Got to fix another piece of neon to an "NYC Institution" today- Trash and Vaudville.
Although I have never actually been- I did find a photo of where the neon goes online- looks like near the back of the store.
This one was "natural" tube death from sputtered electrodes. They used super tiny electrodes, which run hot and flake off their metal from the electrons running into them. This also reduces the pressure in the tube leading to even more sputtering. Those old blackened shiny electrodes have been on and sputtered for awhile. Probably about a decade or two or even more.
I fixed it by replacing its electrodes, repumping it, and repainting. Took me one hour.
I replaced the electrodes for ones with the shells twice as big. Should be good for decades more. Fixing red neon tubes brings a strange satisfaction, especially when they are ruby red.
[#]nyc #neon #repair #repump #glass #sputtering #work #brooklyn #trash #vaudville #handmade #muranoglass
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