Yes I did soak them all :( On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Imbanon <imba.a...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Did you soak all of them? > If not, I would try protecting the print with some gentle adhesive > tape, and cut a square around it with a scalpel. Then soak the tube > and try to remove the coating, leaving the protected print square > untouched. Afterwards gently remove the tape. > Just my toughts > > On Jun 11, 4:10 pm, heavyleaded <heavylea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just an update, I soaked the tubes in hot soapy water, the coating and > the > > back printing came off :( > > I had an idea to etch the original lettering and add the Tesla company > logo > > on the back of the tubes. I have had a template made from my custom > artwork. > > I hope to try this out next week and I will post a link to photos of the > > results. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, May 21, 2012 2:07:48 PM UTC-4, heavyleaded wrote: > > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > Wondering if anyone could tell me the best way to remove the red > coating > > > on the tubes? > > > I purchased some Tesla ZM1082T's with back printing. I want to make > sure > > > to get the red coating off without destroying the back printing. > > > These tubes were hard to track down and I don't want to ruin them. > After > > > all I think it would be cool to have my clock say Tesla on the back. :) > > > > > Thanks > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
