Topic: Glow in the dark stand legs?

[travelinbeat]

So I'm tired of idiots not seeing my stand's legs and running over them.  I remember watching the Discovery channel a while ago and seeing this brand new SUPER glow in the dark stuff they have...  this stuff is *BRIGHT* and stays bright for a *LONG* time.

I've tracked some down:
http://www.glonation.com/index.html

I'm thinking about buying some and painting the legs of my stand in it, hopefully so people won't fall over my stuff.

I'm wondering if anyone's ever tried something like this, or if you guys feel like it'd just be money wasted.  Please vote and weigh in by posting!

[JD]

We have reflective tape at work, (the kind the cops like to stripe their cars with), that I've thought about putting on the legs of my stand. It would light up pretty good if you shine a small flashlight on it.

[wklitz]

im for glow in the dark, it might help a little....but mic stand are like lightning rods no matter what you do with them.  I have people knocking into them even during outdoor daytime shows and the asses that use it to support themselves while walking by.

[bgreen]

It will probably end up having that moths to a light effect after you put it on and folks will bump it more trying to figure out what you did  :-p

[Myco]

I've seen people just wrap or tape glowsticks around them, seems cheaper & easier that way, plus if you ever want to be more low profile you can always take them off.

[anodyne33]

mic stand are like lightning rods no matter what you do with them.

x2

[sparkey]

I've seen people just wrap or tape glowsticks around them, seems cheaper & easier that way, plus if you ever want to be more low profile you can always take them off.

glowsticks work great, esp the long ropey ones

[cybergaloot]

http://tinyurl.com/cv3c7q

[stevetoney]

I voted 'good idea' but honestly probably not something I'd do to my stand.  Glow sticks...are also a good idea, but I usually just stand near my stand and try to remember to use a flashlight to illuminate my stand legs so people walking by will see what they're walking around.

I do think stand legs form a tripping hazard that tapers have a responsibility to somehow protect.  I don't really think someone is stupid for tripping over something that's typically black, easy to trip over, and usually sitting in darkness at foot level.  After all, they're typically semi-tanked anyway.  YMMV.

[anhisr]

I use a LED bicycle light to light up my stand.  Picked up a cheap one at Circuit City.  When they were still around

[NOLAfishwater]

I have put the glow in the dark tape on my stand but the problem is that it needs to be in light for a while to be effective. works great for taping outdoors when you are there through sundown. For other situations I bought a cheap LED light and strap it to my stand that way it illuminates the whole footprint.

[travelinbeat]

I've seen people just wrap or tape glowsticks around them, seems cheaper & easier that way, plus if you ever want to be more low profile you can always take them off.

True enough...  though I've never even though about running a stand low profile...

[J.Maye]

I'll bet the paint will peel pretty quickly with the folding/unfolding of the stand.

[Jeremy Lykins]

I've got a black mic stand, and I've been wondering if a silver mic stand would get bumped and kicked less.  Is there any anecdotal evidence for one color being better than the other?  I bought black because I thought that it would be better to be low-profile when taping, but I think that I'd rather have a silver one so that people would see it and maybe be quieter around it. 

[cybergaloot]

Mine's silver and it has been kicked a few times even though I guard it pretty good.

[rowjimmytour]

I voted good idea and I painted my stand legs day glow I think more people watch out for my stand but I still get the drunk who trips. I bought acrylic primer and green day glow paint from Michaels Art Supplies and I covered the legs w/ packing tape to prevent peeling.

[J.Maye]

I've got a black mic stand, and I've been wondering if a silver mic stand would get bumped and kicked less.  Is there any anecdotal evidence for one color being better than the other?  I bought black because I thought that it would be better to be low-profile when taping, but I think that I'd rather have a silver one so that people would see it and maybe be quieter around it. 

I have both a black and a silver stand. Color doesnt matter IME, it's the footprint that makes all the difference. My 3376 has a HUGE footprint, the 01B, not so big.

[travelinbeat]

Mine's silver and it has been kicked a few times even though I guard it pretty good.

MMDV (My Mileage Doesn't Vary)

I'll bet the paint will peel pretty quickly with the folding/unfolding of the stand.

They also sell glow in the dark power, which you can mix with clear coat or whatever.  I'd probably sand the legs so their nice and rough, prime them, then mix up some lacquer or something with the power and slather it on.  Maybe top-coat with some clear stuff, too

[Chuck]

Marking stand legs may be a good idea.
I have never thought it was a good idea to call attention to the rest of a mic stand. The more invisible the better.

[cybergaloot]

Marking stand legs may be a good idea.
I have never thought it was a good idea to call attention to the rest of a mic stand. The more invisible the better.

I've been debating this myself. I'm heading to the Wanee Festival in about a month and wondered if somehow marking the top of my stand would keep people from throwing junk its way or make it a target. Also, I want people looking down so they don't step on, trip over or bump into things... not looking up at the pretty lights.

[deedee]

1/2" wide yellow stage striking tape ( 1/2" yellow gaff tape) on black legs stands out like a neon sign, and is easily removable.

[it-goes-to-eleven]

They'll just think the stand leg is a glow stick and try and throw it.  I wish I was kidding.

[cybergaloot]

Damn wooks 

[it-goes-to-eleven]

"Sorry taper bro!"

(said very loudly)

[Teen Wolf Blitzer]

Well if you guys would just get the right stand you wouldn't need it.   

http://www.luksa.com/hiview.html

[cybergaloot]

"Sorry taper bro!"

(said very loudly)

Hey! We know somebody in common!

Actually once I ended up with a guy acting as my blocker after he bumped my stand and felt guilty about it. Sometimes guilt is a wonderful thing.

[cottle]

Well if you guys would just get the right stand you wouldn't need it.   

http://www.luksa.com/hiview.html

^Now that's a freakin' footprint!  I can forsee someone getting mangled if they trip over one of those legs.

[RobertNC]

I've seen people just wrap or tape glowsticks around them, seems cheaper & easier that way, plus if you ever want to be more low profile you can always take them off.

This is what I do if I know I am going to be on a GA floor.  I get the long thin "necklace" types and tape them down the line of the extension.  I also always have a small push button flashlight in my hand and when people start getting near I shine it on the floor to give them a path.

[cybergaloot]

I'm saving up for a portable force field myself.

[StuStu]

Well if you guys would just get the right stand you wouldn't need it.   

http://www.luksa.com/hiview.html

Holy crap!

[Gutbucket]

Well if you guys would just get the right stand you wouldn't need it.   

http://www.luksa.com/hiview.html

^Now that's a freakin' footprint!  I can forsee someone getting mangled if they trip over one of those legs.

Geesh, that's nearly a head-konk hazzard, the legs come up to his shoulder height. Amazing.

It would be cool to run it at just 7'-8'. 

[edit, I just attach an red LED light or two shining down, sometimes glowsticks, but those can be more like bait]

[cybergaloot]

At that height you wouldn't have to worry about picking up the yakky people around you but the trade off would be how much louder the planes overhead would be.

[Teen Wolf Blitzer]

Na that's my onstage stand.  I run the actives on it.