Glow in the dark AA light mod

I just got my Advancemart LED-005S back from greenLED who was kind enough to strip the anodization (I scuffed it up) and filled some grooves in the head with GID epoxy.

Here is the light back from greenLED:


Heres a comparison with an original black anodized one:


I cleaned up the excess epoxy on a lathe and polished the unknurdled portions of the body:








Heres how it looks in the dark fully charged. Its a fair bit dimmer uncharged:


Heres a 15sec long exposure:


Thanks greenLED!:rock:

That turned out pretty nicely, Shaocaholica! (after cleaning the mess I left, of course :green Just to redeem myself, let me say that the grooves in that light are about 1mm wide and less than that in depth; not much volume to fill with epoxy. At one point, while cleaning the excess, the epoxy+GID mix started lifting off the groove (too little surface area for attachment?), so I stopped. In this case, that wasn't a problem, since the plan was for Shaocaholica to clean off the excess on his lathe.

If somebody else is planning on this mod, I recommend using a lathe to enlarge the grooves (deeper and wider). The business end of the light is several mm thick, so this shouldn't compromise the light's structure at all.

VERY Cool!

I have some larger lights with grooves that are fairly deep and wide - where does one get the GID epoxy?

glowinc.com has the highest quality materials
any clear epoxy will do, although it's best to use one that has longer handling time

Thanks for the link - maybe I'll try the paint to start with.