 16 layers.

The red to the Right is just multiple layers ( how its packaged). I used a single layer of the red (which is in the center) and came out with the

white, Im showing the red in single and doubl layers b/c its such a color difference from 1 layer to 2



If I were to putt blue on the green it would be to light kinda green. Since I used red and got white I figured one

more piece of blue ON TOP would make it shine blue no?!?!?!?! What I dont understand is why I got white and the chart says I should have yellow.

Whatever!!

 

this has been covered a couple times and the conclusion i have come to is that normal color theory does not apply 100%. my answer to your specific situation would be that the "green" is closer to cyan and the "red" is closer to magenta, resulting in a near white.

to get a truer blue i would bet money that adding more blue to the blue-green (cyan) would do the trick. if you don't want to try it i'll give you and update when i do it sometime in the near future.

ot, but i need a quick answer: the defrost button is not supposed to lock like the hazard button right?

 

not on my 97

 

^+1 Not on mine eather!!
Im going to add blue monday and ill get up some pics then.
thanks for the imput!!

 

i was pretty sure they didn't but i was a little scared i broke/lost something when i was leding my butoons.

 

I can't get the right color. Mine looks a little purple red. want to send some of yours my way? I've tried 3 types of brand red each with different end colors. From purple to orange/green (yuck.)

 

^^I have a yard of it so PM your address and ill send you a sliver!!

But i must warn u that I have only had it on the car for 2 or 3 days and dont know how well or long it will hold up, but ill still send some.......

 

has anybody considered using translucent model paint? similar to what you use to tint tails?

*edit* i might try this. i know some members use this to make the amber corners.

 

^^ good stuff!! Nice Idea.
I used dark blue nail polish on the clear tips in the radio and behind each icon on the face. Its still green, hopefully the spray paint works!! Let us know bro

 

so i take it this cellophane trick doesnt work on the radio buttons themselves?? (i havent been inside the bose h/u yet so i dont know)

 

I had this on my car for about a year and it was still the same at the end. it will hold up just fine. IIRC to get different colors you put the magenta on first and then the color you want after that. So to get blue put magenta then blue on.

 

I have a layer of red cellophane and layer of blue. It is a dark blue cellophane but it shines kind of like an aqua blue color. It works cuz it matches the glo part of my reverse indiglo gages tho. More blue might make it a darker blue.

 

Any Pictures ?

Where did you buy this cellophane and how it's called ? Is this like Glad plastic wrap ?

 

I have 4 or 5 pieces of blue over the red....and it mathes the rest of the blue in my car. Just go out and get the blue dude and put on enough layers till you get a good match....just make sure they are pressed and stretched well enough over each other so it doesn't compromise the clarity of the clock!
Lata!
Jeremiah
1995 Nissan Maxima SE

 

I had about 3 layers on at one point...then I realized I liked to see my clock during the say. I took them off.

 

No its not Glad, its plastic cellophane that would be used on crafts or gift wrapping. I got it from A.C. Moore craft store. I'm sure you can get it at any craft store or hobby store.

 

Mine was blue for a while until I got sick of not being able to see the time during the day.

 

did any of you guys complaining about the brightness do the "alway bright" mod?

 

^^ Hmmmm

 

Oh yah...forgot to mention that you have to do the "brightness mod". Check out the sticky on this...everything you need to know is in there. Lata!
-Jeremiah
1995 Nissan Maxima SE

 

My clock is green. My radio is blue cuz I have a system installed from Best Buy. I think it's blue... I don't really pay attention lol

 

^^ ha ha good stuff.

 

JeremiahMaximaSE.........wat kind of light bulbs do u have?

 

Dude, one of the two of us needs to figure this out and than send the leftover to the other

 

im aiming for about 3 weeks.

gottta do my tranny next weekend about an hour north of me

weekend after that is gonna be airbag repainting and seatbelt cleaning

but yea ill send you the leftover cellophane if i can make it work




btw this is the finished product. thanks again for the help.

 

^ Path radio looks sick how is it at night??



I would just ask whoever has the white clock done already to mail out his left over cellophane, I mean it couldent hurt.. I bet that if he had any he would share!!!

 

night is the best part. everything is illuminated a mellow orange.
i get some pics one of these days.

now i gotta customize my guage display and climate control

 

 

Owwwww thats bad ***!

 

This is true, I did the same thing, put the red on then the blue, might need to use 2 layers of blue tho....thats what i did and it worked great!! Just keep expierimenting till u get it, but it is most def red, or magenta and blue cellophane.....