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1. Why are there so many glow pigments sizes?
2. Can I mix the glow in the dark pigments together?
3. How dark does it have to be for the glow pigments to illuminate?
4. I want to make Glow in the Dark stars for my childs bedroom; any ideas?
5. Other than Paypal what other payment options do you allow?
6. What is the best way to make glow in the dark clothing.?
7. Why do people sometimes call UV black light pigments, UV invisible pigments?
8. Your glow in the dark chalk seems expensive. I have seen it elsewhere for $2.00?
9. I want to make my own Glow in the Dark paint. Can you tell me the mixing ratio of pigments to paint?
10. A friend of mine informed me that she seen a section on your site for glow in the fashion, but I can not find it?

Why are there so many glow pigments sizes?

Differant sized Glow in the Dark pigments are used for differant applications. Some examples are, for spray painting we need small pigment sizes for example 30um and under. If you are using Polyester resin, or similar medium, you can use bigger pigments; This will also give you maximum glow. If you are going to hand paint use medium to small glow in the dark pigments, unless the courseness of the painted layer doesn't matter, then you could you bigger glow pigments.

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Can I mix the glow in the dark pigments together?

Please do not mix Glow in the Dark pigments together as the result will produce a whitish glow, that is very mild, and a waste of pigments. .

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How dark does it have to be for the glow pigments to illuminate?

This depends on the time since the glow in the dark pigments were charged. Newly charged pigments will glow in reasonably light conditions, where as glow pigments that haven't been exposed to a light source for a while will appear not to glow in the above situation, and will need dark conditions.

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I want to make Glow in the Dark stars for my childs bedroom; any ideas?

To make glow in the dark stars you could cut out the star shapes from Glow in the Dark Photo paper, then stick them to the ceiling or walls. Another way that will create a stronger glow effect is to mix glow in the dark pigments with clear Polyester resin and pour into a pre made star shaped mould. Because the Polyester is 100 percent transparent the glow pigments will charge quicker, glow brightest and last longest.

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Other than Paypal what other payment options do you allow?

We reccommend using Paypal as it is a secure and safe way of buying products. It will also allow for quick dispatch of your goods. As an alternative to Paypal, we accept bank cheques, and Australia Post money orders. For your security we do not accept Mastercard and other credit card payments via phone.

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What is the best way to make glow in the dark clothing?

We offer the following three alternatives,

1. We can have Glow in the Dark clothing made to your specifications. This is good for tee shirts and jackets.
2. We sell Glow in the Dark embroidery thread, that is great for logo's etc.
3. The third alternative is to mix Glow in the Dark pigments with fabric paint. We are currently researching this method, at present. If you want to try this method yourself, use small glow in the dark pigments. The fabric paint can be purchased from craft shops. We purchased our craft paint from Spotlight.

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Why do people sometimes call UV black light pigments, UV invisible pigments?

Businesses often paint walls the same colour as the UV blacklight paint so the UV paint is invisible to the eye until a blacklight is used near the UV paint.

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Your glow in the dark chalk seems expensive. I have seen it elsewhere for $2.00?

Our Glow in the Dark is expensive but will glow effectively unlike some of the cheap so called Glow chalk we have purchased in the pass. If you want glow chalk that illuminates strongly, buy our glow chalk, If you want to save money buy the imported brands, and try not to be to disapointed if it doesn't glow effectively.

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I want to make my own Glow in the Dark paint. Can you tell me the mixing ratio of pigments to paint?

• Mix about 20 to 50% of luminous pigment, measured by weight, to the clear resin. This is just a guideline. You could add more or less according to your requirements. So one kilogram of Luminous Powder can be mixed to product up to 2 litres of glow paint.
• Mixing ration for UV light sensitive powders is only 15 to 25%, measured by weight, to the clear resin.
• One kilogram of UV phosphorus Powder can be mixed to produce up to 5 litres of UV Ink
• One litre of glow paint or UV paint can cover an area of about 3.5 square meters.
• Do not grind the luminous pigment.
• Use containers with ceramic or glass interiors and stir the mixture at high speed

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A friend of mine informed me that she seen a section on your site for glow in the fashion, but I can not find it?

Yes, we have a fashion section in our Glow in the Dark Forums, click here to enter the fashion section.

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