I use Testers Candy Colors. Clean the bulbs real good with alcohol before painting. I've been doing so for years without problems at 8-10 volts. I hope this helps.
Tamiya makes several "clear' colors for coloring bulbs. I just dip the bulb in the jar up to the metal base and then place it in a carboard holder to dry. I know they have at least green, red, blue, & yellow.
You could probably spray them (airbrush), but I never took the time to try that approach.
Thanks Happy Pappy, D&H and C.W. I'll give them a try. The lamps that are in the #153 Block Signal need a coating with excellent adhesion that will resist being removed when I have to remove the lamp.
Tamiya makes several "clear' colors for coloring bulbs. I just dip the bulb in the jar up to the metal base and then place it in a carboard holder to dry. I know they have at least green, red, blue, & yellow.
You could probably spray them (airbrush), but I never took the time to try that approach.
I've done this with the same Tamiya Acrylic Clear colors, but it takes me several dips to get a decent coat on the bulbs.
Thanks John. The "light" coating might be just what I need.
On my 450 (dual) signal bridge I can run one track loop at near full voltage and the lamps are bright enough..... but on another track loop I can't and the green lamp I bought & installed just isn't.
right now I'm trying nail "polish" I bought at the dollar store to see if that will work.
I thought of nail polish, the right shade should be fairly transparent. The Tamiya paint does give a whole different color to the bulbs than the commercial red/green bulbs.
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