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DIY glow board?

That is an interesting backdrop you have there. You don't happen to live in a cave, do you?
 





I'd personally rather have a smooth GITD sheet myself.. And yes, doing nothing but advertising your product in every post you make, in multiple threads, does constitute being spam, regardless of it's a bot or a person doing it. If you want to sell stuff.. Do it in the B/S/T section like everyone else... not the rest of the forum.
 
Well, here's mine finally. I have had it for a while, but this thread inspired me to post it. The material is the GITD sheet, 24x24 from Genesis Light Line. The frame was much more expensive than the material. It took me a bit to get the technique down, and I consulted a framing store. It's best to have two people to apply the sheet to the backing. You need to start at the edge (or the middle if it is big enough) and use a soft object (like a rubber wedge) or similar object to slowly press the material down in long straight sweeps, pushing all air out and making sure the material is flat before adhering the next swipe. The material can tear if you are too forceful.

FYI it looks like crap under light if you don't get all the air bubbles out.

And no, a red laser does not discharge the charge provided by 445, 405, or lower frequencies.



Of course, the best glow board is lit by a projector.





P.S. Yes, I know I take crap pics with my cellphone.
 
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Your first image is really cool.

I don't understand your other two images, though. Aren't those just pictures of movies on your TV?
 
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It's a projector image on a 100" DIY screen. It does not glow unless lit by the projector.

However the subwoofer ring is done in v10 green glow powder coating, the thermos in orange gitd. The frame of the door has blue glow in the dark, and a panel of the glow sheeting on it.
 
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Wildlands said:
And no, a red laser does not discharge the charge provided by 445, 405, or lower frequencies.
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Lmfao...you need to get your facts straight.

Just made this real quick:


Flashlight is a 3W UV LED, red laser is a DIY LOC build.
 
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Well, from my experience, I have my facts straight.

I have done the exact same thing, not just with sheets of the GITD material from Genesis, but with the glow powder, v10, ultra blue, true blue, red and orange from Glowinc, and none of those are discharged by a red laser.

I have two red pen type lasers, and a ray foss 200mw red, both have been pointed extensively at GITD material, and it doesn't affect them at all.

So I am guessing there is some material difference in the GITD you have to go along with your a$$umptions.
 
What Lotus_Darkrose said is true. Red laser does discharge the GITD material. It a nice effect, the opposite of writing with 405nm laser on GITD screen.

I have a snowglow spray. It works just like snow spray for windows and it glows !!
The GITD layer is really thick. The effect will last long in the night :D

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So it looks like the cheaper zinc sulfide fades with red, while the good stuff (strontium aluminate or something like that) is not affected.

Wildlands, how did you like the V10 compared to normal, run-of-the-mill GITD stuff?

I bought the smallest quantity I could and I still have half a baggy left over. I just used some on some of my flashlights and put some on some tape and taped it to my ceiling fan.
 
Well then I prefer the cheaper GITD because taking the glow away with a red laser adds another form of fun :p
 
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I used to do the projector thing but I got tired of replacing $300 lamps every 2000 hours. So I 'downgraded' to a 65" DLP tv, which only needs a $100 lamp every 8000 hours. heh.
 
BShanahan14rulz said:
So it looks like the cheaper zinc sulfide fades with red, while the good stuff (strontium aluminate or something like that) is not affected.

Wildlands, how did you like the V10 compared to normal, run-of-the-mill GITD stuff?

I bought the smallest quantity I could and I still have half a baggy left over. I just used some on some of my flashlights and put some on some tape and taped it to my ceiling fan.
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I think you're onto something, since the only zinc stuff I have is the red and oj from Glowinc, but I do not have any green colors to test the discharge thing.

I love the v10. It's my go to for all GITD applications that don't require a fine particles (detail work, watch lume, etc). I have used it in a bunch of mediums, silicone adhesives, liquid polyclay, clear glass resin, and other stuff. I have done some nice GITD mods with a dusting technique using a white acrylic base, and layers of clear coat followed by dusting, then clear coat. Its really critical to keep a couple layers of clear coat over it when using acrylics for a long duration. I have made my keys glow so I could see them easily at night, and the glow got patchy due to pocket wear. Since I re-did them and applied two to three coats of nail polish over them, they have lasted a year in tough wear, and still look like new.

I have a row of GITD baggies on my wall of pretty much all GITD colors, so I chuckled when I read your ceiling fan story. When I hit em with a defocused 405, they glow like crazy and look very cool. Every so often when I start a project, I'll take down the color I need, and then replace it if I use it up. It looks like a glowing graphic equalizer on my wall.

Most of my apartment glows in the dark at this point.
 
qumefox said:
I used to do the projector thing but I got tired of replacing $300 lamps every 2000 hours. So I 'downgraded' to a 65" DLP tv, which only needs a $100 lamp every 8000 hours. heh.
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I don't have TV reception or cable so the projector really doesn't get the workout it would normally. That being said, I will go through a bulb in about a year and a half, possibly two years since I don't work it hard.

I had an old Epson powerlite that I recovered from work that got me addicted, even with poor resolution, it was still fantastic to pack into a case with an Xbox and bring over to a friends. It lasted a long time (5 years?) without ever needing a bulb, but when it started having issues, I didn't bother to buy a new bulb. Not when new HD projectors are under a grand.

I went out and bought an Epson Home Cinema 8350, which is much larger than the old Powerlite, but still a LOT more portable than a TV. I absolutely love it, and when I have to buy a new bulb, I will smile when doing it.
 
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Well then I prefer the cheaper GITD because taking the glow away with a red laser adds another form of fun :p
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Anyone who is still using Zinc sulfide based GITD for a "glow board" is ridiculous. Europium doped Strontium aluminates are superior in every way, even if they cost more.
 
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