Urine Finder
Black Light - locate
dried pet stains with the Urine Finder Black Light so that it may be completely removed. The
crystalline structure of dried urine causes it to fluoresce
a dull yellow color under ultraviolet (UV or "black”) light.
Thus, a black light becomes a valuable tool for locating the
exact stains that need to be treated.
A few notes on
Black Lights:
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Incandescent
bulbs that screw in to a regular lamp socket do not
work; a fluorescent tube-type light is required.
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“UV” refers
to a specific band of light wavelength. Generally, urine
will fluoresce under any UV light – but some exact
wavelengths do a better job of fluorescing urine. This
product employs custom circuitry to produce
the optimal light wavelength for urine fluorescence, which means you don’t have to have the
room perfectly dark, or hold the light source so close
to the surface. Hardware-store black lights work okay,
but are harder to use effectively for these reasons.
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Urine is not
the only substance that will fluoresce. Some soaps and
detergents have components that fluoresce, even after
rinsing thoroughly, as well as some fabrics and lint.
These will usually fluoresce a bright white or even
blue-ish hue, not the dull yellow of urine.
Familiarize
yourself with your new black light:
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Use protective eyewear:
Prolonged and direct exposure to UV light can be harmful
to the eyes. The ideal type of protective eyewear is
safety goggles that can be purchased at any local
hardware store. These glasses, like most eyewear made
today, filter UV rays.
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Take the
product into the bathroom and darken the room.
Inspect the toilet, especially around the seat hinges
and the outside front of the toilet bowl. This will
allow you to see exactly what urine looks like under
black light. Even the cleanest bathroom will show
glowing yellow crystals, because ordinary cleaners
simply do not dissolve them.
Now you’re ready to inspect the rest of the facility. Close
the curtains/blinds if necessary to make your work area easy
to see.
How do you tell what’s pet urine and what’s not? The color
is the first clue. After that, you’ll use common sense and
sometimes your sense of smell. You probably have a good idea
where the cat or dog has “gone,” or the baby or elderly
family member has had an “accident.” The black light will
confirm it – and indicate some spots you never guessed
about! Fluorescence 5 feet high on the wall is probably not
urine, but a puddle-shaped area on the floor near a cat’s
litter box, or beneath the crib mattress or an incontinent
family member’s favorite chair, probably IS urine.
Once you’ve located all the affected areas, you might want
to mark them with a piece of masking tape or marker so you
can find them when the house lights are on.

Now that all areas have been found, completely remove by
using