neon nights 2-IN-1 Glow In The Dark Acrylic Paint Set Glows in the Dark & under UV Blacklight - Set of 8 Self-Luminous Neon Paints for Halloween - German Premium Quality - 8 x 20 ml /

I felt a real need to write a review to counter some of the negativity regarding this product, because much of it comes from a lack of comprehensive understanding about phosphorus based paints in the first place. First you have to understand the physics of phosphorus GLOW IN THE DARK paint, because this is a UV reflective paint, the paint itself coats and reflects UV light away from the phosphate crystals used to create the glow, so that makes it more difficult to charge than if it is in a clear or white based paint that allows more light to hit the particles. That being said this paint actually does glow, but you need more than a standard lamp or sunlight to charge it, you need a UV light! It also varies because of the color, darker colors like blue are much more dim and don't last as long as brighter colors like yellow. The longest any of them will last is about 15 minuets, which is about standard for this type of product. There are some phenomenal products that will glow for hours, but they are also only come in white or cream day colors, because as I stated, the neon day light color impacts the effectiveness of the glow. Another thing that needs to be taken into account is keeping it mixed-up properly, if you don't stir it, shake it and keep it mixed, the phosphorus particles tend to settle to the bottom and group together, meaning part of the paint on top may not have much or any glowing factors in it. This is an acrylic paint, so it's good for most plastica and wood, stone, ect., but it is water based so it will not handle long exposure to outdoor elements and rain, and as I've said, it takes more than just sunlight to charge it. I have a little UV pin light that actually works pretty good, and the neon colors reflect very well, then it will glow for a short time when removed. I bought this paint to use on projects like highlights on some of my action figures, to make the eyes reflect back and glow at night, so far I have no dissapoint considering the nature of the product. Maybe some folks expectations are a bit too high, but honestly this product works fine for the unique nitch it's meant to fill!

The colors are good in day. A couple of coats for each color and the color is great, except white which seems thinner and will take more coats. All the paints are a bit thinner than regular acrylic paint and the first coat appears needed to get successive coats to cover well on wood cutout facing. The darker sides will take more coats. The cover For glow in dark, it takes more coats to get a strong after glow. Orange takes four, blue and green four or more, white eight or more. For the colors I used. I mixed pink and green to get a gray and that took eight coats to get good glow, color in day in a couple coats Glows strangely under UV light. After multiple coats after glow is good, it won’t be solid but the figures are clearly defined. Glow time OK for viewing but it isn’t going to last I have a hand held battery powered light to charge up the glow for people to see

Initially, I ordered this for decorating skin as it was advertised as such, but one of the first directions is not to put it on skin. With a base/prep layer, nothing bad happened during use. But this paint is hard to work with! I ordered this multipack (in 3s) because it was the most affordable by ounce. The colors are very vibrant but the consistency of the paints vary a lot. The white was generally silky once shaken, but blue was like paste and it would not mix with the white. This made line-work on multiple materials impossible because the paint would clump up and look very sloppy. All 3 packs were the same. This is likely due to the nature of using real minerals to accomplish the glow in the paint, but I’ve mixed smoother paints by hand with just glow powder and clear or white paint. Do the minerals glow? Eh. The green will understandably last the longest at a few seconds at most, not not enough that anyone would even notice. Notice the very subtle glow in the shadow section of the green paint in the attached photo. I don’t think that I will order glow paint again that contains real glow powder, I will use regular UV reactive acrylic paints (Neon Nights is a good brand and I order other paints from them) and keep making my own glow paints. Having used both, for 99% of the time, you would never need to buy this kind of paint, so work with what is easiest and affordable. I still gave this 4 stars because it does do what it tries to do given the materials, and if you want drippy or hard to control lines as a style, I get it.

neon nights 2-in-1 acrylic glow paints — review hello, crafty mccrafter here. this is the first of many glow-in-the-dark pigment reviews i’ll be leaving, because frankly… it’s time someone told the truth about these tiny jars of confusion. i’ve tested glow paints, glow powders, premixed formulas, and “trust me bro” miracle glows from all over the planet. some slap. most disappoint. and the difference always comes down to one thing: pigment. pigment. pigment. know your pigment. how glow actually works (quick science, no lab coat) glow pigment is photoluminescent, which means: 1. light energy hits the pigment 2. the pigment stores that energy 3. it slowly releases it as visible light in the dark that’s it. no magic. no unicorn dust. just physics. 1️⃣ zinc sulfide (aka: weak, old, trash-tier glow) this is where most disappointing glow paint comes from. traits: • dim glow • short glow time (minutes, not hours) • chalky or gritty feel • cheap to manufacture • still sold everywhere because… cheap 👉 if you’ve ever said, “this barely glows, what the hell?” that’s zinc sulfide doing exactly what it’s always done. 2️⃣ strontium aluminate (the good stuff — the mystery champion) this is modern, high-performance glow pigment — and it explains the one paint you secretly love. traits: • insanely bright • long glow (hours, not minutes) • smooth when milled properly • charges fast under UV • charges even better under sunlight key fact: almost every “holy 💩 this glows” product uses strontium aluminate — and it exposes cheap brands immediately. mixing your own? welcome to semi-pro territory if you’re mixing glow powder yourself, you’re already leveling up. based on trial, error, and more ruined brushes than i care to admit, here are the best binders: • acrylic medium (heavy body or gloss) • clear polyurethane (durability champ) • epoxy (maximum glow + depth — overkill for gnomes) • UV resin (perfect for accents) look up at the night sky. when NASA called me to paint the stars, they weren’t playing around. it’s all strontium aluminate, baby. ratio matters more than color • glow strength ≈ pigment percentage, not paint color • pale green usually glows strongest (physics, not hype) • blues & purples look cool in daylight but glow weaker why “2-in-1 glow + UV” paints usually disappoint this is pure marketing trickery 🎯 they’re trying to: • glow • fluoresce • look colorful in daylight you can only optimize two at best, never all three. most 2-in-1 paints: • look bright under UV while the light is on • barely phosphoresce once the lights go off your eyes see brightness → your brain says “wow” then darkness hits → nothing the punchline you probably own one or two true strontium-aluminate-dominant paints. everything else is filler glow. included with this review is a photo of one of the millions of gnomes i’ve painted since early childhood (just ask my mom — the craft gods elevated her to RUTH, supreme craft goddess). in case you didn’t know: all gnome beards glow. pictured here is the legendary rock-and-roll gnome Triple R — yes, he’s a friend of mine. don’t be jealous. the gnomes chose me. his beard? strontium aluminate. look at it glow. they all claim glow. they all technically glow. but only a few perform. final advice for future crafters ✔ stick with high-quality premixed glow ✔ avoid unlabeled powders unless the source is trusted ✔ don’t chase color — chase brightness + smoothness ✔ UV light helps, but sunlight still wins ✔ thin, confident coats beat thick panic layers commentary i’m crafty mccrafter, the world’s premier crafter. i eat raw materials and on the other end comes glitter, pigment, paint, glue, acrylic, and ambition. my body is a machine of craftsmanship. my soul is a producer. and my mission is simple: spread the craft. tell ’em crafty mccrafter put you on game. better recognize. 👊🏻 quick verdict on neon nights 2-in-1 ⭐ looks cool under UV ⭐ average afterglow ⭐ not junk — but not a champion

Got these and was initially a bit bummed as, like others have said, it appeared a couple of the colors didn’t really glow under UV. This has been a common issue for me- usually it’s blue, purple and white “fluorescent” paints and inks that refuse to glow. But then I got an actual, decent UV floodlight and OH MY GOD. These things glow wildly as do all my other art supplies!! Not sure if I can link another product here but I got the floodlight on Amazon as well- it’s cheap (about $20) and extremely effective. The trick is to get a REAL UV light- not just a purple or blue spectrum “UV” light. Other than that the paints are decent to use as an artist- surprisingly good opacity as I only needed a coat or two to get a cover with most colors, which isn’t my experience with other fluorescent stuff. The glow-in-the-dark stuff is added as a granular powder that looks different but very cool after having been charged with a strong UV light- almost like colored sparkles on paper. So the glow-in-the-dark is not very opaque but more of a glittery effect- it’s still cool but definitely not as effective as the UV glow of the paints. Would still recommend these as they’re at a decent price point and will probably go a long way.

Used this to paint a front sight. After several coats and lots of charging, I got absolutely zero glow. I've had better luck with glow paint from my local Walmart. Its super watery and after further attempts at using this it takes 10 plus coats to even get to glow it all. Its more like water and grit than it is paint. For small applications, I recommend you go elsewhere. If your going to put on a quarter an inch coat of paint, yeah, you'll get some glow. I feel very ripped off at 10 dollars, I couldn't even imagine how mad I would feel if I paid full price. Can't belive how thick a cost I applied, to what forever to dry, to have such a gritty thin layer left behind. Only to repeat, and repeat, and repeat... over and over and over again... Only to be left with very minimal glow and a lot of frustration and buyers remorse.

Overall an excellent product. The caveats: There are eight colors, let's call them: purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, reddish, red, and white. Under pure blacklight, these colors are: purple: dim purple; blue: baby blue; green: yellow-green; yellow: yellow; orange, reddish, and red: very similar reddish shades that look about the same until you get them close together; and white: light blue. The colors are all pretty bright — although, the purple is a bit dimmer than the others — and look pretty good in daylight or blacklight. The usual caveat with any blacklight paints: it's goopy. It's like painting with ketchup. It doesn't want to make crisp outlines, it shows brushstrokes, it doesn't want to stay where you put it, and it doesn't even like to dry at all. Even mixing it with some starch to thicken it a bit, it's hard to do any kind of detail work with it. It also likes to separate; a couple toothpicks help to stir it back together. I use this over a makeup primer, with a tiny amount of starch for thickener, and dust it with a Mehron fixing powder and binding spray. It stayed more-or-less in place for a few hours, although even with fixing and binding it can be transferred (rubbed) away, and a small amount of water will remove it. Clean-up, however, is trivial; soap and water eliminate it completely from skin, and with a little work, from fabric or hair. The individual plastic vials look quite small (shotglass size), but I did a large “chest piece” using so little paint that I couldn't tell any was gone. If you're not doing large swathes of solid color, they'll probably last for several applications.

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