How it works - Glow-On

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Classic glass vial presentation

This is te typical procedure with the classic glass vial presentation, you basicaly load a bead of paint and place it on the intended surface. To create lines load and drag the paint in the desired direction.

New bottle with tip appicator

For the new bottles with tip aplicator, the procedure is explained on the picture to the right.

The product is the same, please clean the surface and let it dry and cure.

Keep the tip clean, clear any obstruction wit a paper cip.

How does it work?
Expose Glow-On for a few seconds to a bright source of light to charge it like an LED lamp. Energy is slowly released in the form of afterglow.

This cycle can be repeated indefinitely for the median life of the product, about 15 years.

How does Glow-On compare to others

Glow-On is opaque, there is no need to paint a white background to cover dark surfaces.

Glow-On is dense and volumetric.

Great adherence to most surfaces.

Glow-On will stick to most surfaces as long as they are free of oil residue.

Clean the surface with alcohol and a clean paper towel.

Let it cure for a few days for the adherence to become permanent.

Test: Persistence of the glow luminance

The brightest color is "Original" in the center, time lapses and the glow level at that time are stated belot the glow samples at 100% luminance

Test: Luminous decay of Glow-on paint compared with Tritium gas vials

While the initial glow produced by Glow-On charged with a LED lamp (around 1200 cd/m2) exceeds the intensity of Tritium (around 80 cd/m2,) it decreases at a predictable rate.

A few tips for the use of this product:

What is this "Night Vision"?
Night vision is the natural adaptation of the human vision which allows us to "see" in the dark.

It usually kicks in after 30 minutes in a dark environment.
How does night vision help?:

The glow on this product is very bright for the first fifteen minutes, brighter than tritium, the intensity dims down after awhile and at a slow pace.
When the intensity falls under the luminance level of light in the room, then it only can be seen in complete darkness.
Then our human vision also adapts to this darkness and we can "see" in the dark.
The vision, at this point works a bit different, focusing on the peripheral vision because the cells at the center of vision are "burned' by daylight.

At this level, color cannot be appreciated so regardless of the product, what we see is a whitish glow.

To help your eyes, focus your vision slightly to one side from the glow. Since the center of vision losses sensitivity with years of use, the correct way to "see in the dark" is to use your peripheral vision.