Hi,
So I'm having this problem with gel melting onto my cyc light frames (Altman 750w fixtures, one piece folded frame as opposed to two piece sandwich style). It will melt onto the sides, and then the gel rips or splits along the inside edge, rendering it effectively useless although not actually burned out. The problem compounds itself too, because new gels are far more likely to melt onto the already melted gel on the frames. Suggestions for that are welcome, although I have a few ideas already, but what I first need to know is the best way to clean the gel off. My inclination is just to scrape it off with a razor blade, but I'm a little concerned that there might be some kind of non-stick coating that I'd scrape off with it that would then make my problem even worse. The inside of my frames LOOK untreated, metal colored with spray paint around the edges, but a preliminary scrape test seems to be pulling something off.
Is there a better way to clean them? If I scrape the gel off, can I re-treat the frames with a high temp paint or gloss? Or will it not matter? Thanks!
-Jeff
So I'm having this problem with gel melting onto my cyc light frames (Altman 750w fixtures, one piece folded frame as opposed to two piece sandwich style). It will melt onto the sides, and then the gel rips or splits along the inside edge, rendering it effectively useless although not actually burned out. The problem compounds itself too, because new gels are far more likely to melt onto the already melted gel on the frames. Suggestions for that are welcome, although I have a few ideas already, but what I first need to know is the best way to clean the gel off. My inclination is just to scrape it off with a razor blade, but I'm a little concerned that there might be some kind of non-stick coating that I'd scrape off with it that would then make my problem even worse. The inside of my frames LOOK untreated, metal colored with spray paint around the edges, but a preliminary scrape test seems to be pulling something off.
Is there a better way to clean them? If I scrape the gel off, can I re-treat the frames with a high temp paint or gloss? Or will it not matter? Thanks!
-Jeff