My OCD kicked in and the neon collection is getting out of hand.

Here are my rare ones:

Schlitz On Tap: Came from a somewhat local facebook listing, but I don't know much about it other than its a 1977 and quite rare to find in perfect condition. I liked the looks and had to have it.

Koehler On Tap: Came from a local bar, and has local cult following due to the now demolished Jackson Koehler Eagle Brewery in Erie, PA. I was too young to know what beer was when this brewery was operating. The HV transformer was replaced but the sign is estimated to be in the early 60's based on the frame design. Very awesome to have.

Carling: This one is super rare but most people have not heard of it before. This sign was a craigslist find and had been listed for over 2 months. I had a hard time getting the seller to meet, so I remained persistent. Probably my top favorite. The carling tube is bent with extra pride and care whoever the bender was, and a very quality "rube red" tube was used for the border. The craftmanship overall is unsurpassed in any sign I have seen. The pictures do not showcase its true colors.

More to come:

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The camera will not capture the vibrant colors, which is a shame. When the pinball room is lit with neons, nothing else compares. Not even LED's. Also there is something special about the neon HV transfomers unique buzz. It is very "alive".

Picked up this non working vintage sign. Why? Because I do not own a flasher sign. Seller stated the cord was dry rotted and it had to be rewired. When I zapped it with my tester I was surprised that both tubes were good.

New power cord revealed that the flasher section worked but the 5kv section that was constant was open. No output. After lots of hacking inside the transformer and the addition of a new ebay transformer it lives on.

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Does anyone know of a good cheap blockout paint that would work to re-dip an older sign? I am not going to pay for Stazon brand waterborne paint + shipping only for it to dry up before I need it again. Would there be a decent product avail from a local store?

Normally I leave them all original and appriciate their aged petina, howeverI have two signs that someone did some terrible painting on and another that needs all new tube supports.

I need smoke grey and will be doing the dipping. Too far gone to brush.

Secondly, has anyone found any kind of tube paint to replace the yellow? So when the sign makers started getting to be cheap skates, they stopped using yellow phosphor tube and started dipping white tubes in yellow paint. The issue is this is done AFTER processing the tube. I need to get one processed and when we run it thru the bomarder machine it will get hot, and the paint will burn. Would be nice to scrape it all off and start over.

It wont let the light thru. Its like a plastic / rubber coating.