Fluorescent pigments create great light effects. They brightly shine with a slight lighting or in its entirety. Paints, glowing in the dark, are widely used both in ornamental and for practical purposes. The glow of pigments occurs due to the presence of phosphors - chemicals accumulating energy in light and give it in the dark.
To determine how the paint is called, glowing in the dark, it is enough to know which luminescent component is included in its composition:
Luminescent compositions are widely used in various fields:
For the manufacture of luminescent composition Glowing pigments are mixed with different carriers. The most often used transparent acrylic varnish or varnish on a polyurethane basis. The composition of the varnish does not affect the quality of the glow, but it depends on the resistance and scope of enamel.
High-quality enamels are not toxic - they can be used even for registration of children's rooms. Phosphors based on phosphors are used for external and internal work. Phosphors are resistant to high and low temperatures and unfavorable weather conditions. Painted surfaces retain the ability to glow for many years.
Luminescent enamel can be translucent and color
Translucent at day lighting is almost not visible. In the dark, they light blue or green light.
Colorly visible both in the dark and lighting. Many enamels contain not only phosphors, but also fluorescent components, so they are shining and in ultraviolet lighting.
The scope of painting depends on their components:
The glow of paint occurs due to the presence of toxic substances in it. Therefore, when choosing paint, you need to pay attention to the availability of quality certificates.
The color of the composition does not always coincide with the tint of its glow in the dark, so when buying needs to read the instructions.
Many manufacturers indicate the loss of enamel from 20 to 30 years. In practice, paint often stops glowing much earlier. This is caused by the fact that the loss of the intensity of the glow began to decrease long before the purchase. Pay attention to the shelf life.
Independently manufactured luminous composition It may be low-quality and harmful to health, so it is better to buy ready-made paint from well-known manufacturers.
You can apply glowing paints in the following ways:
Make a phosphoric paint with your own hands easy. To do this, use ready-made phosphor, solvent and varnish suitable for the surface of the surface. Luminofoor can be purchased in construction stores or via the Internet. Its cost depends on the intensity of the glow: the lighter it is, the cheaper the composition.
Sequencing:
Use and store the resulting enamel should also be lacquered, on the basis of which it is made.
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What you can not find on the modern construction market. Diversity finishing materials Allows you to implement all sorts of interior ideas. One of the interesting and recently very popular elements is luminescent paint - its use is possible both for the facade of the house and in the interior design inside the house. The peculiarity of this element is that the paint glows in the dark and that is why the value of the material is high enough. I was very interested in the use of luminescent paint and, having learned the cost of all the components to prepare the mixture with your own hands, I realized that it would be more profitable to make paint alone. Armed with a friend, I began to study the properties, material characteristics and options for the preparation of fluorescent paint with your own hands.
The essence of the luminescent material lies in the fact that a pigment is added to the coloring composition, which is based on the phosphor. Due to this, in the dark, objects painted with such compositions can be lit for a long time.
Fluorescent paint in the bedroom
Important! Luminofor is a substance that absorbs light, and in the dark gives it, creating light radiation.
Since progress does not stand still and sometimes it seems that chemists are able to invent materials for covering completely any surfaces, we can talk about several types of fluorescent material:
Important! For luminofora, just a fifteen-minute light hit and he will give it for 8 hours. Agree, a good advantage for powder.
For interest, I studied the market and made a table of the approximate cost of phosphor:
By the way, luminescent paints can be bought in the canopy, the spraying of which occurs very quickly and conveniently. So if you want to issue small plot Surfaces with your own hands, then boldly acquire the material in the cans. But do not forget that the cost of such luminescent paint will be higher.
Fluorescent paint in children's
Since there are not only our glowing pigment as part of paints, but also lacquer, it should be noted that these materials are used for lacquer materials:
It is from this basis that the pricing policy of a nasuluminescent paint is built. The life of the coloring composition also depends on it. In the Internet, there is an opinion that such mixes are harmful and can harm human health. But in fact, this is a big misconception, as the phosphor powder itself is completely harmless. It is not worth confused by the phosphorus phosphorus, because it is the second one really harmful. Remember, the harmfulness of the coating used depends only on the varnish, which is used as the basis for fluorescent paint.
Photoluminescentscent is charged from the ambient light, but there is also electroluminescent solutions that work on the principle of charging from electrical alternating current. This material was invented specifically for cars, more precisely their bodies. Thanks to the principle of operation, such paint can glow at any time of the day and with any lighting.
Let's look at what areas the photoluminescent mixture can be used:
Luminescent paint on the walls
As I said, acquire the coloring substance will be more expensive than creating it with your own hands. If you do not taste this thing, then you should not worry. At the moment there is a huge number of manufacturers who produce their products, both in liquid state and in aerosol cans.
But if you gathered to make a luminescent mixture with your own hands, then it is necessary to decide on the choice of the base - varnish. You can buy a completely transparent material, and you can choose and the required shade. Then acquire a luminescent pigment and flatten with enamel or ceramics tanks.
Cooking technology as follows:
If you have chosen a transparent varnish, but you want to give a mixture with a shade, then add a little thanks to the resulting luminescent paint.
Luminescent paint in the interior
After I prepared a luminescent paint with my own hands, it remains to choose the area of \u200b\u200bits use and apply to the surface. As in any other processes, the painted surface must be prepared.
Clean the place of applying fluorescent material from dirt and dust. If required, then degrease the place of staining. If there is white paint under our mixture, then the luminescent will be much brighter and better. Therefore, I did not neglect this advice and delivered a white solution to the wall of the wall. By the way, the white coating serves as a primer layer, and after applying it with their own hands, we are waiting for a complete drying of luminescent paint.
The luminescent composition before applying is thoroughly mixed - this is necessary because the pigment itself has the property of precipitate. When the solution is ready to apply it with a thin layer. You can use rollers or tassels - I had a sprayer for this case. After the first applied layer, you need to apply the following, but do not forget to wait for the complete drying of the initial layer.
Important! For durability of registration with the help of luminescent paints, cover them with the finish layer of varnish. Thus, all your design will be reliably protected from external adverse factors and mechanical impact.
By creating such a design yourself, you can use pre-prepared stencils or hands using a brush to draw some patterns. If the luminescent material is used in the children's room, then rest assured that the starry sky on the ceiling or the circuit of the animals on the walls of the room will definitely be delighted with your child. Magic images that are created with the help of luminescent paints are able to admire not only children's views, but also to surprise even adults.
Luminescent paint for interior design
If you do not want to paint a large surface area with a fluorescent mixture, then prepare stencils with different abstractions or patterns, and then with it recreate the drawing on any surface convenient for you.
Using several colors of fluorescent paint, you can create pictures and small landscapes directly on the surface of the walls and ceilings. I even saw the photos when people with the help of such paints left good messages on the walls, which later turned to themselves for many more years. If you are afraid of darkness, and there are no light bulbs on your switches, then the powder will come to help, because I appline such a luminescent mixture on the switch, at night you will see for sure.
For myself, I realized that the use of luminescent mixtures in the interior of their house is beautiful, unusually and very effectively in the dark.
Trim walls of luminescent paint
Since the photoluminescence of a mixture is already familiar to everyone, but the new one can be called electroluminescent paint for us, then I decided to tell a little about it. Use such paint in particular for automotive tuning, and if the usual element glows only in the dark, accumulating its energy from light, then this option begins its luminescence after the electric current.
The famous brand lumilorows in his arsenal such colors of paint, but do not forget that to get a new shade, they are just enough to mix:
The most interesting thing in this material is that if the electricity supply is missing, then the painted car looks completely usually. It is very relevant for those who like to depict their art. Thanks to such a paint property when the current is served, everyone will see different drawings and the work that you have done with your own hands.
Lumilorable paints at a frequency of alternating current from 500 to 1000 Hz. When connected, an inverter is used to 12V, and it is already connected to the power source. It can be batteries or a regular 220V socket.
Luminous paint - An excellent way to decorate the room, but it is not the only purpose of it. Fluorescent pigments are glowing in the dark, help create a real fairy tale in the usual room. Recently, the field of application of phosphors is rapidly expanding, does not give positions and the tendency of home decoration with glowing dyes.
How the luminous paint works, where it can be used and how to prepare a similar composition with your own hands at home - this will be an article.
Luminescence call the ability of a substance to accumulate the energy of light in the ultraviolet, and then give it again, that is, glowing. In luminous paint, contain certain pigments, which are called phosphors. It is the phosphors "drink" with ultraviolet rays from a natural or artificial light source, and then in the dark begin to glow.
Attention! Fluorescent substances are glowing only under the influence of special ultraviolet lamps, while the luminous paint is clearly visible in complete darkness without additional equipment.
Luminophores from luminous paints are very stable substances, they are difficult to destroy both physical and chemicals. Therefore, the surfaces painted with luminous enamels for a long time retain their properties - they will glow at least 30 years.
The process of luminosity is a reversible process. These paints are just 15-20 minutes enough to "recharge" and soak the energy of the light: then the surface will be lit at least eight hours in complete darkness.
Important! The level of brightness of the luminous paint directly depends on the number of phosphors in its composition.
Do not confuse luminescent paints with phosphorescent, which contains phosphorus, which is considered dangerous to health. Such dyes are suitable only for external work, while luminous enamels based on phosphors can be used even in children's rooms - they are absolutely not toxic.
The second component of the luminous enamel (after the phosphor) is varnish. It is from the quality and composition of this varnish depends on the scope of paint. As a rule, varnish is colorless, it can be intended for wood decoration, plastic, drywall, metal, plaster, wallpaper, glass or tiles and other surfaces.
Glowing paints are used even for body painting (body-art) and for decorating living plants. As part of such dyes should be a water-based acrylic emulsion.
Due to this composition, the luminous paint has a very wide range of applications:
Do not forget that the possibilities of using glowing enamel depend on varnish, which is included in its composition.
Paints that glow in the dark are divided into two main groups:
Depending on the chemical composition luminous paint differ and its performance features. For such a sign of luminescent paints and varnishes are divided into the following groups:
Important! Pluses in luminescent paints mass, but there is a significant drawback - there are luminous enamels very expensive.
It is quite realistic to cook the luminous paint at home. To do this, you will have to get the main component - phosphor. You can buy this substance via the Internet or in large construction stores. The value of the phosphor depends on the intensity of its color: the lighter shade of the glow, the cheaper the substance.
Attention! On average, for processing 8 squares of the surface, about 100 grams of phosphor will be required.
The second ingredient is varnish - it should be selected depending on which surface will be painted. Only so the finished dye will be safely held and serves a long time.
So, cook the luminous paint is necessary in such a sequence:
The paint made on this recipe can be used as well as purchased glowing enamel. Terms and method of storage of composition depend on the qualities of varnish, which was used to prepare glowing enamel.
Tip! Luminescent paints are conveniently sprayed with a canister, it is possible to apply a brush or even a roller - the choice of a method of application largely depends on the consistency of the dye and the properties of the varnish part.
Possessing some knowledge in the field of chemistry and having access to reagents, you can try to prepare a luminophore at home. It can save most Amounts, but you have to hardly work hard.
