any way to make quinine water glow a little brighter?

[hydin]

i am working on an idea, and want to use quinine water (sp?) for a nice bright glow. (think nutty professor and you have the same blue, they used it for the weight loss formula)

the only problem is the local water i picked up is sort of... bland? looking when the UV light hits it.

any ideas on how to make it a little more "concentrated" or a little brighter?

thanks
chris

 

[Great_Bizarro]

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i am working on an idea, and want to use quinine water (sp?) for a nice bright glow. (think nutty professor and you have the same blue, they used it for the weight loss formula)

the only problem is the local water i picked up is sort of... bland? looking when the UV light hits it.

any ideas on how to make it a little more "concentrated" or a little brighter?

thanks
chris
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Check some of the overclocking computer sites they sell dye to add to water that glows under uv light.

 

[hydin]

i was thinking about that, but this is a quick/dirty hookup, and i was hoping to knock it out in a day or so.

im thinking maybe boil away a good chunk of the water? logically (in my head anyway) itll leave more quinine behind to glow, therefore be a little brighter.

there will be glowing things with UV dye though, trust me

thanks.
chris

 

[Mike J.]

Add some laundry soap? That stuff tends to have optical brighteners...


-Mike

 

[Rebel Hunter]

not sure what type of quinine water you are using, but Canada Dry seltzer (with quinine) has a nice hue to it.

 

[Snoballz]

I made glowing bottles for our bar by cutting open a highlighting pen and soaking the part that held the ink in the bottle with water. Don't know if blue highlighters are UV responsive but it might be worth a try.

 

[weaselflinger]

Add Bombay Gin, if it doesn't glow more, you at least have a hell of drink (don't forget a twist of lime).

 

[Hellclaw 01]

<div class='quotetop'>(hydin @ Jun 27 2006, 01:11 PM) [snapback]1269297[/snapback]</div>

i am working on an idea, and want to use quinine water (sp?) for a nice bright glow. (think nutty professor and you have the same blue, they used it for the weight loss formula)

the only problem is the local water i picked up is sort of... bland? looking when the UV light hits it.

any ideas on how to make it a little more "concentrated" or a little brighter?

thanks
chris
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If you let it evaporate, just the H2O should dissapate, leaving you with a more concentrated end product.

Boiling should help speed the process.