Pebeo Vitrail paint works really well. Wrapping the lower part of the tube with painter's tape will keep that part of the tube clear if desired.
On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 3:05:00 AM UTC-6, Thomas Kummer wrote: > > Maybe you prefer the red filtered look, but your tubes didn’t come with > it. Or, maybe you prefer the red filtered look of Nixie tubes, but also > want the controversial blue back lighted look of tubes. Well, you can get > both. Just buy some High-Strength Red Lens Repair Film (taillight repair > kit from Auto Zone), and put just enough to cover the digit, but not the > edges of the tube. Then carefully take a heat gun or lighter to the red > filter and smooth it out onto the surface with your finger while the > plastic is still hot/warm, and voila red and blue Nixies. Personally, I did > this because I will be (when I get some free time) working on IN-17 gauges > for my 2001 VW Jetta. Which, has a red and blue dash. This was kinda a > proof of concept project. > > If, you’re wondering why I didn’t just use taillight repair tape, I tried > the first one wasn’t translucent at all the second one I bought was kinda > translucent, but didn’t look nearly as good as the red thicker plastic film > I used in the photos. -- 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/be7b4031-1a0d-4c80-9673-ce62727f5ea6%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
