Re: [DML] Night-illuminated speedo face (and the rest of the cluster)

["DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx>]

That sounds like a very good idea but where do you mount the ultraviolet
(black) light to activate the UV paint?

DMC Joe / De Lorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx>
Web Site: <www.deloreanservices.com>
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----- Original Message -----
From: doctor who <ohwrd@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: [DML] Night-illuminated speedo face (and the rest of the
cluster)


> If you wanna keep a stock look but wanna have the dials glow, check out
some
> UV reactive "transperant" paints by ROSCO paints. [available by theatre
> supply] I use this stuff in the theatre environment, it is invisible by
> standard light (daylight) but is highly UV reactive, meaning that someone
> w/a couple hours and an arts and crafts paintbrush could create a dial
that
> glows in different respective colours by night but is invisible by
daylight.
>
>
> just a thought,
> dr. c.
>
> >From: "Dave Price" <davep@xxxx>
> >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [DML] Night-illuminated speedo face (and the rest of the
cluster)
> >Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 18:30:48 -0800
> >
> >On the topic of the speedo face, but this relates to the entire gague
> >cluster....I wanted a modern-looking gague cluster with illuminated
> >needles, numbers and marks, not the lame way it is now where there are
just
> >some lamps lighting up the entire cluster area.
> >
> >Obviously, without replacing the gagues could one achieve this, right?
> >wrong! ;) My idea was to use a UV (black) light, which, if anyone has
> >stood by a blacklight wearing white, it glows bright purple, and other
> >colors (orange, green, yellow) glow their respective colors.
> >
> >Well, as it turns out, the white numbering (and the needles) are
uneffected
> >by the blacklight (however, the orange numbering works great!) ... so I
had
> >planned to create a vinyl sticker (like the 140MPH speedo face) that
would
> >replace all of the gagues with blacklight-reactive painted numbers....
> >I'd love to know if Marty's speedo face responds to blacklight, and, if
so,
> >could the outfit that printed those faces be contacted to produce the
other
> >gagues as well? I've found a source for mini-blacklight florescent
sticks
> >that would fit perfectly in the space between the binacle and the
gagues...
> > Anyone else want to see those numbers glowing brightly without the
> >distraction of a white light illuminating the whole cluster at night?
> >
> >Another cool cosmetic add-on would be a bezel around the gagues to give
> >them that "finished" look, round gagues rather than that tacky square
> >look... maybe in stainless steel?
> >
> >Suggestions, opinions? Anyone want to take on the project? I'd buy it,
I
> >just can't afford the R&D ;)
> >
> >- Dave