What you can not find on the modern construction market. A variety of finishing materials makes it possible 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.
Luminescent paint
Classification of luminescent paints
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:
- For metal surfaces - maybe you once paid attention to racing cars emitting light
- For fabric - very in demand in the textile industry
- For glossy surface and glass - the use of glass panels, which are still highlighted, is already quite on the verge of exclusivity, and the use of such ceramic tiles so in general
- Water-emulsion luminous paint
- Truck paint - can be used when staining fences, facades and fences
- There are even emulsions for concrete - well, I thought completely fiction, when I learned about such opportunities
- For plastic
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:
| Colors of phosphora | Price | For acrylic paint | Price |
| Pale-salad Salatovo yellow | 490-500rub / 50gr | White, Salado Yellow | 240-250 rubles / 50gr |
| White, blue | 490 rubles / 50gr | Blue | 250 rubles / 50gr |
| Red, orange, yellow | 530-550 rubles / 50gr | All other shades | 260 rubles / 50gr |
| Blue; green | 530-550 rubles / 50gr |
By the way, luminescent paints can be bought in the canopy, the spraying of which occurs very quickly and conveniently. Therefore, if you want to make a small area of the surface 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.
Features of Material and Common Conference
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:
- Alkyd
- Acrylic
- Polyurethane
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:
- With the help of the material, you can create unique drawings, make it walls and ceiling, highlight certain areas in the overall room design
- Using luminescent, paint furniture and interior items
- Add to nail polishes and apply in body art
- Decorate wooden fences and arbors
- Color artificial flowers
- You can paint cloth, clothes, backpack
- Shelkotrafare print for posters, calendars and notebooks
- Aerosol cans are used for cars and bicycles, as well as for accessories to them.
Independently make luminescent paint
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:
- In already prepared dishes I poured the basis - varnish
- Next, I pushed a pigment and mixed well. On average, you need to adhere to the proportions of 15-50% of the pigment from the entire mass of the mixture. I added about 40%, but I read somewhere that the optimal amount is 30% of the pigment. By the way, the result of saturation depends on this.
- In order that the pigment has been distributed as soon as possible, I added a solvent into the mixture and adhered to the proportion of 1% of the entire mass. When choosing a solvent, pay attention to the varnish that you use
- Still all the solution and gradually speed up this process. Wait for homogeneous mass
- That's basically it. Paint is presented with your own hands and can be applied to the necessary sections. The main thing in the process adhere to the right proportions and do not overdo the solvent
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.
Apply luminescent material
Luminescent paint in the interior
After I prepared a luminescent paint with my own hands, it remains to choose the area of its 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.
Electroluminescent mixture from Lumilor
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:
- Red
- Green
- Blue paint color
- Yellow tint
- White color
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.
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