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Re: Help with water-based blockout paints
>I understand there was a lively discussion here several months ago on w/b
>blockout paints. I'm sorry I missed it since my company manufactures these
>products and I might have been able to help out with any technical problems
>that were brought up. I have recently stumbled across a way to manufacture
>transparent (or translucent) colors for the front side of neon tubing. I
>understand that colored glass is very expensive and difficult to work with so
>that an alternative method for producing classic colors at, say, 2-4 cents
>per foot premium (1 gal paint will coat about 2000 linear feet of 10mm
>tubing) over clear glass might be useful to the industry. Has anyone had
>experience with translucent colors in the past? What were the problems?
> What are the barriers to getting someone to try it?
Since that discussion on WB block out, I've been using the stuff
distributed by Neon Supply in CA. I've sort of gotten attached to it, and
haven't even opened the Stazon for several months. I've had some stuff in
out south-facing window, as so far - so good.
On colors, I've used DEKA glass paint on some test pieces (their "crimson
red" on 6500 wht approximates ruby). Again, so far - so good. No fading
or peeling, but the paint is fairly expensive - about 3-4 bucks for a TINY
1 oz bottle. It is oil-based, so you need a paint-booth and solvents to
clean up.
My big complaint about painted tubing is that it's not readily available,
so repairing something made with such is difficult. Just try and convince
the owner of a Red Dog beer sign that they need to spend $300 for ruby.
-John