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             We are always available for events around the
Cambridge area, and with a bit of notice and expenses will travel just about anywhere.
Plenty of notice is quite important, especially for sally. 

The U.V. effect is achieved by painting with fluorescent water based make-up, and "bringing it alive" with ultra violet light. 

We can not stress enough that anyone wishing to hire us to paint at their party should consult us or get their lighting people to talk with us, before the party,  to make sure the light levels are sufficient to illuminate the make-up. 

U.V. is about the cheapest lighting effect you can get,  so it is really not expensive to get this right, but it is a real waste of everybody’s time if it's not. 

For performers, on stage, it is important to realise that U.V. tubes use about 40w of power each and throw light about 6 to 10 feet, (3 metres). U.V. floodlights (" cannons" ) use an initial 2,000w to start up, just for about a minute,  (that's only the same as an electric kettle, but it has been known to cause problems in venues with poor wiring, or at outside parties which rely on little generators for power.) The tubes then run on 400w and throw a good spread of light about 20-25 feet ( 8 metres)

We have 4 protected U.V. tubes which provide a well lit area for us to work in and 2 floodlights. There are some superb U.V. lights available called fireflies which generate lovely soft U.V. light for about 100-150 foot (35 metres) perfect for performers, or for very large venues.)