UV reactive paint

[wolfen manor]

I'm not sure if I'm even using the correct terms..sorry. basically this is what I want to do: I have a metal "welcome" sign. The letters are red. I would like to have the letters "glow" under uv light using uv led's. ANy thoughts?

I have some crappy photos (taken with my cell cam) that I will post shortly.

Thanks

[Zombie-F]

Hollyberry would be the one to ask about this as she uses some kind of a UV reactive powder (or something like that) mixed in with her paints. I have a painting of my house she did that has UV reactive characters in it that aren't even visible under normal light.

[wolfen manor]

Thanks...I'll give her a shout.

[gmacted]

wolfen manor,

You may want to try this.

Clearneon (http://www.clearneon.com/)

I was going to buy some last year, but time just ran too short.

[landrvr1]

The cheapest solution would be to pick up some glow spraypaint from Home Depot. I bought a few cans last year to spray on a bunch of stuff. It went on clear! Fantastic.

You could just spray a bunch into a bown or can, then handpaint your letters. Should do the trick with a minimum of fuss.

[imax]

The best UV paint on the planet is made by WildFire. They have some sample kits that are pretty inexpensive, and if you aren't doing a whole hell of a lot of painting, they can last quite some time.

We did our elevator simulator last year with them, and still have a mostly full kit.

http://www.wildfirefx.com/product_detail3.aspx?PID=125

[wolfen manor]

Thanks Imax

[JustMatt]

I used my first batch last weekend and am *very* pleased with the results.

http://schie2k.com/id15.htm

THe upside is that it goes on clear, so it won't cover up other decorations. Also, if you cycle the UV on and off you get a great effect.

The only downside is that some of the colors aren't as brilliant as they could be, esp. the short wavelenngths like red and pink.

And yeah, it is a little more expensive than most of the other options.