Thread: Silly simpleton question

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Ok i know some of you have seen that glow web on ebay. I bought one "specially" treated to glow under black light. Its cotton rope. WELL i went into my garage all excited because i paid 10$ extra to have it "specially" treated. It looks EXACTLY the same as a white cotton t-shirt or white cotton socks. So i email the seller, he says and i quote "A clean white T-shirt or clean white socks should glow under the black light. Cotton rope does not glow under a black light."

Ummm here is where the simpleton part comes into play. So WHITE cotton will glow on one thing but not another??? Am i the only one that sounds weird to? Arent my socks made out of cotton? Maybe i am missing something. I am not calling the guy a liar, it just doesnt sound right to me.

If you soak it in Liquid Tide it will glow. Thats what we do for everything we want to glow under a blacklight.

Or use Rit whitener and brightener.

Just re-read your post, OP. I'm sure all he did was soak it in Rit or laundry soap.

Tshirts and socks glow because of the whitening agent in Tide, etc.

Huh. It sounds like if cotton glows ALL cotton should glow, except that Clothes may or may not be treated with chemicals (cotton cleaned or processed a certain way?) where as something that does not normally touch human skin wouldn't have the need? Either way you got gipped, because as purpleferrets3 said, liquid detergent makes EVERYTHING glow amazingly! I put liquid soap in my old wine bottles and hang up a black light for my witch area. (some have dry ice in them.) It works well.

Well i got a COOL web, but i could have paid 10$ less for it LOL.

Thanks for the replies. I am glad i was not totally "Crazy" HA HA!

Will post pictures when i get it up. I need to find some paint to "flick" on my spider to make him glow under the light too. OH and just for future reference if my web does "decline" in glow i can use liquid tide to or Rit whitener?

Ok now i am wondering what a bluing would do to it???? hmmmmmm

i have a ~10' spider web that i rit every year to make it black light sensitive

amk

$10 for them dunking it in detergent is a bit much.

Bluing also glows in black light. Anything with phosphors (all of the "whitening agents" in common detergents) will glow in black light. I use a dollar store woolight knockoff (mix half detergent/half water) in a spray bottle and spray down anything I want to glow. Might work on your spider.

Originally Posted by Frankie's Girl

I use a dollar store woolight knockoff (mix half detergent/half water) in a spray bottle and spray down anything I want to glow. Might work on your spider.

Victory and win! Works on all materials!