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Flexiglow UV Reactive Neon Paint

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it-ain't-no-picasso dept.

VL is running a review of (no I'm not kidding) UV Reflective Paint for whatever sort of artistic case design aspirations you might have. Various colors and some bad photos make me kind of wonder about the whole thing, but perhaps others have more informed thoughts...

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  1. Benchmarks Please? by Average_Joe_Sixpack · · Score: 5, Funny

    How much of a performance boost will this paint give me? Will it allow me to run Doom 3 in XGA??

    1. Re:Benchmarks Please? by baywulf · · Score: 4, Funny

      To get DOOM 3 level of performance you need a bigger chrome exhaust (fan) and a "calvin and hobbes" sticker.

  2. Inkjet? by superswede · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can I put it in my inkjet?

  3. The good old days by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I remember painting the inside of my folks microwave when I was younger using a similar green paint.

    My non too technical mother freaked when she saw the "radioactive glow".

    But this new stuff, can I use it on skin?

    I have a lovely sphinx cat which would look devastating with a fluorescent glow.

  4. Finally, the technology... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...to make my velvet Elvis casemod a reality.

  5. Re:I have to ask by Vic · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm not terribly familiar with the latest in case-modding, so I have to ask - are these UV lights entirely safe for longterm exposure? Say, 16 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year?

    Um, I think you have bigger issues than the choice of paint on your PC. :)

  6. Re:I have to ask by Zocalo · · Score: 4, Funny
    Well there has already been speculation that some of the plastics used for cable insulation and component construction may not be UV proof. I gather the effect was that long term exposure to UV lighting used in case mods caused the plastic to breakdown leading to the possibility of shorts and component failure, although precise timescales were unclear. If the UV is potent enough to break down plastic over time, then it's got to be having an effect on your skin, right?

    Then again, if you are sitting by your PC for 16 hours a day, then that's a lot of UV from sunlight you are missing - it *might* balance out... Just make sure that you move around enough to get an even tan. :)

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