MAKING FABRICS GLOW IN THE DARK
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Wildfire makes a UV fabric dye. The dye is as hazardous as any dye, but harmless once the job is completed. wildfirefx.com
I have also heard that washing things in "Tide" detergent will cause some UV fluorescing. It is cheap, quick, and non-toxic.
Actually, it is phosphorus, not the bleach that glows. If you are hard pressed, you could try this: Home Depot and the like carry a florescent orange spray paint. It is for marking and other safety uses. It will glow under UV quite well. It also might shed in an evil way. But it might be worth exploring.
You might experiment with Woolite fabric cleaner. I've found that many fabrics glow when washed in this stuff. Other than that, you might look at your local hardware store for "fluorescent clear" spray paint. The stuff dries as a clear coat, but glows red under UV. (SPFX shops used this stuff on their models as an alternative to blue screen at one time)
Not only did we wash the garments in detergent that contained phosphorus, we added the same detergent to a gallon of paint and painted
the deck with it.
Using floor plan for a dedicated UV dye sounds like the most reliable method, especially since it's designed to be harmless once set. The tip about Tide is interesting, though it's good to know it's the phosphorus doing the work, not the bleach. I might even consider that fluorescent spray paint for a small, non-critical project if I'm in a pinch.
planliva mentions using fluorescent orange spray paint from Home Depot as a potential option for UV glow. It's interesting to hear that phosphorus, not bleach, is what makes some detergents fluoresce. The tip about the paint shedding is a good practical warning to keep in mind.
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Reading about the phosphorus in detergent making fabrics glow reminded me of Twitch emote maker and how simple household items can have hidden uses. It's interesting that something as common as a laundry product could have this effect. The spray paint option sounds a bit messy though, so I'd probably start with the safer, cleaner method first.
I found ZEhancer photo enhancer while reading about UV dyes and thought the spray paint tip was worth trying too. It's interesting how the Tide trick actually relies on phosphorus rather than bleach to produce that glow.