How does the glow effect actually work?
The strand carries a photoluminescent pigment that absorbs light and re-emits it slowly, so a printed part charges under any bright source and then glows in the dark. Two things follow from that mechanism: the glow fades over minutes to hours depending on pigment load and wall thickness, and it needs light to charge - a part kept in a drawer will not glow. Thicker walls and more surface area hold more charge, which is why figurine shells and prop panels read more strongly than thin flat plates.
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