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Old 01-15-2018, 12:57 PM
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Question Finding some glow in the dark paint?

Hello guys!

So I'm looking for some advice about buying glow in the dark paint to give my sci-fi models a slightly cooler look. What I've learnt so far is that there are at least two types:
- the regular one that absorbs light and well.. glows in the dark
- the black light one which requires a (you guessed it) black light to show anything at all

I would be interested in the former, so the absorbing kind. The issue is that most color packs on amazon have very conflicting reviews - half of them say the colors are excellent and the other half that they didn't work at all. That leaves me a bit puzzled at what I'm actually looking at.

So have you used any good ones in the past? Any you can recommend? I'm mostly looking for red, blue/cyan and green, perhaps yellow/orange.
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try Glow in the Dark

thats who I got paints from when I was airbrushing.
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Glow in the Dark paint used by alzictorini

In this post he has a photo of the paint he used, and the photo of the results of the glowing clock face in a dark room:

Macchi C.202 Instrument Panel by alzictorini
Macchi C.202 Instrument Panel

Paint bottle reads: Aurora Glow in the Dark Paint - Bright Green

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Thanks for the suggestions guys, it is however unfortunate that none of these actually ship to Europe from what I can tell.
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Disclaimer: I have not used the paint myself, but was looking into this matter several years ago while painting miniatures.

For light-absorbing paint the trick is that in order to have a bright luminescence (?) you have to apply a thick layer of paint, as thin layer will contain to small amount of light absorbing material to produce enough light.

That said, if you plan to have a thin layer, you will not get enough of light.

In the same time, for black light you have to have a UV (black) light source, which can be located pretty remotely from the object, but these lights in turn, have some normal light also emitting.

That said, everything depends upon your desired setup and degree desired luminescence.

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Old 03-22-2018, 08:39 AM
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Remember that UV light is also damaging to your eyes - normally you need special protective glasses if you are to view UV light for any length of time.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys, it is however unfortunate that none of these actually ship to Europe from what I can tell.
Try Theater supply shops. Glow in the dark paint is a staple in live theater to mark actors spots and the edge of the stage or other dangers. Most will also have or be able to order uv paints in a variety of colors.
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I think what you want is fluorescent paint. That's the paint that absorbs light and emits it when the lights go off.
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Check out the Amazon outlets for European countries. Amazon.de has flourescent paint listed, priced in Euros. It is most likely available from other European Amazon sites. If it is available from there then some other online or brick and mortar stores based in Europe should have some.
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