glow in the daaarrrrrk???

[l!zerd]

hey guys like i said imma be painting my rims white before the show in SB next week and i was really thinkin of layin down a layer of glow in the dark spray on em.......
ive been debating on if i should do it or not.
now this glow in the dark paint needs to be charged before it glows and i think thas a good thing cuz i dont think id want them glowing constantly at night.
during the day the rims will appear white but at night theyll either glow or just be white....

fawk i just dont noe how much shit id get about rolling around on rims that glow in the dark....
watchu guys think??

[00bmw323]

do eet! use montanna paint! i used one in my room on the door almost 8 months ago and it still glows bright!

http://www.toyjunkiesf.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=AR-V79

[kramerbuccs24]

Stupid question: How is it "charged"?

[00bmw323]

Stupid question: How is it "charged"?

light

[phish sticks]

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i174/eon636/glow.jpg

[OMG TSX]

lol you can also get a uv flashlight to charge em and make em extra bright at night lmao.
i have that poltergeist montana spray also. but not for teh wheels. hehhh

[00bmw323]

lol you can also get a uv flashlight to charge em and make em extra bright at night lmao.
i have that poltergeist montana spray also. but not for teh wheels. hehhh

:eyebrows
i have tons of fatcaps and crap in my room from highschool :rofl

[l!zerd]

do they sell that paint at retail stores?
cuz i was planning on buying the krylon glowz spray paint...

[BMWerke]

me too....i did lots of "murals" in high skool :shifty .....but those are sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....do they have a clear coat version? like in stead of it being white, does anybody know?

[fiziks]

The problem with glow in the dark wheels is that by the time it gets dark enough to look good, you're going to lose your charge.

[BMWerke]

how many hrs would a good charge last?....cuz i am a sneaker designer and i use glow in the dark paint but the paint charges from any type of light it comez in contact with, sun light, light bulbs etc.....

[l!zerd]

me too....i did lots of "murals" in high skool :shifty .....but those are sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....do they have a clear coat version? like in stead of it being white, does anybody know?

i think most of the glow in the dark sprays are a clear overlay...
not too sure.

The problem with glow in the dark wheels is that by the time it gets dark enough to look good, you're going to lose your charge.

yeaaaaaaa.... owell i wouldnt want them contantly glowing anyway.
ahah

[ginger_snaps]

do it!! i guess you can just keep a light in your car and at night before a drive just charge them up. I think they will look good. some one needs to paint their wheels florescent yellow so when you hit them with headlights those bad boys light up

[BMWerke]

how long do u need to shine a light on them?

[ginger_snaps]

i would assume only a couple minutes on each wheel?

[l!zerd]

how long do u need to shine a light on them?

depending on the paint and what u use to charge them, some say they can last a couple hours.

[fiziks]

hours? every glow in the dark paint I've ever seen lasts like 15 mins tops. If you feel like getting out and shining a flashlight at your wheels so you can look uber cool at meets, eh, be my guest.

[l!zerd]

lol thas just from what i read:
http://glowinc.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=2

but i dont think thas the kind of paint i want to be using.
iono

[BMWerke]

lol thas just from what i read:
http://glowinc.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=2

but i dont think thas the kind of paint i want to be using.
iono


Yea, there talkin bout 24 hrs. Thats a long ass time, but i agree, i dont think i want that on my bbs rims.

[bobbitt]

i think it d look cool. i have reflettive tape on my wheels which is black on black wheels! :)

[l!zerd]

yea im tired of my flat black wheels not poppin so imma go completely opposite and make people O_O when they see my shit
ahaha

[BMWerke]

werd, i hear that!

[00bmw323]

lol just do it! i wanna see some glow in the dark wheels in person!

[l!zerd]

ur gonna be seein some bright green ass rims rollin around in january
ahha

[BMWerke]

yea i think imma take a chance.

[l!zerd]

glow n the dark shoes for cars and people.
yee

[00bmw323]

ur gonna be seein some bright green ass rims rollin around in january
ahha

:rofl
people in stockton are going to be like WTF!

[BMWerke]

yea i'm officially sold.....this is next on the e46 "to do list"

[l!zerd]

:rofl
people in stockton are going to be like WTF!

HELL YEA FOO!
ahahaha

yea i'm officially sold.....this is next on the e46 "to do list"

hey lemme do mine first
hahaha

[00bmw323]

then me!



JK:rofl

[l!zerd]

hahahah shieeeet trend settin yo!
=P

[BMWerke]

imma look around and see if any local places have the paint

[l!zerd]

any arts and crafts place should have it
if not check places like home depot er ace hardware

[BMWerke]

prob walmart...cuz i went there like 3 weeks ago and bought paint to do my exterior molding and it came out great!

[l!zerd]

haha fasho. check the places out and lmk who carries it.

[southpaw]

:rofl

this is gonna be sooooooo sick. pics asap!

[00bmw323]

i just found half a can of the montanna!

[BMWerke]

i just got back from walmart, no luck.... i'm gonna try homedepot tomorrow and the art supply store

[l!zerd]

:rofl

this is gonna be sooooooo sick. pics asap!

ur gonna have to wait till the stanceworks show buddy
ahha

i just found half a can of the montanna!

ohshieeeet
go paint a couple spokes on ur rims now
ahaha

i just got back from walmart, no luck.... i'm gonna try homedepot tomorrow and the art supply store

weaaaaaaak

[00bmw323]

try Micheals

[Nate325]

on the f/a 18, they have formation lights, which are just glowing strips like in a wristwatch, but they glow all the time, You could maybe find something like that and put it inside the dish, and you could have whatever color you wanted your rim to be.

it would look bad ass at night, either just sitting or spinning because it would illuminate from behind.

[l!zerd]

eh i dont wanna use any types of bulbs or anything cuz thas gettin a bit too close to being ricey (even tho i noe this may be seen as ricey.....)

[BMWerke]

i'm gonna try michaels and pearl......and ac moore

[00bmw323]

if not order online

[BMWerke]

yea....i dont think i wanna wait that long lmao....this needs to get done asap

[l!zerd]

x2.

[l!zerd]

where do htey sell UV flashlights?

[kramerbuccs24]

dont ask dont tell.

[l!zerd]

whhacccckkk

[BMWerke]

yea....i was curious about that too.....stop holdin out!

[l!zerd]

dammit
imma go look around tomorrow then
ahaha

[SpinFin]

I've debated doing glow in the dark lips before.

They would most likely get charged up decently well if you cruise through a well lite parking garage and then gangster slow rolled out into the night.

Or if a friend rolls alongside a bit behind with bright ass headlights hitting the rim a lil', and then backing off to let the glow be seen.

Concept and idea is neat but the glow charge wouldn't last super long, but the effect while it lasts would be wicked while it did.


You could also engineer some way to set up some black light UV LEDS into your wheel wells and that shiz would light them up good if the light got to them well enough.

This dude used black light LEDs on his gauges with orange..

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3867656

[l!zerd]

ok so i couldnt find the krylon glowz but i picked up some valspar glow in the dark spray paint from michaels
im painting the rims white right now and waiting for them to dry.
after tonite when theyre dry ill paint em with the glow in the dark

[TheJakeR]

ok so i couldnt find the krylon glowz but i picked up some valspar glow in the dark spray paint from michaels
im painting the rims white right now and waiting for them to dry.
after tonite when theyre dry ill paint em with the glow in the dark

can't wait to see the finished product! :alright

[l!zerd]

yea the gloss white is lookin sexy
ahahaha

[OMG TSX]

nope. to answer a question on the first page.
the montana glow in the dark stays lit for hours. i painted this munny in the glow in the dark paint and left it on my desk near the window stayed lit all through the night until the next morning i was like wtf is that green thing and then i was like.. ohhhh

[l!zerd]

hahahah gangstaaa
i got the rims on and theyre lookin pretty fken sexy.
sittin in the sun chargin right now.

[WhiteStripes]

This is going to be sweet.

[l!zerd]

iight so went out today to some lake in fresno with my friend down here and took some pics
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2728/4198671735_9a0ddd7305_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2499/4199422258_77a809d29f_b.jpg


glowin a bit yo!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4198676983_dd5233dfb6_b.jpg

[jpod999]

Hahah nice, now get some pics in pitch black.

[l!zerd]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4203140012_27ed1bb72a_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4202382523_b026425574_b.jpg

[Dom_J]

damn, that looks good...diggin the color change to white also

[biggieB15]

How long do the charge last???????

[BMWerke]

i have yet to do mine.....its just been too cold

[l!zerd]

the brightness doesnt lastthat long but it all depends on the charge.
i need to lay down a thicker layer of glow...

[00bmw323]

sick man! seen the pics from LCL! love the wheels!

[l!zerd]

haha thanks dude

[BMWerke]

Too Jealous!

[l!zerd]

LOL!
did u ever find the paint?

[00bmw323]

does the glow in the dark spray on clear? or greenish?

[l!zerd]

a light tint of green.
makes the white on my rims not look like an "INYOURFACE" white....
more like an eggshell white.

[schroedin]

Glossy white is hot. Glow paint is hot.

[l!zerd]

hahah definitely.

[vRbeHavior]

the glow in the dark setup is the bloody BUSINESS!! You've inspired me to go that route when I'm ready for my first set of stanced wheels!!

[vRbeHavior]

those are absurdly cool. How've the cops felt about em though?

[VR6DUBNY]

I looked into this in the past, if you go onto that glowinc.com site and go to the forum they have, you can research what has worked and what hasn't for people. It seemed to me the best bet was to add a "glow powder" into a paint and go that route

[chev_chelios]

get a hold of someone who sells ppg products.

[hinrichs]

has anyone tried glow powder coat? i think eastwood sells a few different ones, or maybe i saw that some where else

[l!zerd]

ive seen bbs' in glow in the dark and i think i read that they were powdercoated

[frey328is]

im about to paint my hm2s glow in the dark...it sounds pretty sick

[KEBAB_DRIFTER]

i know its a pretty old thread , anyone got any updates on this?