The following gives you some guidelines as to the usage of Ultraglow® Powders.

Basic Guidelines
1. More Powder, higher percentage will produce brighter, longer glow.
2. Add Medium to powder, not powder to medium. That way you can stop when desired glow effect is reached.
3. Use a white, or light color as a background for best results. Any color other than white will diminish glow.
4. If painting a black surface with powders, brilliance will be much less.
5. The thicker (to a point) the layer of Glow Powder will produce longer and brighter luminosity.
6. Try to prevent moisture in the manufacturing process. A yellowing of resin may indicate moisture.
7. Do use vehicle with high acidity.
8. Do no not grind Glow Powder, it will destroy the crystal structure and therefore decrease luminosity.
9. Ratio of Glow Powder to medium is from 5% to 40% by weight depending on application and manufacture process.
10. Work with a black light on so you can see your work as you create it.
11. To minimize settling, use a viscous vehicle or anti-settling agents. Stir well prior to application, process small batches at a time.
12. Apply a final clear overcoat to protect the material from humidity and to improve gloss.
13. Aqua and Green are suitable for any oil based OR water based medium. ALL other colors require oil based mediums.
14. Use a plastic or glass spatula when stirring powder. A metal one may react with pigments.

What can you do with it?
   You can do practically anything with Ultraglow® powders! It is completely safe for the application in consumer products such as clothing, shoes, caps, watches, novelties, tackle & sporting goods. It has excellent results in the fields of building, decorating, traffic vehicle, military installations, and fire emergency system, and escape route signs. And, of course all your craft mediums! Ultraglow® powders can be mixed with a variety of transport resins & binders including but limited to : acrylic resin, paraffin, PU Resins, amino resins paint caulking, ceramic glaze, nail polish, fabric paint, hair gel, glass, rubber, plastics, ceramics, plastics, enamel, silicone, paints, glue, gels. It is the all-purpose Glow Powder in its truest sense.

How much powder should be used?
   It's basically up to you. The amount of powder to medium will depend on how much glow desired, cost effectiveness, type of application method, etc. The basic guidelines dictate from 5% to 40% by weight. If you are producing a low cost item, then a lower percentage would work best for you. If you are screen printing shirts and want to make only one pass, a higher percentage would work better. Please also consider the particle size of the powder and the color of the surface to which the medium is going to be applied. Experimentation will be the best method of determining ratios.

Glow in the Dark Gel Candles:
The powder is an opaque pigment that does not actually dissolve in candle gel, but rather is suspended. Mixing powder with candle gel forms a white opaque looking material. You can not see through it. One method we have used for this material is to pour a bottom layer of a powder/gel mix with a clear gel over pour. We have had the most success with a bottom layer which is about 1/5 to 1/8 the depth of the candle. The powder/gel mixture then provides bottom light which glows through the clear gel. A very clear gel does not reflect the light emitted by the Glow Powder and will be seen as suspended in mid air. ( so make lots of bubbles when you pour clear over it!)

Mixing:
We recommend that you make a base stock of Candle Gel mixed with Glow Powder. A starting point is to make a 5% stock. 5 parts of Glow Powder mixed with 95 parts of melted Gel.
1/4 level teaspoon powder 8 fluid ounces with Candle Gel... OR ... 5 grams of Glow Powder with 95 grams of Candle Gel.
This is not a critical mix. Variations of this mix can be used depending on the effects you want to achieve.
Get the temperature of the gel in the 200-210 F range. Fragrance Gel is done at much lower temperatures (140F). Add the powder and mix well-powder will tend to settle. Make sure that all the material is dispersed well in the solution and none remains on the bottom. Always mix well just before you pour. This stock solution can be reheated. Try to keep the same container for your stock solution and reheat and add your new material to it.

Glow Embeds:
Pour your gel/powder mix into a pan. Let cool & using cookie cutters, cut out pieces, or pour gel into molds. Stick the "glowing" gel pieces to the sides of candle dish, then pour clear gel over. They will appear suspended within gel.

Paraffin Candles:
Make or purchase a paraffin candle. Melt candle wax, and following usage amount, add glow powder. Make sure you mix well before dipping candles, because powder will settle. Dip your candles in 2 or 3 times, drying between each dip. You only need to do this for the last layers of wax to save on cost.

Paint:
Stencil the universe onto your ceiling! All you need is paint & pigment. Any paint brand is fine. Min-wax polyurethane works well. Begin adding paint to powder until desired glow effect is reached. This will be anywhere from 20-40% powder. 1/4 per oz. of paint, 10 oz per pint, 2kg per gallon. You can make stencils by cutting out shapes from paper or cardboard. Apply with a small brush, roller, airbrush, cotton swab or sponge.
To improve the glow effect, apply a white base coat under photoluminescence layer. If the paint is clear, you will obtain a brighter glow. Kids will have fun helping and everyone will enjoy the magic of turning out the lights once the paint dries.

Hidden Pictures:
Paint a mural on your wall, then with the Glow in the Clear Dark paint you make, add in hidden pictures that will only show when room is dark!

Fishing Lures and Rod Tips:
Glow powder is used in a wide range of applications like production of glow in the dark clear coats for your lures. Simply add a small amount of glow pigment to your clear coat or vinyl and stir. Another method is to use a strong adhesive and coat the lure, then spray a clear top coat to protect powder. If you want to add it directly to silicon lures, just add it to silicon when it is in the liquid state, then pour it into the molds. Powder does tend to settle so you may want to add a anti-settling agent. Test and add more pigment as required. The more pigment added the brighter the glow. It can also be added to a rod wrapping epoxy.

Identification Markings:
Use glow powder to mark items to protect from theft (example: tools). Then use a black light to show your identification mark!

Plastics:
Ultraglow® powders can be incorporated into almost all plastic resins. But it is highly recommended to avoid any colorful plastics that can affect the glow of photoluminescence pigment. In other words, the more transparent plastics you use, the brighter product you can get. In case of colorful plastics, bright color exhibits brighter glow than dark color. May be mixed with PE, PP, ABS, PVC etc.. Can be extruded, cast, dipped, coated injected and blown molded.

Nail Enhancements:
Add powder to your existing acrylic powder or gel until desired glow is reached. Powder will not affect adhesion of product to nail bed. It may be mixed in advance. For a more temporary effect add glow powder to a clear top coat or UV coat, and paint nails. It can be added to color polish,. but glow will be diminished due to polish color masking the glow.

Silk Screening:
1. In order to get a better luminosity effect of the printed patterns: use silk screen of below 200 meshes for screen printing. The reason is that the layer of the printing ink will be thicker and will obtain better a luminous effect by using silk screen of a lower mesh number. The ideal screen is of 80-120 meshes.
2. To heighten the lightness and prolong the luminous period of the printed pattern, place lining in white color under the layer of printing ink, or, print directly onto the white color base material
3. To get the ideal lightness of the luminous printed patterns, the minimum thickness of the layer of printing ink should not be less than 100um (micron). When the thickness ranges between 130 to 150 um, the lightness will be the greatest. (To achieve this, print the ink twice on 80 mesh silk screen.)

Charging Times:
Recharge simply by exposing it to any light source.
Sun Light - 5 minutes, UV light (black light) - 5-10 minutes, Room light - 20-30 minutes.
Shorter exposure times will work, but the times listed here will produce them maximum glow duration & brightness.
Glow Powder responds best to light sources rich in UV rays such as sunlight, black lamps and halogen lamps. Tungsten lamps (typical household bulbs) take longer to recharge the pigment because their UV output is low. Fluorescent lamps, which are rich in UV, provide faster excitation when Glow powder is placed near them.

Caution:
Although it is free from the heavy metals and any of radioactive substances, it is recommended to wear a dust mask or other safety devices, when handling our products. May cause irritation of nose, throat, eyes and skin. Wash with water when your skin or eyes are exposed to Ultraglow® powders.