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I was thinking about covering my living room set with white sheets and thought about using back lights to make the sheets glow. Heres the question Will the white sheets glow with the black lights?

Yes, but make sure they are brand new sheets. Or your guest might leave. Ha

lol ewww
yes they will be new sheets!

If you wash your sheets in RIT whitener (found in the laundry soap or fabric dye section of your grocery store) they will REALLY glow!

Yes they will!
I know this because (embarrassingly enough) I used to play Laser Tag, and I accidently wore white one day. I was such an easy target. haha.
It's fun too to write on yourself in highlighter, because you can't really see it without the black light on. But once you turn the light on, it's like a hidden message on your arm/face.
I'm so cheesy.

You may already know this, but be sure to use real blacklights - the fluorescent kind, not the incandescent. There are compact fluorescent bulbs available that screw straight in to a regular lamp socket, so you don't have to buy a bunch of those long ballasts. I saw the compact fluorescent bulbs at Home Depot for about $5.00 - I haven't bought any, so I can't verify how good they are.

I'm with SuperFreak, the RIT whitener makes them really glow! I was glad, too, 'cuz my dog decided to eat my couch, so I just covered it with sheets. Here's a pic of my living room a couple years ago.

[There are compact fluorescent bulbs available that screw straight in to a regular lamp socket, so you don't have to buy a bunch of those long ballasts.]


ok thanks for the tip! Id rather buy those rather a bunch of the long type ones!

[so I just covered it with sheets. Here's a pic of my living room a couple years ago]


cool room! Thats what I wanna do,Make everything glow and be dark.
Gee you wouldnt happen to have a beagle would u? lol I had the same problem with my sweet lil dog.She chewed right threw the cushions! we put the couch in the garage,was goning to through it away but we are going to put it down in the basement and cover with sheets just like u did.

Im so happy I found this site! you all have great tips and tricks ;o)

You shouldn't have to get Rit whitener unless you really want to. Most detergents have phosphates that are blacklight reactive. Tide, Gain... I used the knock-off of Woolite (just a dollar store version handwashables liquid) and it worked just fine.

Try it with your regular detergent and you may not have to make a special trip to find the Rit stuff.