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What are you guys using to light proof your cabs, peticularly the doors?
Also Im am currently serching for the thinnest veg lighting and Flower lighting possible. I want to use a 400 hps for the flower but I need to find a slim reflector with venting options, any ideas?
Here are the pics of my new all in one cab im working on...
Thanks Friends
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I use thick weatherstripping foam around all the joints. Also make sure there's a wide frame under the door that covers all the joints.
so you would actually put a thin board all the way up the middle of the cab, where the doors meet? and then wheather strip it?
Yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by payn4school
Just go to the local JoAnn faberic store and buy a big freaking pice of black vinyle and drap it over you might need a few....
______i hope i spelled vinyle right????oh well
make sure the fabric is longer than you cabanit let it run on the floor....
You could use that thick black plastic sheeting and have velcro along the edge and bottom but i think having a strip down the center of the doors is also a good idea. Have you thought about attaching the strip onto 1 of the doors and around the outside edge. That way you won't have 2 sections (just for easy access)....
Just a thought...
You can use pond liner from HD. Cut it into strips about 6" to 8" wide. Staple it to the sidewall extending over the crack and protruding out to the door. With the door open you can staple the other side of the strip to the door, just leave a little bump sticking outward over the crack. That way when you close the door the bump sticks into the closet area.
This will seal the cracks in the door.
The cover the crack between both doors you can use thin wood and cut strips and cover one door and hang it over to cover the crack in-between the doors. Weather strip on the exposed side will seal the last bit. You just need to remember what door to open first.
If you want to keep the tight then add a slide bolt to the fixed door (the one with the wood strip) on the top and bottom.
If you need to you can get a cam lock and install it on the door so nobody can get in with out wrecking your grow closet.
I hope that helps you some.
Duck tape.. works a charm.. creates a great seal..
Black Cab + Electrical Tape = no light on the outside.
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Weather strips work ok. You can also goto the local hardware store and find some wooden square "rods" or like door trimming. Nail/Glue it right in the middle and make sure it fits snug to the doors when closed.
Wood/Trim is best for the middle gap. Weather strips are better for the bottom and side door gaps.
Posterboard, Pants, T-Shirt, Duct Tape
You guys have no idea.
Shit; that suggestion is stupid what the hell are you thinking? If you don't have a valid point then save us all some time and post it over at CC then and not here.Quote:
Originally Posted by k1ucHt
Paper will be destroyed in no time and pants and T-shits will hold in water, mold and god only know what else.
Duct take is not light proof and with a little moisture will release in no time.
You are the one who has NO clue here dude.
Just use your imagination. There's probally hundreds of ways to achieve what you are looking for and you might find something in your home that will work.
But yeah....paper is too weak and cloth holds moisture. You would be better off using some thicker Boss wood.
I'd imagine duct tape would work great as long as you double tape it.
To get tape to stick most effectively, clean the area you are going to apply the tape with (let it dry).
Then run the tape all the way down the gap. If part of the door hinges are on the outside you might want to cut little slits in the tape where the hinges are so when you open the door, the tape will remain where you places it.
The final trick with tape is to take something flat or has and edge (credit card, back side of a butter knife, a block of wood, etc etc).
Start from the top and press down on the tape.
Run the item down the tape line to get all the air bubbles out of the tape. This will create the best bond between the cab and tape.
I've used that method for a small cab I built for someone who was using it to grow strawberries and it worked well.
Best of luck!
If you GO cheap then you grow cheap!!!!
Good luck to you then, you get what you pay for.
I think it's going to be difficult to staple the pond liner to the steel cabinet but Home Depot is the place to go.
I've tried several things and strongly suggest you use the adhesive foam weather stripping around the frame of the cabinet where the doors contact the frame. Use the good black closed cell foam stripping. I believe it's sold for sealing the bottom of garage doors.
For the gap between the two doors, if there is no wide rubber stripping with adhesive on one edge then I suggest you buy the heavy duty black planter edging. The stuff you stake in the ground around trees & shrubs to create a border between the grass and mulch. Use a good industrial adhesive like the corning liquid nails. Or if the doors are double walled you can screw it on with sheet metal screws.
Now I assume from the thread title you're going for LIGHT proofing and not trying to seal the cabinet air tight. But keep in mind that unless you seal it air tight and create a venting system with a carbon scrubber, you will still have that sweet dank stank!
Good point :thumbsup: I thought it was a wood cabinet. Pop rivet it then 1/8" pop rivets would be fine are easy to do:dance:Quote:
Originally Posted by pharcyde