andy1976 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Columbia coatings they're awesome. the color I use is called super durable wet clear. I first use a base coas our harbor freight white. Or i mix the white clear and glow and get a white that glows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 About Glonation paint glow times: I bought White a couple of years ago and it said that it glowed greenish white (true) for 12 hrs after charging. I have another jar that is white color in daylight that is labeled "Green" and is supposed to glow green for 10 hrs. I have another jar labeled Green that also looks Green in daylight. The website currently says that the white glows for only 10 minutes - the shortest time of any of the paints. I can't see a rhyme or reason for the confused labeling, so can only guess they have changed the formulation of various colors over the last few years, adding dye to some colors that show white in daylight but glow a different color in the dark. You need to read up on the glow times of the various colors as published on the site right now, since that will probably be what you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Is there a UV flashlight for charging the paint at night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Is there a UV flashlight for charging the paint at night? Will a standard flashlight charge the paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Yep, although a LED flashlight works better 'cause it has more intense light. It doesn't have to be UV light. When I coat spoons in my garage under fluorescent lighting, they glow just fine when I turn out the lights to go inside the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Use the flash from the camera on your cell phones...That will charge them quick!!..Just throw your coat over it etc. so you don't ruin your night vision or throw a flash over the water if your fishing at night...Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 This picture was taken in total darkness with a cell phone...look how bright those eyes glow.They were painted with one coat of Glonation unpigmented Phos Green glow paint...Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Just thinking out loud but I wonder if the powder it would cookup in plastic. cant see temperature tolerance on there site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 This picture was taken in total darkness with a cell phone...look how bright those eyes glow.They were painted with one coat of Glonation unpigmented Phos Green glow paint...Nathan That's some scary stuff right there! Looks goooood!!!! How long does it take a dot of that paint to dry/cure so you feel comfortable fishing the lure? Does it play nice with top coats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Mark, Glonation is just like any other acrylic paint. If used just for eyes, I think a few hours of drying would be enough before topcoating. I applied Glonation twice a day on the whole lure until I got the thick even coating I wanted (4 heavy coats), then let the lure dry overnight before topcoating. It's water based acrylic and I had no issues with topcoat. I used Dick Nite S81 MCU, pretty touchy stuff, and it turned out fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Mark, Bob is right ..it dries in just a few hours.I dipped these eyes in the morning and then top coated with Solrez later in the day... Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 (edited) Thanks. I'm giving it a try today, and I'll let you know how I do. I'm hoping to make some white eyes with the paint, and then add red pupils and gills with the red powder mixed in Createx clear. Edited February 9, 2014 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) I added some white "eyes" to some jig heads, and they do glow like crazy! I didn't get bit, but it was a tough bite. We fish the day after a big tournament on the same 2000 acre lake. Since I'm home today, I played around with the white, and the red powder a little more. I added some of the red powder to some clear nail polish I had, and coated a couple of jigs and cranks. The red powder doesn't glow anywhere as much as the white, but it does glow, if you add enough powder. Definitely not as strong as the white paint. I put some of the white paint onto a couple of crackle craw painted DD22 cranks. I top coated with clear nail polish, to save time and weight. They glow, but the regular paint is still visible in direct sunlight. I'll use them for low light conditions. The fish are moving up here in SoCal. Good times ahead. Did I mention I'm tired of deep and slow and cross your fingers fishing? Edited February 17, 2014 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
