Turning White Light Bulbs Coloured

[AndiFlatland]

Many years ago, it was possible to buy stretchy rubbery jackets shaped like an incandescent light bulb. They came in a variety of different colours, and the orange ones in particular were very good at creating a warm glow in the room. When a bulb blew, you just needed to carefully remove the jacket and re-use it on the new bulb. The only problem was that with constant use, the rubbery material gradually dried out and became brittle, so they would eventually fall to pieces. But they were a heck of a lot cheaper than buying coloured bulbs. When the new low energy bulbs were introduced, although they were a different shape, the jackets would slip over them just as well, and the reduced heat meant that the jackets didn't deteriorate so quickly.
But I've now just about run out of the stocks that I bought all those years ago, and I can't seem to find anybody who stocks them, or even knows what I'm talking about. And you can't buy the low energy bulbs in different colours, as far as I'm aware.
I don't like a bright white light all the time, and I have another device which goes back more than 40 years. I'm trying to keep it working for as long as possible, because health and safety dictated that they were too dangerous (garbage!!) and are no longer made: a double light socket which has a bayonet fitting that screws into the light fitting. It has a pull-cord, so that when you no longer want the white light, the cord will switch the white bulb off, leaving the other socket with a jacketed bulb still lit - hey presto, a nice warm orange glow in the room!
Any ideas, anybody?

[Old_Geezer]

Not heard of them, but they sound a dodgy gimmick to me. I would suspect that they aren't made any more.

You can get dimmer switches that work with specific LED bulbs.

As LEDs come in a variety of colours I'd have thought you could get coloured ones. In fact I believe you can get colour changing ones. I've certainly seen solar equivalents of that in gardens.

Other than that, get an orange shade ?

[bhg481]

Is this sort of thing any use?

https://www.brightlightz.co.uk/rgb-colour-changing-b22-led-bulb-golf-ball-with-remote-controller

[rockyracoon]

What about using a glass paint?

[rowanwitch]

The heat of the bulb destroys the pigment in glass paint, most go sepia within a couple of weeks. Had to give loads of refunds til we sold them with a warning they were for short term use only.

[bhg481]

Even on LED bulbs rowan? I'm surprised as they give very little heat out.

[rowanwitch]

Might be ok, but as you can buy the type you can set for any colour as well as changing I wouldn't see the point. The Pebeo vitrail paints don't like heat at all. Krylon is a spray type from America which is supposed to cope with heat .Vitrea 160 needs oven baking so that wouldn't work and the water soluble ones flake off if they get hot. I would try the vitrail and give it a long curing time about a week better two I have used it on single led tea lights and it held its colour quite a while.
For a really nice effect graduate two colours red near the fitting and Orange on the top surface.

[mushroom25]

when i left home, mum bought me a book, "cooking in a bedsit" by Katharine Whitehorn. the last chapter was called "the third leg", on the basis that a dog had one thought for each paw - food, food, sex and food. and that last chapter dealt with that 3rd thought in the limitations of a bedsit. amongst other things, it counselled against putting a red sock over the lightbulb as this most definitely didn't make the room "more romantic"......

[Mamyalynne]

Wise words Mushroom.

[derek-33]

just buy these
https://www.thelightbulb.co.uk/light-bulbs/coloured-bulbs

[IJKLM]

OK, here's the serious bit:

http://www.buymoodies.com/

Or on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Moodies-Colorful-Heat-safe-Silicone-Decorating/dp/B013J9ZECW

You can get them. That particular product is out of stock.

Search on 'silicone rubber light filter', or similar

Be sure that any you buy are made of silicone rubber. That's the type of elastomer used for oven gloves and flexi baking trays.

It withstands heat up to 250°C or so.

My flippant answer was to buy a pack of condoms.
THing is, most condms are made from natural rubber latex and that will age quite quickly when exposed to light and heat without errr, a lot of moisture around.