Nicely done Kyle. I tried with a can of Krylon glass paint (If I remember correctly) and the finish wasn't great....I have had great success with the dipping method (thanks to M Barile for all his advice on that one!). I would advise anyone who wants to try it not to paint IN18's blue....doesn't look good at all with the neon...;-)
Cheers, Nick On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 6:43 AM, Kyle Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm new here, but thought I would share something I found a few weeks ago. > > I noticed when people ask about painting nixies red there is a lot of talk > about dipping them and such but I found a spray that is working wonders. > It's VHT Niteshades and meant for use painting tail lights. There is a > black one that all the annoying people that cover their tail lights with > black paint use but there is also a red one. The can sprays a nice vertical > line of paint so its easy to cover where you want. It must have a chemical > in it to make it cling evenly to surfaces because even spraying a side of a > round tube, turning it, and repeating until it was all covered the coating > was immaculate. > > It's a tough material and doesn't scratch off easily at all. When you > spray it the liquid goes a bit hazy for a couple of minutes and then clears > right up. > > Attached are photos of IN-12s(my sucker group, can't stand the upside-down > 2 for a 5) with no paint, 1 coat, and 2 coats and a 6CB6 with two coats I > painted next to a Z574M factory paint tube. > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sgq0elGjXD0/VieVUgZQcnI/AAAAAAAAAOU/jVEaIz2DwUM/s1600/WP_20151020_002.jpg> > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Kh_V7Y2WAY/VieVGNbblII/AAAAAAAAAOM/TdzBpeCSh9k/s1600/WP_20151006_014.jpg> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/95c14a4b-30aa-46ea-8f55-497843b5fc0b%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/95c14a4b-30aa-46ea-8f55-497843b5fc0b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRHJAROkXtWyhup82ZT_X5SXRZu9H-vmrfbdeMwtd%2BMUfyg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
