Author Topic: Killing UV Brightness (Read 606 times)

Sourdough · « **on:** August 07, 2012, 12:16:14 PM »

I have a new hunting blind. I set it up yesterday in the yard, during a bright sunny day. It is dark Tangle Camo. The problem was when we came in the drive way with the sun shining on it the thing glowed in the sun. Not worrying about it scaring the Caribou, they are curious animals and will come up to see what it is. It's the predators I am concerned about. It will scare them away. Where we will be setting up is in a saddle between two mountain tops. Way above treeline, and there is no brush higher than my knees around.

Any suggestions? Putting it in a washer is not an option, it has spring steel bands that hold it up.

Cuts Crooked · « **Reply #1 on:** August 07, 2012, 12:39:15 PM »

Been a long time since I'v seen it, but there used to be a "UV Killer" in spray bottles that the local Wally World carried.

Land_Owner · « **Reply #2 on:** August 07, 2012, 01:45:10 PM »

I would try Baking Soda. Wipe it down hard with watery BS (haha). Take some of the "newness" off of it. I can't "see" the texture of the material through the OP, but if it is nylon, it may always have a sheen to it. If the material is polyester (PET plastic), it will be HOT inside because it won't "breathe", will be waterproof, highly flammable, but should "take" a rubbing and dull up.

PowPow · « **Reply #3 on:** August 07, 2012, 01:54:50 PM »

I like Land Owner's BS idea. (Hey he started it)
If the baking soda is not abrasive enough, you might try a soft scouring pad in a small spot and see what it does.
Is it an Ameristep brand? If so, I just bought a new and might need to try the same thing.
Let us know what works.

Conan The Librarian · « **Reply #4 on:** August 07, 2012, 02:31:58 PM »

First, are you sure its uv? Test it with a black light to be sure. Second, how much time do you have? Can you let it sit out and weather for a few weeks? Third, will you be hunting early and late in the day when uv brighteners would make the biggest difference? If hunting a lot during bright hours it shouldnt matter. Fourth, will you be hunting in heavily hunted public land where familiarity with uv and human scent might be an issue? Fifth, call the manufacturer for suggestions. Sixth, it's camo, are you sure its not reflectivity rather than wavelength?

By the way, I wear normal street clothes plus day glo for hunting, and once set up a ground blind covered with reflective mylar and surrounded by pink lawn flamingoes. It worked well for a whole fall and winter. Got a 10 point buck and a big doe, lots of squirrels, a turkey, some rabbits, two racoons and a coyote. In other words, it worked about as well as a carefully set up camo blind made of natural materials collected from the surrounding woods.

Sure it was a stunt, but I'm a big believer in setting up a blind in advancemof hunting days so the critters can get used to it, no matter what it looks like.

Sourdough · « **Reply #5 on:** August 07, 2012, 02:40:26 PM »

I can allow it to sit outside for three weeks at this time. I will be hunting from an hour before sunup to an hour after sundown. The area is way off the highway and a long way from human habitation. These animals have seldom if ever seen a human, or their gear. I'm going to look for that spray, but tonight I am going to look at it under a black light.

fatercat · « **Reply #6 on:** August 08, 2012, 12:49:41 AM »

paint it camo

KIMBER45 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 08, 2012, 07:34:47 AM »

These still is a spray that kills UV. I use it on all my hunting clothes and blinds.

KIMBER45 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 08, 2012, 07:37:33 AM »

Here it is. http://www.cabelas.com/scents-scent-eliminators-u-v-killer-1.shtml

Sourdough · « **Reply #9 on:** August 08, 2012, 03:09:34 PM »

Picked up a bottle today at Sportsman's. Spraying both Blinds tonight and letting them set up in the sun and weather for a couple of days.

blind ear · « **Reply #10 on:** August 08, 2012, 04:42:45 PM »

check it with a black light, especially clothing. Stuff will glow in the dark that you never thought of. There is also uv reflecter free soap/detergent for when you wash hunting cloths and equipment. ear

Bugflipper · « **Reply #11 on:** August 08, 2012, 07:09:16 PM »

Dry dirt. Just sling it on and take a broom and sweep it to embed it in the material a little.

Sourdough · « **Reply #12 on:** August 09, 2012, 07:39:06 AM »

I use the UV killing soap on all my hunting clothes, and gear. The blind is too large and has spring steel ribs in it that cannot be removed. I tested it last night with a black light, it does not glow, but i sprayed it down anyway. I think what my partner saw was the new material being so smooth and clean it reflected the sun light. I'm letting it set out in the weather, sun and rain, to weather a little before we head out hunting. Going out the 28th for Caribou, Grizzly, and Wolves.

Norman and I will be looking mainly for predators, Black Bears, Grizzlies, Wolves, Coyotes, and Wolverine. We stand a good chance of getting a Grizzly and Wolves, anything else will be gravy. Craig will be looking for Caribou and Moose. Oh, if I see a big Moose, 60" range I'll shoot it, but it's got to be big. Those 30 to 50 inchers are just going to have to grow some more. I don't want no Caribou, I won't shoot a Caribou, well let's see how long that statement last. Last time I said that I ws just looking at the caribou in my scope. Gosh it was a big Caribou, just like the last three ones I shot up there. The gun just went off when my finger twitched and there was a dead Caribou I had to clean. Darn that's a lot of work, don't want to do that this year. Got to quite looking at them through the scope.

PowPow · « **Reply #13 on:** August 09, 2012, 07:52:08 AM »

I assumed you meant it had a reflective sheen to it.
I don't think I have ever seen UV light, since the "ultra" is supposed to mean its beyond my visible spectrum.
But I have heard or read the coyotes can see IR below my visible spectrum.
Can they see above it?
Can deer see above or below our visible spectrum?

Sourdough · « **Reply #14 on:** August 09, 2012, 09:01:26 AM »

Humans can't see the ultra violet spectrum. Many other animals can. What My partner saw was the sheen off the new coating, and he mistook that for Ultra Violet. What I have to do is dull the finish to reduce the reflectivity.

I did the Black Light last night, no UV present. but I did find UV present on a new set of insulated white camo hunting suite. Taking it to the Laundramate because it is too bulky to get in the home washer. I'll do a bunch of other stuff at the same time in the UV killing soap.

PowPow · « **Reply #15 on:** August 09, 2012, 11:22:29 AM »

Need to see if there is a sheen to my new chair blind.
Might try leaving it outside, or wipe it off with a towel full of dirt.

KIMBER45 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 09, 2012, 01:22:27 PM »

For years now, waterfowl hunters have been " mudding "their layout blinds to take the shine off them. It probably would also work for ground blinds.

Sourdough · « **Reply #17 on:** August 09, 2012, 08:19:44 PM »

My chair blind is dull, it's the TeePi blind that is shiny.

KIMBER45 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 10, 2012, 12:38:10 AM »

I have used brown and black paint from a can of spray paint. Hold it far enough away as to slightly mist the fabric. Not enough to cover the orginal color, just enough to take the shine off..

Conan The Librarian · « **Reply #19 on:** August 15, 2012, 08:48:15 AM »

Sourdough:

Did you get this figured out?