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Paint that lights up
By Justin Hyde
LumiLor light-up paint
For the past few years, an Ohio motorcycle customizer has been working on the ultimate eye-catching tool —paint that would not only glow, but switch on and off, without fade. As you can see, Andy Zsinko and his product LumiLor has come close to the promise of a surface that could dance with lights like a Vegas marquis — but there's quite a few hurdles to clear before you could flash messages to other drivers.
Zsinko and his company, Darkside Scientific, certainly didn't invent luminescent paint for vehicles. The problem has long been that such paints in automotive use suffer from the same shortfalls that all glow-in-the-dark toys do: they need sunlight to recharge, they lose their energy and dim quickly at night, and they usually only come in that single shade of green.
LumiLor Lit Car from Darkside Scientific on Vimeo.
Zsinko told the Akron Beacon-Journal that it took two years of trial and error to come up with a system that solved those problems. What you're seeing here isn't just paint, but a complicated multi-layer coating that includes a conductive base, two-wire connections to electrical power, an insulating primer coat and the final lighting top coat. The lights have a half-life of 10,000 hours, and take a minimal amount of electricity; plus in some shades, they're not visible when off.
While the paint goes on using the same tools found in any body shop or hobbyist's garage, Darkside Scientific says the coatings are tricky enough to require years of painting experience followed by weeks of training. Every patch has to have its own connection, plus there's the controllers necessary for pulling tricks off like the glowing Tesla demonstrates. (For colors, Darkside can match a much wider range than what's shown above, by mixing topcoats.)
And as for cost, a small demonstration part for a motorcycle runs $300, and Darkside doesn't quote a base price due to the complexities of each job, but a car-size application would likely run into the tens of thousands of dollars. There's also the question of whether light-up paint steps over the rules for lights on vehicles or could distract other drivers, but those are further down the road. For now, Zsinko and team are working to turn LumiLor into a real business, and make our roads look that much more like Tron.
LumiLor light-up paint
For the past few years, an Ohio motorcycle customizer has been working on the ultimate eye-catching tool —paint that would not only glow, but switch on and off, without fade. As you can see, Andy Zsinko and his product LumiLor has come close to the promise of a surface that could dance with lights like a Vegas marquis — but there's quite a few hurdles to clear before you could flash messages to other drivers.
Zsinko and his company, Darkside Scientific, certainly didn't invent luminescent paint for vehicles. The problem has long been that such paints in automotive use suffer from the same shortfalls that all glow-in-the-dark toys do: they need sunlight to recharge, they lose their energy and dim quickly at night, and they usually only come in that single shade of green.
LumiLor Lit Car from Darkside Scientific on Vimeo.
Zsinko told the Akron Beacon-Journal that it took two years of trial and error to come up with a system that solved those problems. What you're seeing here isn't just paint, but a complicated multi-layer coating that includes a conductive base, two-wire connections to electrical power, an insulating primer coat and the final lighting top coat. The lights have a half-life of 10,000 hours, and take a minimal amount of electricity; plus in some shades, they're not visible when off.
While the paint goes on using the same tools found in any body shop or hobbyist's garage, Darkside Scientific says the coatings are tricky enough to require years of painting experience followed by weeks of training. Every patch has to have its own connection, plus there's the controllers necessary for pulling tricks off like the glowing Tesla demonstrates. (For colors, Darkside can match a much wider range than what's shown above, by mixing topcoats.)
And as for cost, a small demonstration part for a motorcycle runs $300, and Darkside doesn't quote a base price due to the complexities of each job, but a car-size application would likely run into the tens of thousands of dollars. There's also the question of whether light-up paint steps over the rules for lights on vehicles or could distract other drivers, but those are further down the road. For now, Zsinko and team are working to turn LumiLor into a real business, and make our roads look that much more like Tron.
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Port Richey Rod Run at Coast Buick GMC Coming May 25 2024
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Cruise-In; Free; Every Saturday 5-8PM plus 10% off the whole menu to cruisers
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Cruise-In; Free; Every Saturday 5-8PM plus 10% off the whole menu to cruisers
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This is similar to Gatorglass found locally in Pasco County by Grace-FX Customs
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50's Diner US19.... A Florida Attraction.
1730 US-19, Holiday Fl 34691 click: https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/t...-racing.html CHRA sanctioned cruise-in.
Cruise-In; Free; Every Saturday 5-8PM plus 10% off the whole menu to cruisers
All Cars Every 2nd Saturday Free Breakfast: Since 2015 and more. click: https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/e...ast-tampa.html
Tampa Racing.com covers the Tampa car scene and supports many fund raisers, worthy causes and events that enrich our community. We hope you enjoy them all.
What do I do? ---- on-site *Aftermarket* spring/suspension installations --- on-site impact wrenching---street lowering with your own stock springs...........True Bi-xenon HID projector headlight conversions........ Much more at Bob's Garage!
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Keystone Motor Club (Founded 2012)... Free car show Every 3rd Saturday, newsletter is
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Port Richey Rod Run at Coast Buick GMC Coming May 25 2024
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50's Diner US19.... A Florida Attraction.
1730 US-19, Holiday Fl 34691 click: https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/t...-racing.html CHRA sanctioned cruise-in.
Cruise-In; Free; Every Saturday 5-8PM plus 10% off the whole menu to cruisers
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Tampa Racing.com covers the Tampa car scene and supports many fund raisers, worthy causes and events that enrich our community. We hope you enjoy them all.
What do I do? ---- on-site *Aftermarket* spring/suspension installations --- on-site impact wrenching---street lowering with your own stock springs...........True Bi-xenon HID projector headlight conversions........ Much more at Bob's Garage!
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