DIY Mod - Best LED Flexible Diffuser Material Ever?! 

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The best thing about this video is going to the Amazon link and seeing that the company using your video with their logo in the top left hand corner, lol. You are a beast! By far my favorite RU-vidr, in any space, not just the LED / hack /DIY space. Your voice is perfect for voiceover and your demeanor is laid-back and casual, but still has a hint of excitement at the same time. I want to be more like you when I grow up! (I'm 48 years old now, so things are looking good for that lol) maybe I will run into you at Lowe's or Home Depot someday

I always enjoy your videos. You are like me, you can't never have enough changing colors leds in the same room!!!

Great video Chris. I saw some people commenting about using the included strip with WLED. To me it looks like the RGB LEDs are controlled via those WS2811 chips (the black ICs), so you could definitely use WLED for those, but the white LED looks like non-addressable PWM based control. To use with WLED you would just hook up Di, GND and 12V, but you would unfortunately lose the white LEDs.

Please let us know if they ever sell just the sheets I know I'd buy them

Wow yeah, I need good diffuser sheets. I'd love it by the yard and bigger than 15x33 inches too, of course. Keep us posted.

Definitely keep us updated on what the company says! I'll absolutely buy a bunch to deck out my entire office. (Im using a bunch of your previous projects and hopfully new ideas too) I'm hoping they see the potential of that diffuser!

TY Again for another awesome vid. Im picking one up

Great video and great find on the diffusion material! Definitely keep us updated if you hear back from the company. Also you should cut that barrel plug and wire that power supply directly to the Wago connectors. Those black and green barrel adapters are really only rated for 4-5 amps and can get quite hot.

I bought some of these recently based on this video and they work great. They are extremely statically charged however, and attract every hair, pet hair, dust, and dirt particle in the room

Ever tried magic cover shelf and storage liner? Works pretty nicely.

I want to make a 6x5 ft diffuser ridged canoe for my bike. Do you think this doable? Could you possibly recommend a good material? Thanks

Have you tried combining any of the materials you have tested so far? the diffusers in laptop screens are always multiple layers. pull one apart and have a look

Hey Chris, great video! I was also wondering what is the song from the intro?

What you're looking for in terms of flexible diffuser sheets is 'PVC Lightbox Film/Sheet'.

Did you ever try and spray that frosted glass stuff on the cheap diffusers for no hot spots??

Hi love your work! Have you ever tried the sheets from an old led tv or monitor screen ? Regards Kev

Nice work

diffuser holy grail, found!

Need to try white Easel paper works great with 60 led/m

I have made similar lights with polypropylene sheets. It can be laser cut as well as laser scored to make folds. it's flexible and comes in many colours too. it's the stuff milk containers are made from. it's also recyclable.

Hi Chris, what are you using for your background videos and music? Love the vibe and wondering if you have a specific go to youtube channel you follow to test out the lighting with?

Hi There. i just the the LEDs backlight of my TV and somehow im having hot spots on all LEDs. All Sheets and polarizers foils are in the right order. i need a better diffusion plastic close to the LEDs becuase the current one is not doing the job (perhaps the new LEDs are brighter, i dont know). do you think i could add some frosted/milky foil on top of the current plastic diffuser to solve the issue? its tought to get a 55 inch polycarbonate, so im thinking of adding layers of flexible and cheap diffuser foils...what you think? any experience on that? thanks

Awesome video! Can you provide info towards kitchen cabinet RGB lighting?

Great video. Have you compared any of the diffuser sheets you’ve bought with what you can find in a tv panel? I just got a large 50+” sheet for free from a tv heading to the landfill.

What’s the best diffuser material to get? I have a shop light that is 4 feet long and has clear tubing on it. The hyper tough 7000 lumens, got it from Walmart. I want to diffuse the light. Trying to figure the best solution.

Thanks for making this video! Any news on where to find this led diffuser flexible plastic sheet?

Frosted Shower curtain from Wal-mart works really well. Not sure how you would make it rigid though. Get the medium grade....only $7

I would def love a few long rolls of the diffuser sheets

Does this place have replacement parts to buy the defusing layer or you just planning to stock up on lamps?

That material honestly just looks like 2-5mm thick Vinly. You can get rolls of marine vinyl for pretty cheap. I'm sure you could find some with a glossy side too for more decorative designs.

Yo Chris ...look into broken screens from TVs they have diffuser sheets in them ....not sure if u have tried them ..

haha they used your intro and setup instructions as their product video on amazon. incredible find though, keep us posted!

Hay! Awesome video, wanted to ask if u already found the defusers/filters? & Where i could buy them

Hello Chirs, awesome idea with the diffuser, if they ever reply to you can you let us know, would love to get my hands on that diffuser as well!!!

How long are those tubes? It gets tricky when your project gets longer than a meter and you are gonna use 100-144pixels/meter or more. Power is a problem. You inject power midway?

have you checked if the led strips are compatible with wled, there are strips that use clock and data that explains the 4 pins wled can use them. If not maybe check whats written on the IC i am curious to know.

Search for LGT125J or LGT075J (PET based 0,12mm light diffuser) - tested first one for my diy pavo tubes, and oh gosh, it works great.

totally interested

this makes me want to make one with cheaper materials like can lids and a yard stick or something

Think you can use govee M1 in these?

I'm using your design to make custom LED baseboard and am ready to get started but after pricing 1/8" white acrylic at my local Lowes and Home Depot, and considering how big my room is, I've had to put the project on hold temporarily until I can find a more economical diffuser material. Have you heard anything back from the company yet? What would you recommend me to use for the baseboard diffusers with what is available on the market right now?

hey how thick is the diffusor material ?

Chances are that diffuser is just 0.015 translucent styrene. It is used all the time in the signage industry. It normally comes in large sheets and is incredibly easy to work with. You just need to check into your local sign makers or plastic suppliers.

1/4(0.25)mm (.010 inch) white ptfe sheet available in sheets as thin as .004"

Too bad most of your product ideas and amazon links are not available in Europe, but only in US.

where do i find the little pin connectors with the wire stub attached to connect to the ESP32

Hello Chris! Amazing video first of all. I have a question though. Should I run it using my TVs USB port?(LG C2 OLED) I have plugged it in, it works fine and helps me turn it on and off with the TV remote (as it is connected to the USB port). I am just concerned about the long term effects on my TV. I have limited the brightness limiter to 500ma.

sign me up for the diffusor sheets as well. please let us know what the companies response is.

Did the company ever get back to you about selling the diffuser sheets by themselves?

Please keep us updated about diffuser material purchase~ 👀

Like you I have long been searching for a decent LED diffuser, it would be great if they would sell this separately as none of the other options I have tried have been quite right for this.

What was wrong with just using the paper method you used for the baseboard project. It looked just as good

Hey Chris, could you post the exact email that you used to requested from this company to see if the are willing/able to sell to us just the defuser? I would, and probably known your fan base like myself, would also send them this request.

just found a supplier in the uk called kitronik, called White Polypropylene Sheet 0.5mm x 1020mm x 720mm There is a video on their page, and the white colour seems to be near enough identical. the sheets that come with this product even look like they might be the same dimensions as those sheets only cut in half. so 1020 x 360mm

That diffuser looks an awful lot like the type of diffuser LCD TV's use.

Any update on this material?

so whats the material? on amazon you see its a PP (Polypropylene) Plastic

did you end up finding the material?

Chris find a chemist that can create this material for you. This I think could be made with epoxy and paint. I made couple of epoxy counter tops and faced this issue, but best thing to do is hire a chemist to find the right proportion.

My bad Chris, I got that damn idea from your ass 😂

Why not point to item instead of that search crap

99% chance they dont produce this (sheet/material) themselves, they just buy it in large sheets and cut it up. No clue how to find what exactly it is, but im preeetty sure you can just buy it in bulk at the manufacturer

what about the led obsession, hope you'll get away from it soon and do something new!

Pretty much every plastics shop sells that stuff in huge sheets. Maybe try leaving the house instead of looking at Amazon.