What ink colors 'glow' best under blacklights?

[jvanick]

I'm working on art for a 'glow' event....

customer wants to know which ink colors are best to glow under blacklights

I know the obvious (white), as well as phosphorescent -- don't want to get involved in that just yet, but.. what else is excellent too?

Thanks!
-Jason

[bimmridder]

I'd think anything fluorescent.

[ebscreen]

CCI's discharge fluorescents are pretty badass:

[jvanick]

Has to be plastisol.. going on shirts for a 5k and I know that they're not going to wash them before wearing.

but the flourescent colors are definitely a great idea..

-J

[screenprintguy]

Wilflex makes an awesome "glow in the dark" ink that is clear and you can top coat through a heavy mesh, say 86 and makes everything not only glow under black light, but light up like a lamp on it's own in a dark room. We've put it over dark colors, double hit and it still glows!

[RICK STEFANICK]

Has to be plastisol.. going on shirts for a 5k and I know that they're not going to wash them before wearing.

but the flourescent colors are definitely a great idea..

-J
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why would it matter if they wash  befor wearing? waterbase or plastisol?

[blue moon]

union ink black light clear, works great!


pierre

[jvanick]

Has to be plastisol.. going on shirts for a 5k and I know that they're not going to wash them before wearing.

but the flourescent colors are definitely a great idea..

-J
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why would it matter if they wash  befor wearing? waterbase or plastisol?

I've always been told that there could be residual zink and/or formaldehyde from doing discharge, and that you should always put a 'wash before wearing' label/tag on the garment.

[Frog]

Here's what CCI says

[ebscreen]

CYA, though honestly, wash anything before you wear it.


Blacklight Green is a Wilflex product, does as it's name suggests. Quite well.

[RICK STEFANICK]

well then.. I guess we need some of those stickers

[Prosperi-Tees]

Rick is back! How ya been? Haven't seen ya around here lately.

[bimmridder]

I saw him around yesterday, too. Good to see you Rick