Translate German to English - Click here to open Altavista's Babel Fish Translator Click here to learn about all those symbols by people's names.

leftlogo.jpg (20709 bytes)

Upgrade to Premium Membership

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
#26070 05/19/2009 12:26 AM
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,026
Z
zorro Offline OP
OP Offline
Z
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,026
I am looking at an item I am suspicious of and was wondering if is posible to make white post war material not glow under blacklight.


"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to relive it" Santayana
#26071 05/22/2009 05:52 AM
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,414
M
Offline
M
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,414
I've heard that tea/leaves are used to accomplish this.

#26072 05/22/2009 08:54 PM
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 12,155
Likes: 287
G
Offline
G
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 12,155
Likes: 287
Zorro,,,You can not assume the because it is postwar that it must glow. It is currently [always has been] possible to get white material that does not glow.

#26073 05/22/2009 11:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,026
Z
zorro Offline OP
OP Offline
Z
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,026
OK but if it does glow does that mean it is always post war or can prewar items glow.


"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to relive it" Santayana
#26074 05/22/2009 11:33 PM
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 2,032
R
Offline
R
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 2,032
Zorro, here is what I have read. If, a pre-war item that "normally" would NOT glow, is washed, post-war with a phosphate/phosphorus based laundry detergent it WILL glow, so yes, pre- war item can glow. Hope this helps, Regards, Leipzig


Never fry bacon in the nude!
#26075 05/23/2009 03:48 AM
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 176
A
Offline
A
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 176
That's good information. Thanks for the tip.

#26076 05/23/2009 12:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,026
Z
zorro Offline OP
OP Offline
Z
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,026
Thanks for the information guys.


"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to relive it" Santayana

Link Copied to Clipboard
Popular Topics(Views)
2,266,673 SS Bayonets
1,764,221 Teno Insignia Set
1,132,905 westwall rings
Latest New Threads
SS Directory Black Book
by LotusPeddler96 - 05/06/2024 04:22 PM
ISO an SS HONOR RING or Totenkopfring
by LotusPeddler96 - 05/06/2024 01:15 AM
Welcome - New Collector Here
by LotusPeddler96 - 05/05/2024 03:40 PM
AWS Alcoso quality tag
by BretVanSant - 05/03/2024 04:08 AM
Latest New Posts
Russian silver skull & snakes ring
by Stephen - 05/07/2024 03:21 PM
Period Dies
by Gaspare - 05/07/2024 03:17 AM
ISO an SS HONOR RING or Totenkopfring
by Gaspare - 05/07/2024 02:23 AM
SS Directory Black Book
by LotusPeddler96 - 05/06/2024 10:44 PM
AWS Alcoso quality tag
by Billy G. - 05/05/2024 08:49 PM
Forum Statistics
Forums42
Topics31,672
Posts329,144
Members7,527
Most Online5,900
Dec 19th, 2019
Who's Online Now
11 members (Texasuberalles, Jim W, Tanker, Ric Ferrari, Nietzsche, Lonewolf523, ed773, Documentalist, Stephen, Evgeniy, den70), 511 guests, and 88 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5