On November 24, 2016 at 11:24, buzz said...
Use an automotive LED strip that runs from low voltage. Put the strip in parallel with a capacitor and add a resistor in series with the DC power supply that charges the capacitor. The capacitor will charge slowly when power is applied and discharge slowly when power is removed.
Doing it that way will also create a flicker upon startup and fadeout on most strips.
So if the customer is okay with that, then is a good, cheap method.