Can I use any BlackLight to identify Vintage Parts ???

[BOBBO]

I know you can identify certain vintage Burst parts by how they illuminate under a blacklight !!!! Can any type of blacklight be used ??? Anybody have pics of vintage parts under a blacklight ???

[Kim]

Here is a set of Amber bonnet knobs:

[BOBBO]

What else glows under blacklight on a Burst Kim ??? Any more pics ?? Ohh and will any blacklight do??

[Kim]

Any blacklight will do:

Real pickguard and poker chip:



PAF tape:


Switch tip:

[Mike60]

blacklight is pretty reliable...I ran my three-legged TV under it and it showed all of the H/S repair and verified all the plastic that I thought was right.

[BOBBO]

Why does it look as if one of the pickguards and one of the switchtips isn't glowing ?? Are the non glowing ones fakes ??

[Kim]

Originally Posted by BOBBO

Why does it look as if one of the pickguards and one of the switchtips isn't glowing ?? Are the non glowing ones fakes ??

Yes, I put them in the pic to show how a fake will look.

[Mike60]

..you can buy those little pocket sized blacklights cheap at any hardware or Home Despot store.

[BOBBO]

Any pictures of a whole Burst under blacklight ???

[FLICKOFLASH]

blacklight sybil wonder what else will glow ?

[jkinnison90]

That's neat.

[Kim]

Originally Posted by BOBBO

Any pictures of a whole Burst under blacklight ???

[FLICKOFLASH]

Black Light Uses
If you walked around all night with a portable black light, you would discover that there are phosphors all over the place. There are lots of natural phosphors, in your teeth and fingernails, among other things. There also a lot of phosphors in manmade material, including television screens and some paints, fabric and plastics. Most fluorescent colored things, such as highlighters, contain phosphors, and you'll find them in all glow-in-the-dark products. Clubs and amusement parks use special black light paint that glows different colors. You can also buy fluorescent black light bubbles, invisible black light ink, fluorescent black light carpet and even fluorescent black light hair gel.

In addition to making people and fluorescent posters look cool, black lights have some practical applications. For example:

* Appraisers use them to detect forgeries of antiques. Many paints today contain phosphors that will glow under a black light, while most older paints do not contain phosphors.

* Repairmen use them to find invisible leaks in machinery -- they inject a little fluorescent dye into the fuel supply and illuminate it with a black light. For example, they might detect an invisible air conditioner leak by adding fluorescent dye to the refrigerant.

Black lights can be used to detect counterfeit bills.
Black lights can be used to detect counterfeit bills.
* Law enforcement officers can use them to identify counterfeit money. The United States and many other countries include an invisible fluorescent strip in their larger bills that only shows up under a black light.

* Amusement parks and clubs use them to identify invisible fluorescent hand stamps for readmission.

* Forensic scientists use them to analyze crime scenes. To pick out fingerprints, for example, they often dust with fluorescent dye under a black light. This makes it easier to pick the fingerprints out from surrounding dirt. Black lights can also identify semen and other bodily fluids that naturally fluoresce.

Most of these uses, as well as dozens of others, follow a common theme -- the black lights make the invisible visible or isolate one specific substance from everything around it. When you think about it, there are dozens of situations where you could put this phenomenon to work. The applications are potentially endless!

[BOBBO]

IS THE WHITE AROUND THE TRUSS COVER GLOWING ? OR JUST ILLUMINATED FROM THE LIGHT ? BY THE WAY KIM ... THESE PHOTOS ARE AMAZING !!! THANKS !!!

[BOBBO]

Originally Posted by Kim

Here is a set of Amber bonnet knobs:

my set ???

[Kim]

Originally Posted by BOBBO

IS THE WHITE AROUND THE TRUSS COVER GLOWING ? OR JUST ILLUMINATED FROM THE LIGHT ? BY THE WAY KIM ... THESE PHOTOS ARE AMAZING !!! THANKS !!!

Just illuminated from the light.

[BOBBO]

Originally Posted by Kim

Just illuminated from the light.

Shouldn't the truss cover glow too ? It's celluloid no ???

[Kim]

Originally Posted by BOBBO

Shouldn't the truss cover glow too ? It's celluloid no ???

It does glow, Just different than the clear lacquer. Here are some better shots:

[Mike60]

...I can see it now,BOBBO will be a walking blacklight 15 minutes after Lowes opens tomorrow...

[Roman Rist]

Kim, that's cool! thanks!

Roman

[Kim]

Originally Posted by BOBBO

my set ???

Yes!

[decoy205]

Really cool! thanks!

[decoy205]

Really cool! thanks! bobbo i think these should hit the parts thread no??

[diceman]

Very cool photos Kim!

[BOBBO]

Originally Posted by Mike60

...I can see it now,BOBBO will be a walking blacklight 15 minutes after Lowes opens tomorrow...

Lowes didn't have a good blacklight ... I'll have one by the end of the week i'm sure !!!