GARDEN LIVING RAINBOW

MAKE YOUR GARDEN OR BACK YARD INTO A LIVING RAINBOW.You can do it in 1 hour using low cost CD discs that cost less than 20 cents each.Enjoy light  shows day and night.For best reflective colors use low cost CD-R types of CDs  altho one can use any old CD lying around. You can get a lot of 50 for under $10.00  at  many commercial stores. This amount can supply you with at least 10 arrays.

Step 1 MATERIALS and TOOLS

MATERIAL LIST.
Refer to the picture of materials.
CDs-- 6 per array
Glue- Goop [r]. or any glue that is quick drying.
String-can be Nylon cord  .I use 1.5mm stretch cord .for strength and ease of adhesion to glue.
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TOOLS LIST.
Scissors -strong shears to cut plastic.
Heat source- floor space heater or any hair drier.

Comments

[mistic]

iI have used nail polish and sealed around the edges with it. Also clear silicone rubber adhesive works good in all weather. The newer discs that are under 20 cents each are notorious for their peeling and need to be sprayed on the silver side with krylon spray... OLder pre-recorded dvd etc, are already protected and wont peel.

[anneangersbach]

Hi.

Years ago, I made something similar. I found however, that the silvery stuff on the CDs started flaking after a while from being outside when it rained.

Do you have a remedy for that?
Do they make CDs today that are waterproof? What about hairspray or some kind of clear varnish?
thx!

[mistic]

Hi Anne- I also noticed that the type of CD  is important when you are using them out doors.First , The  cheap[ variety which is also the most brilliant, will begin to deteriorate after about 5 months  outdoors. I have found that a fast spray with Krylon ' clear' will give them life for at least a couple of years. Also when cutting them they tend to flake a little at the cut so use some goop[r] or clear varnish or  lacquer on these edges to stop the peeling of the silver layer. Now -for CDs that are higher quality they are pretty good out doors and I have used them for years- winter and summer, as is no coating. These you find from DATA burn types as from Walmart or AOL adverisements sign-on to  computer down loading. Movies, etc. are fairly stable surfaces too. A good rule - if it dont flake when cut it is stable for at least 2 years. Cutting warm plastic will reduce edge flaking.So heat it in front of a hot air gun for 15  seconds to 30 seconds.

[ChrysN]

It is really pretty the way the light hits it!  There is no image appearing on the thumbnail, in the intro step the movie file is first if you put the image first instead it should appear on the thumbnail.

[mistic]

thanks, we will do