How to make glowing laces at home

Luminous laces on sneakers periodically come into vogue and occupy a pedestal of popularity. Basically, the trend is aimed at young people who want to add a zest to modern shoes and modernize it a bit. Not everyone wants to buy the product for fabulous money, many are enjoying the production of decorative elements with their own hands. In addition, if you order luminous laces from the Internet, the package will arrive after 3-5 days, and you want to make the idea a reality today. Consider effective ways of crafts with their own.

Hydrogen Peroxide Solution

1. Wear rubber gloves to protect your hands from chemical damage. Protect your eyes with goggles, wear a sleeved sweater or a bathrobe.
2. Combine in one composition 75 ml. hydrogen peroxide (concentration 3-6%), add 25 grams.chopped salt and add 30 ml. table vinegar.
3. Pour the composition into a sealed glass bottle, close the lid, begin to shake the mixture vigorously.
4. After a certain time, it will begin to glow, indicating that the solution is ready. At this very moment you need to put the laces in the tank, close the lid again and leave for 1-2 hours.
5. After soaking up the mass, take out the laces, dry them naturally, putting them on a piece of polyethylene or food film.
6. The composition may be absorbed unevenly or flow in the drying process, in which case it is recommended to repeat the procedure.

Option number 2
This method is considered more complicated, since for its preparation it is required to purchase a solution of luminol (3%). The drug is not so easy to get, but it is he who makes the shoelaces glow.

1. As in the previous case, you need to protect the open areas of the body and mucous eyes.
2. After that, prepare a flask with a high neck or a glass beaker, which later will not be a pity to throw out.
3. Connect 15 ml.3% hydrogen peroxide solution, 10 ml. 3% luminol solution.
4. Pour 100 ml into a separate container. boiling water, add 30 grams to it. powder for washing machines. Stir, wait to completely dissolve the granules.
5. Cool the powder mixture to room temperature, add to the beaker / flask a mixture of solutions of luminol and peroxide.
6. Crush between two spoons of 2 crystals of potassium permanganate, carefully add to the rest of the ingredients.
7. Stir the mixture, pour another 100 ml. purified water and wait for the glow effect.
8. Place the laces in the jar, leave for 1-1.5 hours, then remove and dry naturally. Avoid direct sunlight, do not leave shoelaces on radiators.

Coloring pigment

For the manufacture of glowing laces you need to buy a phosphor or fluorescent paint. Composition can be purchased at the stationery store or in the department of LED technology.

First you need to dilute the paint according to the instructions. As a rule, the pigment is diluted with water, and not with a solvent (aqueous emulsion composition). The more liquid you pour into the paint, the duller the final result will be.Do not abuse the water, bring the composition to the consistency of liquid sour cream.

You can use undiluted paint, but then the laces need not soak, and paint with a soft brush. At the end of all manipulations, place the product in a horizontal position under direct sunlight.

If, after drying, the paint sticks to the surface on which it lies, turn the laces to the other side, then walk on them with a thin brush.

Important!
Laces using phosphoric paint will last you a long time if you “charge” them in the light every day. Exposure for 4-5 hours is enough for the attribute to glow in the dark for the rest of the night.

With regards to the fluorescent base, the laces will glow under daytime lamps during the daytime (at night, the line is not active). If you buy high-quality paint, it will not be washed off the surface even after 5-10 washes.

Silicone tube

If in the case of peroxide, glowing laces can even be made by girls, then this option is more suitable for men.

1. To effectively carry out the procedure, purchase a silicone tube.To find out the length, measure your laces. As a rule, 1-1.5 meters is enough. Choose a tube in diameter so that it goes to the holes in the sneakers. After purchase, cut it into two equal parts.
2. Draw liquid silicone into a syringe, fill the cavity of both tubes with it. Move from two sides, avoid the formation of bubbles, otherwise the laces will look careless.
3. Attach LEDs to each end of the lace, for this purpose use a soldering iron or Second Glue, the first option is preferable.
4. Now take care of the power source. Attach 4 batteries to the LEDs, observing the polarity. If you will not use the laces around the clock, build a kind of regulator "On / Off".

Chemical composition

1. Protect your skin from possible ingress of chemical components, wear glasses (welding suits) and a bathrobe.
2. Purchase a phosphor in the amount of 180 gr., Dissolve it in 200 ml. cool water.
3. Pour in 75 ml. hydrogen peroxide solution (3-6%), add 3 gr. copper sulfate. Wait for the crystals to dissolve.
4. Add 90 ml to the existing mixture. water, 10 ml. sodium solution and 60 gr.phosphorus based coloring pigment.
5. Pour the liquid into a glass container, shake well.
6. Put the laces in the solution, wait until the mixture is absorbed into the fabric.
7. Dry in fresh air away from direct UV light. As a result, you should have a bright blue glow.

Cold neon

To create the laces in this way you will need to purchase an electroluminescent wire. The method is considered to be quite time-consuming, but if you spend strength and focus on small things, everything will definitely work out.

1. Prepare in advance 2 meters of neon (fluorescent) wires, an inverter in the amount of 2 pieces, scissors or nippers.
2. Place the neon cord on a flat surface, measure out the middle and carefully cut it into 2 pieces (1 meter each).
3. Take the first inverter, connect the neon cord to it. Do the same with the second device.

Glowing laces are ready! Use the dimmer to make your shoes look irresistible.

As you can see, it is easy to make glowing laces, if you have sufficient knowledge. Choose a convenient way and proceed to the procedure.If you decide to use silicone tubing or electroluminescent wire, the laces will be durable and waterproof. In the case of dye pigment, poor-quality composition can wash off after 2-5 washes.

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