[el guapo]

Are there inks out there for cool glow in the dark effects with screening?

 

[Jamire]

yes there are.

 

[Jamire]

Check these:
http://www.riskreactor.com/Glow_In_The_Dark_Paint/Glow_in_the_Dark_Silkscreen_Ink.htm
http://www.screenweb.com/index.php/channel/62/id/2637
http://www.permaglow.com/permaglow.html
http://www.reuels.com/reuels/product14203.html
http://www.t-shirt-printers.com

 

[Solmu]

Are there inks out there for cool glow in the dark effects with screening?

Absolutely. Have you tried just asking your ink supplier for them? I would have thought they'd be a common enough item.

The results are really good too - they've come a long way since even ten or fifteen years ago.

 

[Rodney]

Yep, I have some shirts that I get printed with glow in the dark inks and they look great.

If you are getting your shirts printed through a screen printer (not doing it yourself), then your printer should be able to get the inks for you.

 

[lawaughn]

Can these shirts be washed 50 times and not loose their glow?

 

[Solmu]

Can these shirts be washed 50 times and not loose their glow?

I have one glow in the dark shirt that I've had for about three years. I've probably only washed it something like 10-20 times (I have a lot of t-shirts and don't wear it as often as some others). At this point it shows absolutely no signs of wearing out.

So while I don't know for sure, my opinion would be that they wear as well as any other print (and are dependent on the usual factors of being printed well, cured properly, washed carefully, etc.). It wouldn't surprise me if the phosphorescence outlasts the garment in the same way that good quality printing is often guaranteed to outlast the garment.

 

[nsane]

I have found glow in the dark heat transfer paper and flex foil, maybe some of you are interested:

http://www.folex.com/prod.php?id=162&catp=7&cat=10007
http://www.magicut.com/products/glow.htm

If you know other sources/products, please submit those here too.
Thanks!

 

[JoshEllsworth]

There is a glow in the dark heat transfer vinyl on the market as well. Comes in Lime, Blue & Pink (all glows lime though).

 

[jdr8271]

I believe that the glow in the dark material will last forever. From what I understand, when it is exposed to sunlight, it recharges.

 

[lawaughn]

Cool I have a tee with an alien on it. I didn't think about having it printed with gid inks until I read this.

 

[T2]

There is a glow in the dark heat transfer vinyl on the market as well. Comes in Lime, Blue & Pink (all glows lime though).

I couldn't find this one the market anywhere (not Imprintables, some of the others, google etc). Anyone know of it's whereabouts?

Maybe they took it back off the market?

Might have to pm Josh in a week...

t2

 

[DMS]

Thanks nsane for some EU links ;-)

 

[nrmetson]

Would love to see some pics of this Glow in the dark ink!

 

[Stamp]

I have been looking everywhere for glow in the dark vinyl that glows "Blue" in the dark.
I have found vinyl that glows in various colours however non that can be applied to t-shirts.

Anyone know any suppliers?