Glow in the dark paint over bare metal

[VKCOMMO]

Hey all

I was asked this today and thought it sounded coolish..

Having a cars body in bare metal but with glow in the dark sort of clear over it (so in the daytime it is just bare metal, but in the dark it is glowey.). The glow would act as a protectant for the metal so it doesnt rust..

Has anyone heard of it done??

VKC

[soop]

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Sure would!

[IBLOWN]

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[2DIE]

I had slot cars like that but never seen a real car with glow in the dark paint.

Similar topic.. always wondered what a car would look like painted with the same paint they do number plates with, my plates are black but from some angles with light on them its white, cant even see the letters.

[delcowizzid]

white or yellow road marking paint is cool when you paint a car with it looks like a ufo driving down the road in headlights LOL lots of reflective material in that paint

[ari666]

the actual glowing bit is white/green or yellow. so you would see it on the car during the day. not to mention what would happen if you tried to mix it with clear.

then you got the bits like brasswork joining your roof to the C pillar, dents, rust patches etc. garnishes and moulds would look f'ken ridiculous and the police would eventually give you a canary for "exposed metal panelwork"

but having said all that, it would probably suit your custom fuel tank and tail lights.

[2DIE]

white or yellow road marking paint is cool when you paint a car with it looks like a ufo driving down the road in headlights LOL lots of reflective material in that paint

Have you ever seen that? Sounds interesting.

[Coast_Calais]

Wasn't there an SV in the VZ range with reflective yellow badges and skirt highlights

[Trayner]

I reckon paint it with the white reflective paint they ue to paint the white lines with , day time it would look white then at night it would light up

[oska]

this has been a dream of mine for a long time to paint a motorcycle in glow in the dark colours , but after ringing vicroads, i've been told it's illegal because of the colour change and being a distraction at night

BTW there are no issues with using 2K clear coat over

my dream lives on .....

[VKCOMMO]

I meant as in if the glow paint is clear then to have it used as a clear coat over bare metal..

Sounds like something that cant be done though..

Thanks for the help..


BTW, VPC wouldnt ever get this. LOL

[Rolla_Rolla']

I was actually thinking of this exact thing, when i was in bunnings today haha. Walked past it and thought...

Glow in the dark Rolla ? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

[VKCOMMO]

It wouldnt be too bad over a yellow car, cause it wouldnt show up till night...

How about a car with speed stripes in reflective paint...

[Krilnik]

The "raw" look is/was very popular in the BMX scene. Clear over raw metal.

Looked tough on a BMX.

Not sure about a car though.

[bogan_vk]

youd need a pretty good car body to do it because it would show every rust hole every bog patch every imperfection so unless the entire body was mint it would look terrible.

[Rolla_Rolla']

The "raw" look is/was very popular in the BMX scene. Clear over raw metal.

Looked tough on a BMX.

Not sure about a car though.

Hmmmm, my old Free Agent is out the back... Needs a new lick of paint..

[VKCOMMO]

youd need a pretty good car body to do it because it would show every rust hole every bog patch every imperfection so unless the entire body was mint it would look terrible.

Yeah.. very true..


I was reading on some rat forums about bare metal with clear over it, It can be done.. Im just not sure how clear glow paint is.. (referring to Ari's post, I dont think it is...)

[ari666]

its not only that VKC. i would imagine that clear wouldnt stick to metal for very long, so you would have it peeling off all over the place after a couple of hot days. and afaik they dont make a clear primer. i have some flexi-prime here which is transparent, but its clearly an orange colour. mix that with the slightly yellow clear and the white glow paint and you will get a tan sort of colour.

also i have a can of the glow in the dark stuff. i used it on the gear indicator in the impala and it is horrible stuff. it fizzes really badly when it comes out of the can and the finish is just aweful. i am guessing if you mixed it in with a clear, it'd react prety badly with the thinners in the mix.

but still. dont let that stop ya

[2DIE]

At first I thought this is glow in the dark paint but after reading about it, it says its 3M reflective paint.

[VKCOMMO]

True True Ari, So the only way it'd work is: prime, paint, paint, glow, glow, clear, clear, clear...

2DIE, That looks chopped...

[Rolla_Rolla']

+1 to chooped

[2DIE]

Possibly is chopped or CGI, its from a movie, cant imagine anyone painting the tyres.

Rear Viewed#|#Archive#|#Celebrities and their Vintage Cars

[VKCOMMO]

Yeah, everything is painted, even the K-frame and interior...

[Trayner]

And if it was real , the guy would be getting some major reflection of the paint onto his face

could always wrap it

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[Jonno]

who gives a shit if its chopped its funny.

vkc.. my friend painted his bmx in glow in the dark paint.. looked gey.
i painted my bmx in heat sensitive paint. looked sick. you grab it and ur hand would leave this mark untill it cooled down. was nice