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STARGLOW Protective Top-Coat

Starglow Protective Top Coat
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Starglow Protective Top Coat

STARGLOW Protective Top-Coat

Price range: £3.99 through £39.99

A clear, water based top coat which allows UV energy to pass through whilst helping protecting a Starglow painted surface from abrasion and wear and tear.

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A quick-drying, solvent-free, water-based, clear Polyurethane protective top-coat / sealer for help provide contact protection for STARGLOW Paints (Not Reflective Paint). Brushes wash out in water. British made. If you require any advice or assistance in choosing the right paint for your purpose, contact us on: 0161 726 5904  or  email:  help@glowtec.co.uk If you are unsure of how this paint works or its suitability for your purpose, please email or call to discuss first and / or order a 30ml sample to try.

Paints are non-stock items made fresh to order and therefore cannot be returned. Prices exclude VAT and Delivery.

About Top-Coat

Starglow Protective Top-Coat is a waterborne, clear polyurethane coating. It exhibits exceptional light clarity when cured and has a high UV resistance and produces a hard, yet flexible coating for application to a Starglow Luminous or UV based decorative coating.

Use this where there is the likely hood of wear and tear to the painted surface for frequent contact, hand or foot traffic or abrasion etc.  Also serves as a clear water-proof protective barrier against weather and rain erosion.

Starglow protective top coat may be applied by spray, brush or roller, and should only be applied to fully cured Starglow paint coatings (not reflective coatings). For optimum protection, you should apply 3–4 coats.

Please Note:  STARGLOW Paints are NOT suitable for use on HOT surfaces or any high temperature applications.

We strongly recommend you order a sample jar, to test if the paint is suitable for use with your application before ordering a larger size, as our paints are made-to-order and non refundable and non-returnable.

These paints are NOT suitable for use on hair or skin.

Do not allow children to use this product unsupervised.

For for best results use within 6 months of receipt.

10 year Guarantee does not apply to Starglow Paints used externally.

About Universal Primer

The Starglow Universal Primer is a water-borne polyurethane coating and is suitable for use with a variety of substrates and surfaces, however it is up to the user to determine if this product is suitable for the application. Do a test sample and verify. Ensure that the white primer is totally cured prior to applying any further coats.

Universal white primer provides a good key for Starglow paint, so ensuring good adhesion to the surface.  White Primer also serves to enhance the glow for luminous and UV based paints so providing optimum glow performance

Please Note:  STARGLOW Paints are NOT suitable for use on HOT surfaces or any high temperature applications.

We strongly recommend you order a sample jar, to test if the paint is suitable for use with your application before ordering a larger size, as our paints are made-to-order and non refundable and non-returnable.

These paints are NOT suitable for use on hair or skin.

Do not allow children to use this product unsupervised.

For for best results use within 6 months of receipt.

10 year Guarantee does not apply to Starglow Paints used externally.

About UV Blacklight

There is so much mis-information online about UV light (Blacklight) we’ll clear up a few main points here…

Is brighter really better?

No.  Absolutely not.  UV is invisible to the human eye so ideally you should see nothing!  What you do see is visible ‘interference’ light (known as spill) and is a bi-product of poor quality inferior UV LEDs.  This bright, purple glare is not UV and only serves to illuminate the search area, actually making it harder to see the actual fluoresce you are looking for!

The UV rule of thumb is:  The brighter it is, the worse it is!

This is why our UV PRO range are made with a special UV PRO filter which removes all visible light and only lets the invisible UV light through.  This produces great, professional results.

The more LEDs the better?

Again. Absolutely not.  The greater the number of inferior (cheap) LEDs the torch has, the more visible interference light it produces and the worse the result.

Tip:  Avoid any UV Torch with more than 9 LEDS.

Does frequency matter?

Yes. The frequency of UV light emitted determines the quality of results obtained.  There is a sweet-spot for UV which is between 365nm and 385nm.  However, to manufacture LEDs capable of emitting in this frequency range is far more expensive.  The cheap UV torches sold on eBay and Amazon, will use inferior quality Chinese made LEDs emitting in the range of 390 – 410nm.  At this range the UV light is a very poor quality and the visible light output is at its highest (see here for more about UV Blacklight).

GLOWTEC UV PRO Forensic Torches are made using high quality KOREAN made 365-385nm UV LEDs which peak at 380nm with a much lower visible light output. This provides the best balance of quality, performance and price with excellent value for money.

See our short video to see why –> Comparison of UV Torches

What should I expect to see?

That really depends on what it is your are looking at / looking for!

Unlike man-made fluorescent materials such as white fabric, white paper and STARGLOW products which all fluoresce brightly under UV blacklight, natural fluorescent substances such as urine and body fluids, which whilst they do glow (fluoresce) under UV light, do not fluoresce brightly! In fact they are generally quite dim, so do not expect a supernova!

The colour shown under UV light is determined by the chemical composition of the substance, not the UV light itself.

Delivery

See ‘Delivery’ tab on the menu bar for more detailed shipping and delivery information.

Whilst we can usually turn around most web orders within 1-3 working days. Please allow time for the order to be processed and produced for you. If you have genuinely urgent order, please contact us first to ensure we are able to turn around your order in time.  Please appreciate that there will be other customer’s orders ahead in the queue!

Orders Dispatched:  TUESDAYs (Post/Special-D)   WEDNESDAYs  (Courier)   THURSDAYs  (Post/Special-D)  FRIDAYs  (Courier)

Please Note: We are unable to ship web orders on Mondays.

UK Delivery options

Standard Delivery is a flat rate delivery charge using Royal Mail’s 1st Class Parcel Post.

Special-Delivery (small parcels) and UK Courier (larger/heavier parcels) will provide a swift next day delivery from the day of dispatch and NOT from the date of order.

Note: We do not to offer a specific ‘Next Day Delivery’ option as we cannot realistically guarantee such a service, especially in the current climate.

If you require a recorded / tracked delivery, please select either the Express Delivery or Courier Delivery option at checkout.

EU & International Orders

Owing to the higher cost or processing and shipping EU and International orders we have a £44 Minimum Order Value (MOV) for VAT Exempt Business orders.

However, due to new EU VAT rules, private (B2C) orders have a £135 Minimum Order Value.  Please Note:  Whilst we will not add VAT to your order, VAT will be payable once the goods have arrived in your country.

Business Orders destined for the EU will require a Company Name, VAT Number and EORI Number for customs clearance.

We will only ship EU and International orders at the Buyers risk. Once the goods are handed over to the courier they become the buyers property and responsibility.

For reasons of security and speed, we only ship EU and International orders via Express Courier.  Delivery charges are calculated at checkout.

Paint Size

1 Litre, 120ml, 240ml, 30ml, 500ml, 60ml

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