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UPDATE
I'm now offering glow in the dark paints on my site as well, aside from the kit.
Each set works with any 405nm laser pointer as well as with black lights or even sunlight, and comes with the following:
Payment:
Payment and checkout is now handled through my store page, you can find the glow kit and other glow/uv related items right here (please still feel free to message me here for any questions or if you run into a problem on the new site)
The Europium glow powders are the newer formulation of glow in the dark, not the kind you find in old glow in the dark toys. When fully charged it will glow many times brighter than regular glow in the dark pigments and for much, much longer. (see my avatar for a sheet of paper coated in this which can be drawn on with a laser)
The color changing powder can be drawn on with a 405nm laser pointer or exposed to sunlight and will fade back to white after about a minute - note that this one does not glow in the dark. All of these can be mixed into paints, plastics, or adhesives to create UV sensitive materials. (now shipped in a poly-bag instead of a vial since some of it was getting stuck inside)
The 3 uranium marbles everyone is probably familiar with, they have a faint yellow/green hue and will fluoresce very brightly when exposed to UV light.
The UV Fluorescent Dye is 1 mL of concentrated liquid, the suggested mixing ratio is 1-2 drops per gallon of water, it has a very light magenta hue when diluted and fluoresces a rich golden yellow color when a 405nm beam is shone through it (see pictures below). It also responds to 532nm lasers with a slightly more yellow shade. Perfect for projects such as a Laser Lava Lamp.
The kit now also contains 1mL of the same type of ultra concentrated dye but in a bright blue color, this one reacts well to 405nm and black lights but not 532nm.
Glow Sheets [new]
(note: these are a separate item from the glow kit)
These sheets available in both Green and Red-Orange are each 21x30 cm size or roughly 8.26x11.8 inch, and have adhesive backings on them so you can peel and stick them onto anything. They're perfect for making your own glow in the dark stars or stickers, or just drawing on with 405nm (or 445/473nm) pointers.
Each sheet will brightly hold an after image for several minutes and the image will be dimly visible in a dark room for about an hour or two. The sheets are usable in a lit room and visible for at least 3-4 minutes before fading.
Videos of the glow sheets in action:
Pictures:
New blue fluorescent dye:
A block of plastic with glow powder embedded in it:
I'm now offering glow in the dark paints on my site as well, aside from the kit.
Each set works with any 405nm laser pointer as well as with black lights or even sunlight, and comes with the following:
- 1 Gram UV Color Changing Powder
- 5 Grams Green Europium Glow Powder
- 5 Grams Blue Europium Glow Powder
- 5 Grams Cyan Europium Glow Powder
- 5 Grams Red Europium Glow Powder
- 3 x 9/16th" Uranium Glass Marbles
- 1 mL Ultra Concentrated UV Fluorescent Dye (Golden Yellow) (approx 10-20 gallons when diluted)
- 1 mL Ultra Concentrated UV Fluorescent Dye (Bright Blue) (approx 10-20 gallons when diluted) (NEW)
Payment:
Payment and checkout is now handled through my store page, you can find the glow kit and other glow/uv related items right here (please still feel free to message me here for any questions or if you run into a problem on the new site)
The Europium glow powders are the newer formulation of glow in the dark, not the kind you find in old glow in the dark toys. When fully charged it will glow many times brighter than regular glow in the dark pigments and for much, much longer. (see my avatar for a sheet of paper coated in this which can be drawn on with a laser)
The color changing powder can be drawn on with a 405nm laser pointer or exposed to sunlight and will fade back to white after about a minute - note that this one does not glow in the dark. All of these can be mixed into paints, plastics, or adhesives to create UV sensitive materials. (now shipped in a poly-bag instead of a vial since some of it was getting stuck inside)
The 3 uranium marbles everyone is probably familiar with, they have a faint yellow/green hue and will fluoresce very brightly when exposed to UV light.
The UV Fluorescent Dye is 1 mL of concentrated liquid, the suggested mixing ratio is 1-2 drops per gallon of water, it has a very light magenta hue when diluted and fluoresces a rich golden yellow color when a 405nm beam is shone through it (see pictures below). It also responds to 532nm lasers with a slightly more yellow shade. Perfect for projects such as a Laser Lava Lamp.
The kit now also contains 1mL of the same type of ultra concentrated dye but in a bright blue color, this one reacts well to 405nm and black lights but not 532nm.
Glow Sheets [new]
(note: these are a separate item from the glow kit)
These sheets available in both Green and Red-Orange are each 21x30 cm size or roughly 8.26x11.8 inch, and have adhesive backings on them so you can peel and stick them onto anything. They're perfect for making your own glow in the dark stars or stickers, or just drawing on with 405nm (or 445/473nm) pointers.
Each sheet will brightly hold an after image for several minutes and the image will be dimly visible in a dark room for about an hour or two. The sheets are usable in a lit room and visible for at least 3-4 minutes before fading.
Videos of the glow sheets in action:
Pictures:
New blue fluorescent dye:
A block of plastic with glow powder embedded in it:
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