<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BeamRider:
Thing is, I'm a little glowpowder-shy after buying the Extremeglow product (green).
For me, waiting a few days to find out which product is better is well worth the $$ saved.
The Extremeglow product I received works, but I'm somewhat disappointed ... it is technically still glowing after 10-12 hours after a full charge, but to see it I have to be in absolute dark with dark-adapted eyes. ANY extraneous light obliterates the glow.
However, if Nichia's product is MUCH better than Extremeglow's, I'll be interested in 10g. That'll make a nice batch of paint.
vcal - I'll be watching for your comparision. My participation in a group order will depend entirely on your observations (no pressure ... really).
Mark<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Was that the sheeting or the paint mix that you used? Also, even though the blue/green (mix) that I used for 8 months is about 30% better than the straight "green" mx, and about 60-70% better than the sheeting, it should be remembered that non-radioactive products like this
do have their limitations...
IMO-the best of them I have experimented with over the last year are best appreciated/used in dark areas, and dark-adapted eyes. -That said, when the materials are properly charged up, the effect is very useful, and 15-20X as strong as the old zinc-sulphide kid stuff-glowing like Fire-for several minutes at least...
The biggest drawback with products like this is that for really superior results, it requires effort (ya really gotta mix yer own paint
)
1. good grade pigment
2. right mix ratios (30-40%)
3. highly reflective base coat
4. 3-4
thin coats(glo-mix
5. practice (and patience) -and I was really lousy at it when I first tried it...
Lastly-these products should
not be terribly expensive. -The people at extremeglow promised me 75 grams of the best mix they had, and the actually sent me
86 gm.for $22.(!), and it turned out to be really terrific stuff to use--once I got the hang of it...
-A lot fun to fool around with-especially when you have white LEDs and UV or even just black light to charge 'em up with