Howto : Making UV reactive fans on the cheap way

[LSDsmurf]

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Well done guide.... It's crazy how many things are UV reactive out there. One of my favorites is a way to get a clear coating of UV reactive paint on a clear fan... that way it's colorless in normal light, but when the UV light is on, it lights up!

To do this, all you have to get some polyurethane clear coat and add some Rit Whitener and Brightener to it. Make sure the polyurethane is for indoor and thus does not have UV stabalizers (these are used to protect the finish of things from the sun), or else you won't get much of a UV reaction. You will have to work with the proportions to get something that reacts, but doesn't look nasty in white light. If you can't afford the polyurethane clear coat, or more likely, are too lazy to get your arse to Home Depot and pick some up, I've heard you can also use Elmer's Glue for the "solvent". **NOTE: DO NOT EAT THE GLUE**

Also, I've heard of other ways to get this same effect: GITD nail polish (I haven't been able to find this anywhere), ERA laundry detergent, pure titanium oxide powder (this is a paint that those silly artists use from time to time, when painting titanium oxide rods and such), TriSodium Phosphate (this is some kind of cleanser... but it sounds soooooo dirty, doesn't it??? Check out this before you pick some up and bath in it: http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/htdocs/LT-studies/tr294.html), and also the expensive “Clear UV Reactive Paint. But why do that when you could just as easily spend the $15.99 on one paint can on something worthwhile, like a case of the world’s finest beer for the poor/alcoholic college student - Natural Light.

[LSDsmurf]

Thanks for the comments.

This actually gave me a new idea for a mod with a LED fan :

- First adding a clear coat of UV reactive paint, and after that a little switch so you can turn the LEDs of the fan on and out.

With something like that you can always choose between LED or UV lighted
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No need to take that fan a part.

http://www.metku.net/index.html?sect=view&n=1&path=mods/uv/index_eng

[LSDsmurf]

Mmm yeah it's possible to do it that way,
But I think it's a little bit easier to spray both front and backside of the fan with the fan blades off, because the 4 arms on the front can be a little bit annoying when spraying
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