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Okay, so I found some inexpensive cheesecloth to make a few ghosts... But, the cloth doesn't react to blacklight. What's the best way to get a bright reaction? Tide? Rit whitener? All suggestions welcome!

I buy the Rit in liquid form and spray it on the ghost.
Let it dry before using it on the rig as it will be a lot heavier when wet.

noahbody, I SWEAR I'm not trying to step on your toes, but when CoalMinersGhost was working on his FCG, I tried an experiment with the RIT and regular liquid laundry detergent. There was absolutely ZERO difference between the two. Both had excellent results. I just soaked the cloth in some water with a double shot of detergent and let it dry without rinsing, and it was just as bright as the RIT soaked cloth.

I did this stuff with the lights turned off in the garage. It was pretty neat watching the fabric go from invisible to glowing like a light bulb after I took it out of the bowls. But then again, I'm easily amused.

So am I Rookie, so am I... The Rit seems to be a PITA to find around here. I think I'll try the Tide trick for sure and the Rit if I can find eny! Thanks for the suggestions

I'll post pix when he's done.

I've used Rit and I've used plain old detergent, and I'll 2nd the plain detergent over Rit. With one caveat though: make sure it's a detergent with bluing in it. It will have a blue tint to it out of the bottle. I wouldn't expect an eco-friendly no-dye, no-fragrance detergent to work the same as good old Tide or Cheer NO offense to hippy-dippy types--I use Ecos myself!

As a touch-up each year, I mist my ghosties (I have 5) with detergent diluted with water in a spray bottle. They seem to lose some of their umph in storage, and a little spritz seems to perk them right up!

Good to know... I use the regular Tide (which is blue) so I'll try that first. I can always try the Rit later.

Woolite is fluorescent. You can put it on almost any surface to make it glow under a black light. Dip the fabric in the Woolite and let it dry. Then get creative!!

I also have some GID spray paint... Goes on clear and glows really brightly under blacklight.

You guys read my mind. I went out and bought RIT today and was going to experiment with it tonight. Can you guys give me directions on what I need to do. I am assuming put 1 box of Rit in a bucket, fill with water and drop in material. I read here to let it drip dry. If I have it wrong please let me know..

Hey Princess, just dip it in there and squeeze the cloth a few times. Squeeze out the excess and get it all fanned out. It should dry in about half an hour.