SpaceBeamsAquaris Glow in the Dark Paint (1.7 Fl Oz) Bright Aqua Glow (Light Blue/Turquoise), Non-Toxic, Water Based

Space beams glow in the dark paint is pretty good to use however it is not easy to use if you are a first time buyer, here are some things to expect when using this glow paint (and some of this applies to other glow paints as well).1. Glow paint is glow powder pigments that are suspended in a clear medium. The paint consistency is similar to that of liquid glue, and at times you will probably need to thin it out with water or some kind of paint thinner. Keep in mind that the thicker the paint = the brighter the glow. If you plan on keeping the paint as is, expect to use around 3 coats, and expect use 4 coats or more if you are planning to thin the paint out.2. The glow paint dries on pretty rough, it’s about as rough as a cheap nail file, but slightly less coarse. However, it holds the glow pigment particles pretty well, and I rarely had issues with particles flaking off. If you want to be assured that the glow paint is not going to come off you can use any kind of gloss or clear nail polish to cover the glow paint once you're done painting. For my polymer clay slugs I used clear nail polish.3. The stuff isn't the easiest in regards to clean up. Sometimes the paint will dry on a desk, and that is probably the easiest part to clean up as a wet paper towel will do the trick. When you're cleaning brushes with soap and water, you may end up getting some of the glow paint on your hands. This will be a little harder to clean off as the glow paint may not be visible unless you use a UV light. Finally, if you are using a cup of water to rinse your brushes before you fully wash them make sure that you pour that water as neatly down the drain as possible, or else you'll end up with a glowing sink. The glow paint is hard to see in daylight so you may have to wait until night to clean it up.4. Before you paint the glow paint onto a surface, I highly recommend you paint that surface with at least one or two coats of any white acrylic paint. This allows the glow paint to show up better at night, and I theorize that the glow paint will stick better to a surface that already has acrylic paint on it. If you can't get white acrylic paint use a light color as close to white as possible. Be prepared as both of these paints do not dry clear, and will appear off-white. This is especially prevalent in the green glow paint.Here's some advice that I would give to anybody using this glow paint and any other glow paint on the market, as well as things I noticed when using this paint.First off get a UV light. UV lights can charge this glow paint in about 10 seconds or less. It'll save you a lot of time and will actually work out better for outside projects because as the sun sets the glow gets weaker before you can fully see the effect in the dark. You will also be able to look at your progress as you are painting rather than blindly guess where the paint is going.In addition to a UV light, I found that I was able to charge the paint with the heat that a blow dryer produces. This is best used on paper where the paint is able to be heated up fairly quickly and is on a flat surface.The glow seems to dissipate quicker compared to when a UV light or sunlight is used though.In pictures, the green glow paint will sometimes appear sea green and the aqua glow paint will appear more blue than aqua.A little goes a long way.You will not need too much water to thin out this paint.This may sound like common sense, but glow paint works best when it is used in a completely dark area.In regards to both of the glow paints, the green all around is slightly better than the aqua when it comes to the brightness and the longevity of the glow. However, the off-white of the green is more noticeable and green tends to be a more common glow color than aqua. Both of these glow paints can glow for at least an hour and that is low-balling it to the extreme. I suspect that both of these glow paints can glow for at least 3 hours when charged beforehand. They are both bright enough that when charged they can be visible in a semi-dark area.My one complaint is that there are other glow paint companies that offer more paint in the jar for slightly less (1fl oz at $7.99 vs spacebeams with .68 fl oz at $8.99). Some other companies offer more colors of glow paint as well. My guess for the slightly higher price is that when you purchase spacebeams paint you also get access to their stencils at no additional charge, which is great for people who want to use the stencils. I will test this paint against other paints in due time but for now this is a really solid paint that arrived in perfect condition.

Was a lot more than I expected in the jar and it is very thickI applied 2 light coatings so far and I’m ready seeing a decent glow I’m going to add a couple more today and the set some in the sunlight. Some in regular lamp light and a couple I’m going to charge with a little UV Light I will update my findingsShipping was extremely fast and arrived in great shape

Have several glow in the dark articles and this is good and bright. I used it to paint an old dish antenna and turned it into a night light. Works great. If you have an old dish kicking around sure you would be happy with making one if you would like a little light in the bedroom at night. No enough to keep you awake. Doesn’t use much power, last all night. Make sure you paint the dish white first for maximum light output.Acrylic if possible, I used enamel and light sanded it. Use about a 1/2” wide soft paint brush, one 1.7 oz bottle will just coat the 27” wide by about 18 high dish. Will take 2 coats, 2 bottles for maximum glow.I used a little touch up after and you’re really not going to get much brighter than what 2 coats will give you. Screw eye in edge to hang up, put face mounting screws back in.Glows better than Rustoelium Glow in the dark spray paint.Hope will last for years, also great if you loose the power.

Glows very bright. Charges with the uv light very quickly. Beautiful teal color

Glows super bright. Got for handgun sites but can use for tons of different things. Badass looking

I bought this to use on the hands of a large, gear spinning nautical clock. But before doing that, I'm trying various glow in the dark paints and this one won. The skeleton is a test. I use uv LEDs. What I found is this paint absorbed the light fast and glows bright. So if you don't have a uv light on it all the time, then a UV flashlight will charge it bright in a few seconds. I found it doesn't cover well in dark areas like in the skeletons eyes which have 5 coats and the dark areas don't glow as well as the light colored areas, and up close, you can see some of the grit and streaks. But this is a test and I'll only use it on the lights parts of the clock hand which will provide an outline, which will look cooler and it's at a distance so won't see the streaks and grit. Got the aqua. Really looks cool. Plan on using it elsewhere. Uv LEDs are great and work great with this paint.

Very difficult to spread evenly. I did the Ten Commandments tablets in the photos attached. The letters were burnt in with a wood burner, so there was a canal for the paint to flow. I ended up using a syringe to apply the paint and a brush to smooth it in. The letters were originally painted silver, so the glow paint went over that. After charging with a UV flashlight, hoped the red would have been enhanced by the silver paint underneath, but instead it glows yellow.

Now THIIISSS, is sum super kool paint. Super hlow power, same as it looks in the pics. DefinTly worth the buy