UV Pigment Projects

[sunny_nights]

I'm really impressed with the red UV pigment that I got in the other day. It goes from an unassuming white powder (kinda looks like flour) to bright red under the black light. It even glows on its own for a short time.

I had planned on mixing it up with some epoxy and making charms or beads for necklaces and bracelets. But, the stuff is crazy expensive for what I had in mind.

Just wondering if anyone has played with Glow Incs UV pigments yet and may have any suggestions on how to use it economically.

I've seen some other projects involving glow powders were people have used glues or sticky sprays in the insides of containers and rolled powder in it. Anyone tried this with the UV Pigments?

I'm thinking of going ahead with the epoxy project and just experimenting with how little pigment it would take to make a good show under a black light as well.

Including a couple of pictures but they really don't do the powder justice.

Thanks in advance!!

[Spacehead]

I have been mixing UV pigment into screen print ink for black light bowling shirts. It is hard to capture the vibrancy of these pigments with a camera. You will need a fluorescent tube type black light to get the best results. UV leds are generly 400nm and are not uv enough to make the reds show. You can get true UV leds (365nm or so) but they are not cheep.

[Spacehead]

I have been mixing UV pigment into screen print ink for black light bowling shirts. It is hard to capture the vibrancy of these pigments with a camera. You will need a fluorescent tube type black light to get the best results. UV leds are generly 400nm and are not uv enough to make the reds show. You can get true UV leds (365nm or so) but they are not cheep.

[sunny_nights]

Thanks for the tip!

I have seen a couple of the 365s here and there. Your right, they don't give 'em away.

How much pigment do you usually use for your shirts? I still haven't jumped in and mixed any up yet. I'm thinking it must not take much.

Thanks again!

[sunny_nights]

Your shirts look great, by the way!!

[evol]

@sunny nights I bought the purple powder, and at first I was disappointed, I thought I was duped into buying some white powder (because the powder lit up the exact same color as every other white object in the room) then I changed the position of the light, and there it was! A color difference! And it was glorious!

@Spacehead, really nice shirts. Have you made your own custom colors mixing the powder?

@anyone if you have the pink, will you post a picture? Especially if you have the pink and purple (do a side by side) I bought the purple strictly on the description that the pink was not as bright as the rest. And I am just curious as to how different they really are.

[Spacehead]

I have not tried mixing pigments together yet except for the blue/purple in the flag print. The colors I used in the flag were red, white and blue. I did mix in some purple with the blue to try and make it stand apart from the shirts blue glow. I found that the colors change intensity and tone depending on the proximity to the black light quite a bit.
FYI, I did not get these pigments from Glow Inc so just keep that in mind if you are looking for sample/comparisons.