Reflective paint - is any available

In article said:

OK, just a general, wild, enquiry, but part of my planning for a new
winter bike.

I'm looking for some paint that is reflective under headlights, but just
looks normal in daylight. Something similar to the clothing that you
can buy for cycling or running - i looks black in daylight, but shine a
light at it in the dark and it reflects back nice and bright.

Is there such a beast ?

Yes, I've seen discussion of it, but I have no idea where to buy it.
(If I searched for the discussion I might find the name of an American
hardware store someone saw an American paint brand that didn't seem to
have any UK stockists when I searched at the time I first saw it.)
Black reflective tape might be easier to find.
(It won't look totally black, nor reflect as brightly as reflective
white would.)

Pete Whelan said:

Is there such a beast ?

Well, Soppec make retroreflective paint which is supposed to be
unobtrusive in daylight:
http://produits.batiactu.com/publi/voir-redactionnel.php?p=2006-02-02_169_325
I have no personal experience of this paint, so I don't know whether it
is what you are looking for. It can be found for sale on Ebay as "Light
Reflective Spray Paint" with hints that it might be used for purposes
that many in this parish would disapprove of...

Bob

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Quoted message said:

OK, just a general, wild, enquiry, but part of my planning for a new
winter bike.

I'm looking for some paint that is reflective under headlights, but just
looks normal in daylight. Something similar to the clothing that you can
buy for cycling or running - i looks black in daylight, but shine a light
at it in the dark and it reflects back nice and bright.

Is there such a beast ?

Pete

Don't know if it's any good...

http://www.glowtec.co.uk/paint-reflective-2.htm

Cheers, helen s