Question about right paint to use for black lighting?
I am in the process of installing a suspended ceiling in my recroom. And the room will be set up with all nascar things. As far as the ceiling goes i have taken 4 of the 2×4 ceiling tiles and painted them white and then i am going to paint black squares on these tiles to make it look like a checkered flag. The tiles will then be installed above my bar. Question i have is that i want to install black lights above the bar by these 4 tiles. I have already set the black light by the tile and the tile will not stand out like the color white should with a black light. Does anyone know of a white paint i could use that would stand out to the black light?
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catharsis
13 Apr 2010
Stark White is the name that you are looking for. But the finish will be just as important.
Gloss finish acts like a mirror, flat finish acts like a "light sponge".
What would be ideal is if you could take a small black light into the home improvement center, plug it in, and view some different paint chips.
The sales clerks should be happy to lend you an outlet to plug in a lamp for ten minutes, and you could see results without spending a dime.