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Flourescent Paint
grassracer - 3/2/09 at 11:20 PM

Can anyone tell me where I can buy some flourescent paint which is suitable for application to metals but that you can brush on ideally. It must leave a high gloss finish!! Must be a reasonable price too.....not asking much am I


iank - 3/2/09 at 11:29 PM

Screwfix linky

Though it's a rattle can rather than brush.

This might be closer to what you need (the light green stuff that glows in the dark)
http://www.nwepaints.co.uk/acatalog/LuminousFluorescent.html



[Edited on 3/2/09 by iank]


mad4x4 - 4/2/09 at 07:15 AM

How much you need? Try a model shop or B&Q they have little pots.

But to get a gloss it will be 3 stage

1) GOOD SOLID White Undercoat
2) Fluorescent Paint
3) Laquer to Protect.

If you don;t put the white under the Fluorescent Paint the look CRAP.


DarrenW - 4/2/09 at 09:56 AM

Depending on your application you could also consider vinyls (dayglo type stuff).


theconrodkid - 4/2/09 at 10:25 AM

i tried that screwfix stuff,it was rubbish


Mr Whippy - 4/2/09 at 10:31 AM

what about glow in the dark! as I'm using on my beachbuggy for the summer

linky


iank - 4/2/09 at 01:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
i tried that screwfix stuff,it was rubbish


Did you use a bright white primer? They all look crap just sprayed on as they are slightly transparent.
Though I've not tried the paint myself


v8kid - 4/2/09 at 04:03 PM

I used a white primer and the results were rubbish too!!

Where can you get stick on stuff?


blakep82 - 4/2/09 at 10:14 PM

i tried spraying my gearbox with flourescent, but wasn't thinking and used some grey primer i had laying about. erm... crap is not the word