Drstrangefart
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I stumbled across some glow in the dark acrylic paint, and had a rather inspirational idea. This is the end result.
Mine glow in the dark!
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I stumbled across some glow in the dark acrylic paint, and had a rather inspirational idea. This is the end result.
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S.A.Mappin
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Now that is cool.
It might not be the pen for me, but its a genuine idea, you may have to copyright it :wink:
It might not be the pen for me, but its a genuine idea, you may have to copyright it :wink:
ToddMR
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Sure beats looking for a pen in a dark place lol. I think it is pretty cool.
bkersten
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It will either inpress her that you can write her number down in the dark :beauty:, or scare her away 
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Drstrangefart
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I coated some Leyland Cypress I had as a byproduct of being a landscaper and applied like 7 coats of glow in the dark acrylic paint. Then many coats of CA.
Drstrangefart
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Also, I'm actually glad I got some positive responses. I need to refine the process and quit leaving flaws behind. I did learn you can apply acrylic paint with the paper towel method, but it takes some coats to get the paint opaque. Also, a white base coat is your best friend.
Drstrangefart
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I'd like to offer a correction. After further testing, paper toweling the acrylic paint doesn't work too well until you get a mostly opaque base coat, and it's still tough to get right. Had to take a cheapo razor on a scraper handle and scrape all the paint off and try again. Waiting longer between coats now.
Drstrangefart
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I tried out using a fairly stiff bristled brush to put thick blobs of paint and let the lathe spin while I distributed the paint as evenly as possible. It seems to be working out okay. It's still slow.
Good idea- great job