Glow Shop Blog

Difference between glow in the dark and UV products

This video demonstrates the difference between Glow in the dark products and ultra violet light sensitive (reactive) products.

Glow in the dark products are charged by exposure to light. Charge time is faster if UV lights (black lights) are used. Glow in the dark products absorb surrounding light and give out this light by glowing in the dark.

Ultra violet light sensitive (UV) products on the other hand require a UV light to work. They do not get charged with UV lights but just react to them by reflective UV rays in different colors.

Share This

Ask anyone this question and they would be stumped. Some might even ask what is glow in the dark? I know pigs can’t fly but there are glow in the dark pigs. Besides being making it easier to catch these pigs at night, I see no use for glowing pigs.

Glow in the dark can be useful if it is used in the proper situation. Just like any product, glow in the dark, has its advantages and disadvantages. Advantage is that it needs no electrical power source to work. It still needs to be charged though but this can be done by exposing glow products to light. Again, no consumption of resorurces. Totally environment friendly.

Yamaha recently launched a scooter with a glow in the dark ipod dock. While the idea sounds neat, is it really useful? Not like you would take out your scooter in the dark and the most important thing would be to find out where to dock your ipod instead of starting your scooter first. Couldn’t they make their keys or key holes which are used to start the scooters glow in the dark! Wouldn’t that be more useful and practical.

Glow in the dark can be put to more practical uses and the first thing that comes to mind is in safety, like Glow in the dark signs can help in event of a sudden power failure.

Just like any product, glow in the dark can be useful and even life saving if used correctly to suit the application and not some fashion trend or just to be cool.

Share This

12 hour lantern - Glow Sticks

Create a glow lantern by blending lightsticks. Perfect for camping :lol

Do not try this at home.

Share This

Directional Sign made of tempered glass. Meant for flush mounting onto floor. Glass is strong enough to withstand heavy human traffic.

Since this sign glows in the dark, it can be used as an emergency sign that guides people in the right direction, in the event of a blackout.

Suitable places of use would be clubs, discos, shopping centres and other major buildings.
More details Glow Glass Direction Sign
or click on products page.

Share This

If you have an inkjet printer, then you can use glow in the dark paper to print photographs in full color. The print itself does not glow but the material it is printed on, (The Glow Paper), glows in the dark. Printed image might appear off color because the glow paper is not pure white but creamish under normal light. If you are not fussy about the colors and you want a fast and easy method to make your existing designs or photos glow in the dark, this is the product for you. Check out glow in the dark photo paper.

Commercial printing scene. Silk screen printers can have the same effects by printing on glow in the dark stickers or glow boards. In this case, the printed design does not glow but the background does. See attached image for details.

We have specially formulated inks for silk screen printing and offset printing processes. These are inks you can use directly into your offset presses or use in your screen printing process. In this case, the background does not glow but the printed design glows. Now you can have a design in full color and have only certain areas of the design glow.

More details online at Glow in the Dark Inks for Offset and Silk Screen.

Share This

Ever been to concerts and seen some fans holding up signs that glow in the dark attracting all the attention. Bet your first impression was wow! that is cool. Next thought would be that those migh be some rich kids with deep pockets right!

You are wrong. With our glow in the dark photo paper, anyone who owns an inkjet printer can be creating signs, images, and even photos in full color, that glow in the dark. Size of course depends on the maximum size your printer can print.

Share This

Glow in the Dark Forum is a good place to start if you are interested to know more about glow in the dark products or UV related products.

Site is hosted by glo-net.com, well known for their diverse range of glow in the dark products and Ultra violet light sensitive products.

About 50% of the stuff there are raw materials meant more for manufacturers rather than the end-user. Products suitable for the end-used would be things like glow in the dark paint, stickers and the most innovative, photo quality ink-jet paper that glows in the dark. Use this in any inkjet printers to print photos that glow in the dark. Cool huh!.

Share This

Made To Your Requirements Glow in the dark Signs consist of Alphabets and Numbers laser printed on Glow stickers. Glow time for this product is more than 8 hours after a full charge.

Create glow in the dark banners or signages for exhibitions, trade shows, property sale, concerts, parties and other events.

Share This

Darkniteglow is a distributor for a wide range of (Ultra Violet) uv lamps, uv lights and bulbs. Our lightings can be used in clubs, discos, theatres or other venues for various forms of presentations which involve uv products. We carry a selection of different types of uv lighting from uv tubes, uv spot lights to high powered uv flood lights.

DarkNiteGlow - Ultra Violet UV Lamp, UV Light, UV Light Bulb

Share This

What is Glow in the Dark?

Glow in the Dark or Photo Luminous Technology is the process of absorbing and releasing light energy. You might have seen it before, on the hands or numbers of certain clocks and watches. In the dark, the hands or numbers give out a green glow, which is clearly visible in the dark for a few minutes and fades out totally within 20 minutes.

New developments in this product have resulted in products that glow for hours resulting in a commercial interest fot this technology.

Share This