Removing print from end of light bulbs
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:46 pm
In case anyone else would find this useful:
We installed vintage reproduction light fixtures on the ceilings of some of the rooms in our 1916 home. Curly CFLs look totally wrong so we put LED bulbs in the fixture we'll be using a lot. In the fixture we'll rarely use we put older incandescent bulbs, but the print on the ends was so ugly -- black, lots of words. I was able to easily remove it with a dry SOS pad aka steel wool.
Be sure to remove the bulb first (duh), don't try this while it's in the fixture. I carefully held most of the bulb wrapped in a dish towel while I gingerly and slowly sanded the end with the SOS pad, just in case the glass broke. Be really careful, don't get it wet, etc.
We installed vintage reproduction light fixtures on the ceilings of some of the rooms in our 1916 home. Curly CFLs look totally wrong so we put LED bulbs in the fixture we'll be using a lot. In the fixture we'll rarely use we put older incandescent bulbs, but the print on the ends was so ugly -- black, lots of words. I was able to easily remove it with a dry SOS pad aka steel wool.
Be sure to remove the bulb first (duh), don't try this while it's in the fixture. I carefully held most of the bulb wrapped in a dish towel while I gingerly and slowly sanded the end with the SOS pad, just in case the glass broke. Be really careful, don't get it wet, etc.