What is a photoluminescent paint ?

Among all the types existing today in the range of special effect paints, one of the most spectacular and well-known reactive paints is the photoluminescent effect, which generally designates all luminescent paints.

These phenomena include all paints or materials capable of converting the light received into energy, then releasing it immediately or continuously, in the form of visible radiation.

Paints with photoluminescent effects

This name gives rise to a lot of confusion due to ignorance on the subject. This adjective designates the parent category to which a whole series of photo-luminescent phenomena belong, such as phosphorescents or fluorescents.

Among these paints that are classified as photo-luminescent effects, the differentiating parameter is the speed and duration of the luminescence reaction, and also their type of excitation source.

Fluorescent paint

Here are undoubtedly the best known : fluorescent paint, used by children, by workers on construction sites for temporary fluorescent markings, in offices, with colored markers, or even in the world of motorcycle, for example with rims or fluorescent helmets. The components of the fluorescent paint emit more light than they receive. This difference is photoluminescence. They are particularly reactive to the UV part of the light.

Phosphorescent paint

Like the previous ones, phosphorescent paint react to light energy by creating light, but they work like a battery that slowly releases light, drop by drop. This allows, if the light is cut, to have a residual luminance, called phosphorescence.

UV black light fluorescent paint

Little sisters of the classic fluorescent paint, black light fluorescent paint is very sensitive to UV (ultra violet light) which makes them shine intensely in various colors. They have another specificity: under normal conditions, they are colorless.

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