[Tigers] bulb dye

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

In that case.

See here.

http://www.yoyonation.com/talk/index.php?topic=76643.0;wap2
On Jul 19, 2012 9:10 PM, "michael king" <michael.s.king at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is the issue getting a glowing red light.. or what i think the problem is
> which is the lens actually fades and instead of a nice deep red lens in
> your dash you have a faded ornage coloured lens.. I think we are trying to
> colour the lens so it looks nice and red again, not sure people are so
> worried by the colour it glows.
>
> Lots of people have nice ideas from red globes.. dying globes etc.. but
> are we trying to make the fitting look new again.. or trying to get a red
> glow?
>
> On 20 July 2012 11:02, michael at michaelshortt.com <michaelsavga at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> The easy solution is probably also the cheapest, in the movie business we
>> use gel material on frames placed in front of lights. It comes in hundreds
>> of colors, it can stand the heat of 10k lights.  Just cut out a round
>> circle and put it in the lens or wrap the lamp/bulb with it and call it a
>> day.  It can be bought in small sheets or in long rolls.  Try gels made by
>> Rosco or Lee.
>> On Jul 19, 2012 8:50 PM, "David Sosna" <sosnaenergyconsulting at cox.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Jim!
>> > I remember bulb dye also.  Probably at least 40 years ago, as a
>> teenager.
>> > Some sort of Popular Mechanics How-to-make-your-own-electronic-chess
>> game.
>> > Or maybe it was checkers.
>> > Anyway, it involved red and green bulbs, which I dyed using something in
>> > little bottles.
>> > The project never worked, and I found out that soldered electrical
>> > connections happened to other people.
>> > But I do remember painting this translucent red and green dye on the
>> bulbs.
>> > Did some searching on the web--you might want to try this:
>> > *http://tinyurl.com/6nnfh49*
>> > Not water-friendly, but perhaps you could seal the generator light
>> > afterward.
>> >
>> > Or maybe this:
>> > *http://tinyurl.com/88y2pj2
>> >
>> > *Maybe try a search under 'glass stain'.
>> >
>> > Or check with your local hobby shops for glass dye or glass stain.
>> >
>> > Best Regards
>> > David Sosna
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 07/19/2012 02:58 PM, Rollright at aol.com wrote:
>> > > Hello,
>> > >
>> > > Most of my career I've worked for consumer electronics companies.
>> Back in
>> > > the 1970's, working for a company in Cambridge. MA called Advent, we
>> > used a
>> > > substance labeled "Bulb Dye". It canpackaged in small bottles inside a
>> > > transparent blister mounted to a cardboard backng. We used it as a
>> > sealer for
>> > > tweeters; an outside coat on the working diaphragm. Red for Large
>> Advents
>> > > and  Green for early Smaller Advents. (some really useless trivia)
>> > >
>> > > Someone just wrote in about vinyl dye and it jarred my memory. I've
>> been
>> > > wanting to ask anyone if they've seen this stuff on sale anywhere.
>> > >
>> > > Reason?  The red generator light gets faded and this would be just the
>> > > ticket to restore it. Yes, I know you can turn them around and I've
>> got
>> > a good
>> > > one now, but I'd like to play around and see if this works on the ones
>> > that
>> > > are  too far gone other-wise.
>> > >
>> > > Jim  Armstrong
>> > > Mk 1A
>> > > 382002083
>> > > LRXFE
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