Wadeeng Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Does anyone have any information or feedback on the Createx UV glow paint. I'm wondering what your results have been? I'm thinking abut trying it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltshaker Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 BobP is the resident "glow expert" on TU, but, I do know he prefers a different brand. Bob???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 UV reactive paint is different from glow paint. UV paint fluoresces when hit by UV light. Glow paint stores light energy and releases it over time. There is at least one soft plastics company and a hard bait manufacturer (Storm) that offer UV colors in their lures, but I haven't fished them - yet. I didn't know Createx was offering it now. If they don't jack the price up too high, why not try it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benton B Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Wicked paints has a uv additive, just mix with any color you want. According to one of my customers it makes a bait light up under the black light. I just mixed in the base coat color for a few baits and saw no difference in spraying. I used multiple light coats, drying each coat. You could even spray the additive directly over a painted bait but this guy wanted certain areas of the bait to light up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wadeeng Posted January 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 When a bait is cleared or complete regardless of the final method, do you loose some of the glow properties or intensity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 I know it doesn't effect glow paint and surmise it doesn't effect UV paint either because both of them are getting hit by light through the transparent topcoat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanderLaan Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 UV paint is huge in the Great Lakes salmon fishing circles. As I understand it, UV light penetrates water far deeper than you would ever fish. Often, in deep water UV is the only light available. The UV paint ''glows'' as long as there is daylight. Glow paint glows as long as there is light stored in the particles in the paint. Long story short, you have to charge glow paint, but not UV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benton B Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 The clear coat does not affect the uv additive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 UV paint is huge in the Great Lakes salmon fishing circles. As I understand it, UV light penetrates water far deeper than you would ever fish. Often, in deep water UV is the only light available. The UV paint ''glows'' as long as there is daylight. Glow paint glows as long as there is light stored in the particles in the paint. Long story short, you have to charge glow paint, but not UV. Just remember, UV only works when there is sunlight. I don't know about moonlight, which is reflected sunlight. Glo paint works at night, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crzyjunyer Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 i tried some of the wicked glow additive when i was first starting out and trying different things. Idunno if i got a bad bottle of it or what but it nver had any "glow" to it all. I left the bottle itself outside and under a black light and nothing, no glow at all, on a painted bait or even the bottle itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 From what I've read, both here and on the 'net, the GloNation paints seem to be one of the brightest and most long lasting glow paints you can find. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Young Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 The Createx colors and base are not glow in dark, but fluorescent. The glow base, when mixed with any color, turns that color fluorescent. Every glow in the dark paint or powder that I know of also fluoresces when hit by uv light. Go ahead and try it if you dont believe me. The really good GID particles (like rayburn guy mentioned) are too coarse to go through an airbrush. Colored powders can be mixed in epoxy and applied over a white, flo white, or flo colored base. Even when they stop glowing on their own, they continue to light up under the UV that penetrates snow, ice, and water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Young Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 Certain patterns - like "purple tiger" or "Purple clown" require a UV white base. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, Chuck Young said: The Createx colors and base are not glow in dark, but fluorescent. The glow base, when mixed with any color, turns that color fluorescent. Every glow in the dark paint or powder that I know of also fluoresces when hit by uv light. Go ahead and try it if you dont believe me. The really good GID particles (like rayburn guy mentioned) are too coarse to go through an airbrush. Colored powders can be mixed in epoxy and applied over a white, flo white, or flo colored base. Even when they stop glowing on their own, they continue to light up under the UV that penetrates snow, ice, and water. Really good information. Thank you. I have been able to spray the Glonation powder through my airbrush, but it must be so thinned that it takes a lot of coats to get a decent glow. I added to some Createx clear base. I've had much better success adding the powder to clear nail polish. It settles out after it sits a while, but can be mixed back into suspension with a straightened paper clip wire, and it's ready to go again. Edited December 26, 2017 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
