# where to buy glow in the dark paint **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 27, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-glow-in-the-dark-paint/447032 "2008-04-27T02:23:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-glow-in-the-dark-paint/447032/1 "2008-04-27T02:23:26Z")
I’m sure this is an easy one. I probably can get it off the internet…But where (as in which store) can I buy glow in the dark paint? Does wally world have it…or do I need to go to a craft store? Or is it more difficult to find…and I will have to special order it from Bangledesh via camel borne internet? ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-glow-in-the-dark-paint/447032/2 "2008-04-27T02:30:26Z")
I haven’t bought it in years. It used to be carried by department stores in the toys section. The stuff was labeled poster paint. The puzzle coating used to be available in glow in the dark formula. Tester model paints may have some glow in the dark paint still. The arts and craft section by the fabric in Walmart have a selection. You should tell us the type of paint you want or the use of the paint. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-glow-in-the-dark-paint/447032/3 "2008-04-27T02:31:19Z")
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**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-glow-in-the-dark-paint/447032/4 "2008-04-27T02:38:57Z")
I want to paint a bunch of little dots on my ceiling to mimic the stars ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-glow-in-the-dark-paint/447032/5 "2008-04-27T04:08:46Z")
If you have a Hobby Lobby or Michael’s within reach, they probably have the Plaid/Folk Arts/Apple Barrel glow-in-the-dark craft paints. Little 2 oz. bottles. Wal-Mart also stocks these brands, so they may have it, too. (You want the “crafts” section in the back of the store, not the “Paint” section by the hardware.) If that fails, then [Palmer Glow-in-the-dark Luminous Craft Paint.](http://www.dickblick.com/zz007/13/) From Dick Blick online. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-glow-in-the-dark-paint/447032/6 "2008-04-27T05:42:48Z")
[QUOTE=Sigene] I want to paint a bunch of little dots on my ceiling to mimic the stars [/QUOTE] The previous occupant(s) of my bedroom did that. They splattered the glow paint all over the place, and did splotches that look like clusters, galaxies and nebulae. At first, all I noticed was the spot where they had painted their initials and a couple larger splotches. I didn’t see the starfield and smaller nebulae for the first couple months after I moved in, because I have night vision problems and needed a nightlight before I got used to the room. A couple months later, the nightlight burned out, and I think the compact fluorescents I had replaced the incandescents with also made a difference in the “charge.” After my eyes are fully dark-adapted, like when I wake up in the middle of the night, I can leave the lights on in the room for just a couple minutes, and then turn them off and WOW, it’s like the night sky out in the country blazing with stars. Having your eyes fully dark-adapted in combination with seeing the paint when freshly charged makes a big difference in how you see it. If you’re not already dark-adapted when you first turn off the light, the glow tends to fade faster than your eyes adapt, so you never really see how brightly it glows. The full dark adaption I’m talking about takes at least 20 minutes for most people. \*\*\* Ponder ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-glow-in-the-dark-paint/447032/7 "2008-04-27T06:07:47Z")
Not suprisingly, eBay has it: [http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&\_trksid=m37&satitle=glow+in+the+dark+paint&category0=](http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=glow+in+the+dark+paint&category0=) ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-glow-in-the-dark-paint/447032/8 "2008-04-27T14:04:53Z")
Paints in the Walmart craft department will work. Get it there. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-glow-in-the-dark-paint/447032/9 "2008-04-28T17:46:52Z")
I used to see them at teachers’ supply stores. ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-glow-in-the-dark-paint/447032/10 "2008-04-28T22:54:45Z")
Hobby stores, too, like Hobby Lobby or Michaels. I did stars in my kids room; did a whole sun/moon dark-blue-to-light-blue progression and everything. It’s great, but the glowy stars are the best part! Look in the section where they have a million little bottles of paint. ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-glow-in-the-dark-paint/447032/11 "2008-04-29T02:28:20Z")
What about glow-in-the-dark fabric paint? Anyone have any idea where to find that? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-glow-in-the-dark-paint/447032/12 "2008-04-29T10:35:59Z")
[QUOTE=monica] What about glow-in-the-dark fabric paint? Anyone have any idea where to find that? [/QUOTE] [Here](http://www.glonation.com/Products/FabricPaint/FabricPaint.html)