UV light and paper.

Messiah Khan

Messiah Khan

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Just a quick question and/or something for someone to test for me. Does Normal print paper react to UV light, also does glossy photo paper react to uv light? The reason I ask, is im doing a big art piece to hang on my wall, and im thinking of shining a UV light onto it, to make the white parts glow. But before I buy a UV bulb, I need to know if it will work.
 
Clarkey said:
they also damage your eyes and give you cancer, why would you want one?
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Im fairly sure the damage caused is minimal, otherwise nightclubs would be in trouble. Also, the light will be shining on the wall, not at me all the time.
 
The UV light reflects of Phosphorus if I remember rightly, the washing powder contains this which is why cotton glows.

Other then that I don't know.

Burnsy

Edit: Also remeber there are two types of UV radiation UVA and UVB.
 
Clarkey said:
they also damage your eyes and give you cancer, why would you want one?
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Yeah true if you stand in front of them for 5 years solid.
I think i actually became slightly stupider by reading what you said.
 
burnsy2023 said:
The UV light reflects of Phosphorus if I remember rightly, the washing powder contains this which is why cotton glows.

Other then that I don't know.

Burnsy

Edit: Also remeber there are two types of UV radiation UVA and UVB.
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Not elemental phosphorous, that's a nasty reactive metal. Phosphors is the word you're looking for.

EDIT and it doesn't reflect of it, it absorbs the UV and them re-emits the light in a bluer way. </science bit>
 
fatiain said:
Not elemental phosphorous, that's a nasty reactive metal. Phosphors is the word you're looking for.

EDIT and it doesn't reflect of it, it absorbs the UV and them re-emits the light in a bluer way. </science bit>
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I was close.....ish....:p

Burnsy
 
messiah khan said:
Lol, well I don't intend to leave any stains all over the walls ;)
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Are you planning on leaving the light on when you sleep? Because it will find almost all the stains when your rooms dark :p

Why dont you just use glow paint :o
 
Here you go, hope this helps lol!!

Normal Paper:

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Glossy Paper:

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Mark
 
Zip said:
Are you planning on leaving the light on when you sleep? Because it will find almost all the stains when your rooms dark :p

Why dont you just use glow paint :o
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No, its only going to be on when i watch films, play games etc. I can't use glow paint as im not painting it. Ive designed a piece in Adobe illustrator that im priniting out on 24 sheets of paper using Rastorbator(Ok, that sounds really bad in the same sentence as stains). Thanks MarkLP, thats perfect.
 
ChroniC said:
Yeah true if you stand in front of them for 5 years solid.
I think i actually became slightly stupider by reading what you said.
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hahaha stupider
 
messiah khan said:
No, its only going to be on when i watch films, play games etc. I can't use glow paint as im not painting it. Ive designed a piece in Adobe illustrator that im priniting out on 24 sheets of paper using Rastorbator(Ok, that sounds really bad in the same sentence as stains). Thanks MarkLP, thats perfect.
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No probs, if you want any other angles just ask :)
 
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