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joker
10-18-2007, 12:47 AM
So I spent most of the evening putting together my spider victim (found a use for my corpsed skull:D ) and then wrapped it all up with white spider web. I forgot that it wouldn't react at all with my black light. Is there anything I can spray over the finished prop to make it illuminate under a black light?

I remember seeing some green spider web stuff, but that didn't really appeal to me.

TIA

BTH
10-18-2007, 01:13 AM
The green web is reactive to UV. You might try the black light hairspray. It is basically clear in ambient light but glows blue under UV.

Sickie Ickie
10-18-2007, 01:20 AM
Or just spray the web with a UV glue stick web from a webgun. :)

HrdHeaded1
10-18-2007, 03:05 AM
Try this.. if you can.. works wonders.. I keep a supply on hand
http://www.clearneon.com/

joker
10-18-2007, 10:11 AM
I'd love to have a web gun, but unfortunately I more than doubled my intended budget already for this year.

BTH - Is the black light hairspray available in most halloween/costume shops?

HrdHeaded1 did you order from them online or is it also available in stores?

thanks again

HrdHeaded1
10-18-2007, 10:50 AM
HrdHeaded1 did you order from them online or is it also available in storesI order online.. i get the industrial size :) I'm probably one of the few women you will meet who HATES to go shopping unless it's in Lowes or Home Depot.

Sickie Ickie
10-18-2007, 12:40 PM
Wow, I thought those were extinct! :p

Scary Godmother
10-18-2007, 01:01 PM
Spirit Halloween has the blacklight hairspray.:jol:

joker
10-18-2007, 01:11 PM
Thanks SG I'll be going there tomorrow so I'll look for it.

I had some polyester filling that I had bought to use for filling for a prop and it glows under a black light. Instead of completely redoing my victim I just wrapped it up and then used a little of the webbing to hold it in place. It glows pretty good, but now my victim has a bloated look and is out of porportion for the head.

I'll pick up some of the hair spray tomorrow, but I think I'll try rewrapping my victim and see if I can get the results I'm looking for without it. If not that'll be plan B :)

I'll be sure and post my findings with pics if I can get a decent pic in the dark with a black light.

Thanks again everybody!

airscapes
10-18-2007, 03:02 PM
If you can remove the web and soak it in Rite Brightner whitener it will glow in UV.. This is found in grocery store where they sell the rite dies.. normally where the shoe polish is for some reason. soak it for and hour and rinse it under cold water but not completey still should have a little foam when you wring it out. let dry and it should glow under black light.

joker
10-18-2007, 04:01 PM
Should I soak it while it's still all balled up or stretch it out first?

What if I put some of the Rite Brightner in a spray bottle and just sprayed the finished victim would that work?

joker
10-22-2007, 11:46 AM
BTH & SG the black light hairspray worked great. I need to finish attaching my corpsed skull and then take some pics. Thanks again for the info.