I coated a bunch of the good tubes I had around, re stretching the ones with thick ends, before cleaning, and then dumping in my liquid phosphor lacquer so it would flow down half the tube, then letting it dry.
On solid color tubes I use a shop vac along with a 3d printed vacuum to glass tube adaptor to make an apparatus where you can suck the phosphor out of the jar by placing it beneath the tube and putting your finger over a hole in the glass adaptor (blocking the opening) . So the phosphor gets sucked up the tube, then you remove your finger when it gets to the top and it falls back down into the jar.
I used up all of those nice mixes. I am excited to mix more to coat the tubes we make on Monday. I already ordered more solvents. Then I wanna rent a kiln to bake a bunch out at once.
I am very excited for that Gold Pink! Gold turns glass pink. In pursuit of the pinkest pink neon, I am backing the pink glass with pink :)
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