How do you make white paint glow under a blacklight?
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DIY Blacklight Paint
- Purchase a commercial liquid laundry detergent containing a whitening agent.
- Mix a solution of one part detergent to one part water in a plastic spray bottle.
- Use undiluted detergent to paint the room and make objects glow brightly under the blacklight.
Also question is, what kind of white paint glows in blacklight?
Florescent. Florescent paint contains pigment that absorbs the black light and emits visible, glowing light. The UV radiation interacts with the florescent material in the paint. Many white and lighter paints already contain florescent characteristics and glow under UV light.
Then, how do you make paint glow under a blacklight?
- Pour a small amount of liquid laundry detergent into a bowl. Shine a blacklight on the laundry detergent while in a dark room to see if the detergent glows.
- Pour 1 cup of water-based paint into a container. Water-based paints include latex, acrylic and most craft paints.
- Add 1 tbsp.
- Shine a blacklight onto the mixture.
All that is needed is a blacklight and some uv paint. A cheap substitution for the paint is liquid laundry detergent; I used tide with bleach alternative, but almost any kind will do. Laundry detergent glows under UV light because phosphors are added so that when the clothes are in sunlight they appear brighter.