It pains me to have to say this, but if you put enough radium in your
oil that might actually work. ISTR Studebaker and someone else (Ford?)
actually using a radium-based paint for the numbers on their gauge
faces, and the gauges were backlit by bulbs with dark, dark purple
filters. Was something of a selling point apparently, as I'm sure it
looked cool as heck. Kind of difficult to restore after all the "juice"
has gone out of the paint (and/or the numerals have all come off the
glass and are falling down to the bottom of the instruments) however.

I'm sure he was thinking of a fluorescent dye, however.

nate

Ken Pisichko wrote:

> OK, smart ass - tell the world how you detect a radioactive isotope with a
> black light? By black light do you mean one with a burned out light bulb?
>
> Just wondering about your competence. No need to answer and comfirm your
> stupidity.
>
> Nomen Nescio wrote:
>
>
>>The scientific method for finding oil leaks is to salt the oil with
>>radioactive isotope. Then you run the engine and find the source of the
>>leakage with a black light.
>>
>>See your NAPA man for details.
>
>


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