Trading tips for dark displays and prop production.
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By Lala
#69040
I bought like 25 plastic skulls from Dollar Tree to line our walkway but I would like to paint them with Glow in the dark paint

I saw that they sell GITD spray paint - any tips? Thanks!
#69042
i like Krylon Glowz when i need to make things glow. getting the plastic skulls to hold the paint may require a bit of sanding just to get some pores for the paint to settle in.
#69044
Yeah, I figured I would have to sand them, and I'm lazy. Oh well. haha. They still look cool anyway, even if they don't glow in the dark...
#69046
than tie them to the back of your car and drive around for a few blocks. :lol: if they look cool you can cut holes in the bottom and than put little lights in them like pumpkins than they glow
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By Lala
#69135
Innuendo wrote:When I paint plastics I first use the Krlyon plastic paint sealer first I find satin or matte works best, then use whatever colour I want. It's always worked for me
Awesome - thanks for the tip!
#70021
The hard part would be painting plastic. Hobby Lobby has some of those small paint pots that come connected on the plastic strip. They have 5 or 6 different colors and they glow really well. One downside is they are water soluble so if it rained you would end up with a runny glowing mess. They really glow well though and are cheap.

And well, while I don't condone using paint as makeup, it worked.. :P I wanted to test my UV contacts, which didn't glow as much as I wanted.
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#70030
I was watching one of Travel Channel's Weekends To Die For special's last night and they were using a Black Light paint to create a 3-D effect through a haunted house. They recommended a website for tips, I think it was www.diynetwork.com/halloween or something like that.