I have a customer that is requesting a rod tip that glows really bright and last all night. He claims that it glows really bright and he thinks it is something mixed with epoxy, definately not a wrapping .

Do a Google search for a company named "Glow Inc.".

Artie, do a search with the words, "glow in the dark". Lots of threads in this forum.

The longest lasting glow in the dark additive that I've found is called "RetroGlow" by a company called ALSA. None will last all night at best you willl get an hour to 1.5 hours. After that the glow is so dim that it can't be seen unless it is right in front of you eyes. Better bet is a product from BREAKAWAY called "old red eye" (part RTL1) which is a wrap on battery powered strike indicator that goes on near the tip.

A year or two back Shakespeare put out a rod that had a small LED in the base and another at the ferrule. A friend of mine who is also a local rod builder has taken these apart; installed brighter LEDs from presentation pointers and replaced the upper LED then re-wrapped the lower section of the rod near the upper grip. . The result is a rod tip that truely does "glow" - and does so all night. The result is very similar to the rod that, I think, was on a Wiley rod blank that Marc Crouse wrapped. It was given away at a RodExpo a couple of years back.

It is the UV in sunlight that excites the phosphors in phosphorescent pigments. Rock collectors and geologists use handheld, battery-powered black lights (UV emitting) to identify florescent minerals in the field. Do a search on geology and hobby websites, or the popular internet @#$%& that have everything, and you might be able to find a cheap one to go with the rod. That way you could re-excite the pigment without casting white light all over the place. Just a side note, they come in two kinds—short wave is more energetic and more dangerous, it can actually give you a sunburn and damage the eyes. Long wave is much safer, the kind used in “party lights.” Short wave is also more expensive, because the lights have to use special quartz glass to transmit this wavelength. A second note, length of “glow” is determined by the half life of excited electrons in the pigment itself, not its carrier. However, some impurities can alter the brightness in either direction—(ex. Lead compounds often brighten florescence, and many UV-stabilized adhesives and coatings contain additives which absorb UV light and kill florescence.)

Adam Brown Wrote:
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> It is the UV in sunlight that excites the
> phosphors in phosphorescent pigments. Rock
> collectors and geologists use handheld,
> battery-powered black lights (UV emitting) to
> identify florescent minerals in the field. Do a
> search on geology and hobby websites, or the
> popular internet @#$%& that have everything,
> and you might be able to find a cheap one to go
> with the rod. That way you could re-excite the
> pigment without casting white light all over the
> place. Just a side note, they come in two
> kinds—short wave is more energetic and more
> dangerous, it can actually give you a sunburn and
> damage the eyes. Long wave is much safer, the kind
> used in “party lights.” Short wave is also
> more expensive, because the lights have to use
> special quartz glass to transmit this wavelength.
> A second note, length of “glow” is determined
> by the half life of excited electrons in the
> pigment itself, not its carrier. However, some
> impurities can alter the brightness in either
> direction—(ex. Lead compounds often brighten
> florescence, and many UV-stabilized adhesives and
> coatings contain additives which absorb UV light
> and kill florescence.)


Well said ADAM.

At one time ( I beleive) Wiley sold blanks with his laser gizmo already installed. Maybe he still does?

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

here, try this . His site comes up. [www.google.com] Site: [www.wylierods.com]

Bill - willierods.com