NocturnalKnives
Newly Enlightened
Yes, Putrid Frost. It's not a Swedish Metal band, but it's just as cool. This is a service offered to my fellow milky white, mule'y, floody, creamy, beautiful beam loving friends. Please read post #1 in it's entirety. Thank you
Behold, Putrid Frost (right)
Explanation:
The lens is frosted and glow material is applied around the emitter (shown in the light with the UCL on the left in the first picture). When the light is off the light glows green through the frosted lens. This does not affect the tint of the emitter. When the light is turned back on again you get a creamy, luscious, white, floody beam profile.
The glow application will keep an extremely bright afterglow for well over 10-12hrs while the light is off. It's great for nightstand duty, etc. To give you an idea the glow is a VERY good bit brighter than Tritium, and glow rings are not even in the same league. Also, this glowing material will virtually last forever....at least long enough for your kids, kids, kids, kids, to see it.
Coatings:
The frosted light is also coated with 2400 series KG coating. Here at Nocturnal Knives we coat all our knives with 2400 series KG. In our testing it's a good bit more impact, and abrasion resistant than Cerakote. The Average hardness of "C" series Cerakote is around 8H pencil hardness, our KG cannot be scratched by a 9H (hardest) pencil. That translates into a hardness that is equal to or greater than tempered glass. All that being said, this is not a service we can offer all the time. We are extremely busy with our knives, but since we coat our knives anyway I can work in lights here and there when we're coating runs. Just shoot us a PM or email and we'll let you know what can be done.
As far as the glow application and lens frosting are concerned, we can offer that until we can't. I know that's pretty vague, but we have very busy spurts. It's not extremely difficult to offer the glow and frosting service so that isn't a problem.
Recommendations:
There are a few things I would recommend to maximize the usefulness of this modification.
I can only apply the glowing material to an emitter or pill I can get to, same goes for the lens. I have to be able to disassemble, the dropin, or light to accomplish all this. Most all P60 style D36 dropins are fine, also, complete lights that can be disassembled at the bezel. If you can touch the emitter with your index finger, or remove the pill from the reflector I can apply the glowing material. If you can remove the lens I can frost it. Also, if at all possible, I would much rather you just send the dropin, or pill/reflector, and lens. Not the whole light. This keeps shipping down, saves time for me, and also saves me space in a shop full of knives. If coating a light it would, of course, need shipped.
My partner and I are extremely busy. We make knives full time and my partner is also a full time LEO. Modifications to flashlights are not our full time gig. So, please PM or email us first so we can plan for your order accordingly, or let you know when we can fit you in. Thanks
Prices:
If you just want to send (or drop ship) a bunch of lenses to be frosted----$5 per lens
Putrid Frost (lens frosting and glow at the emitter)-----------------------$45
Glow at the emitter only------------------------------------------------$40
KG 2400 Coatings
*Limited Basis, Time permitting*
Whole light, single color-------------------------------------------------$45
Whole light, two colors (ie. bezel ring, and clip differnt than the rest)------$50
Additional colors after two-----------------------------------------------$20 ea. additional color
We accept PayPal: [email protected]
PM or Email me at [email protected] for questions, or orders.
Shipping
You ship your parts to us and we'll ship them back anywhere in the good ol' continental U.S. of A. via Priority Mail for $6
International Shipments will be charged actual shipping charges and shipped via the shipping method of your choice.
Taclites
Anyone sending Taclites parts for the Putrid Frost treatment will get a $10 discount on the service. We love them that much! Not to mention, we will be working on a few very near future projects with Anthony. Stay tuned for some very cool lights and knives! And, if you haven't already treat yourself to one of Anthony's lights. They are excellent, handmade one at a time, and top tier build quality. There is nothing else out there that can touch them for the money. I have a feeling his excellent pricing won't last too long!!
-Gene
Nocturnal Knives
Some Outdoor Pictures
The setup used for these pictures was a Solarforce XM-L2 T6 (5000K) 2.8-9v 3Mode Dropin on one Ultrafire 18350. As far as dropin's go, this is the minimum performance you can expect from the Putrid Frost mod. They rate the dropin at 700lms, but OTF I would estimate it to put out 500-600lms. The performance is enhanced CONSIDERABLY with a quality XML2 dropin. Like I mentioned above, one of my favorites is the Nailbender/Customlites XM-L2 T5 (4500K) 4Mode OP reflector. I would say it's pretty accurate at 800lms OTF, the runtime is great, and the low is excellent with the frosted lens.
All Images are unedited (except for a resize) and all objects are roughly 25'-30' away. Pictures were taken with a Nikon S9500 on Auto setting. This camera is notorious for taking images that look as the eye sees. These pictures are exactly as the beam looks in person.
Control Image
High Mode
Control Image
High Mode- Tree is 30', fence is roughly 40'
As you can see from the pictures the frosted lens smooths out the beam completely. It completely erases even the slightest hint of a hotspot. Just a big wall of light. -Gene
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Behold, Putrid Frost (right)
Explanation:
The lens is frosted and glow material is applied around the emitter (shown in the light with the UCL on the left in the first picture). When the light is off the light glows green through the frosted lens. This does not affect the tint of the emitter. When the light is turned back on again you get a creamy, luscious, white, floody beam profile.
The glow application will keep an extremely bright afterglow for well over 10-12hrs while the light is off. It's great for nightstand duty, etc. To give you an idea the glow is a VERY good bit brighter than Tritium, and glow rings are not even in the same league. Also, this glowing material will virtually last forever....at least long enough for your kids, kids, kids, kids, to see it.
Coatings:
The frosted light is also coated with 2400 series KG coating. Here at Nocturnal Knives we coat all our knives with 2400 series KG. In our testing it's a good bit more impact, and abrasion resistant than Cerakote. The Average hardness of "C" series Cerakote is around 8H pencil hardness, our KG cannot be scratched by a 9H (hardest) pencil. That translates into a hardness that is equal to or greater than tempered glass. All that being said, this is not a service we can offer all the time. We are extremely busy with our knives, but since we coat our knives anyway I can work in lights here and there when we're coating runs. Just shoot us a PM or email and we'll let you know what can be done.
As far as the glow application and lens frosting are concerned, we can offer that until we can't. I know that's pretty vague, but we have very busy spurts. It's not extremely difficult to offer the glow and frosting service so that isn't a problem.
Recommendations:
There are a few things I would recommend to maximize the usefulness of this modification.
- Buy two lenses for the light you want frosted. This way you have a clear throwy beam with glow when off (like the light on the left above), and one frosted floody beam with glow.
- I would recommend a light, or dropin that has multiple modes (at least Hi/lo).
- The higher the OTF lumens the better your experience will be.
- These are awesome with emitters colored between 3000K-5000K tint. For instance the Customlites/Nailbender XM-L2 4Mode 4500K droping is amazing with the frosting. It lights up a whole backyard like you turned on a streetlight, and the color is awesome!
- You get what you pay for. Although the Solarforce dropin's do a fantastic job on low and medium with the frosting, they lack a little on the top end because their lumen ratings are at the emitter and not OTF. Go with a reputable dropin manufacturer for best results and you'll be amazed.
- I can frost both sides of the lens. However, I recommend only frosting one side and leaving the smooth side facing out. It makes it easier to clean the lens with a cloth, or microfiber and keeps the porous frosted side sealed inside the bezel and protected. It yields the same results regardless of how many sides are frosted.
I can only apply the glowing material to an emitter or pill I can get to, same goes for the lens. I have to be able to disassemble, the dropin, or light to accomplish all this. Most all P60 style D36 dropins are fine, also, complete lights that can be disassembled at the bezel. If you can touch the emitter with your index finger, or remove the pill from the reflector I can apply the glowing material. If you can remove the lens I can frost it. Also, if at all possible, I would much rather you just send the dropin, or pill/reflector, and lens. Not the whole light. This keeps shipping down, saves time for me, and also saves me space in a shop full of knives. If coating a light it would, of course, need shipped.
My partner and I are extremely busy. We make knives full time and my partner is also a full time LEO. Modifications to flashlights are not our full time gig. So, please PM or email us first so we can plan for your order accordingly, or let you know when we can fit you in. Thanks
Prices:
If you just want to send (or drop ship) a bunch of lenses to be frosted----$5 per lens
Putrid Frost (lens frosting and glow at the emitter)-----------------------$45
Glow at the emitter only------------------------------------------------$40
KG 2400 Coatings
*Limited Basis, Time permitting*
Whole light, single color-------------------------------------------------$45
Whole light, two colors (ie. bezel ring, and clip differnt than the rest)------$50
Additional colors after two-----------------------------------------------$20 ea. additional color
We accept PayPal: [email protected]
PM or Email me at [email protected] for questions, or orders.
Shipping
You ship your parts to us and we'll ship them back anywhere in the good ol' continental U.S. of A. via Priority Mail for $6
International Shipments will be charged actual shipping charges and shipped via the shipping method of your choice.
Taclites
Anyone sending Taclites parts for the Putrid Frost treatment will get a $10 discount on the service. We love them that much! Not to mention, we will be working on a few very near future projects with Anthony. Stay tuned for some very cool lights and knives! And, if you haven't already treat yourself to one of Anthony's lights. They are excellent, handmade one at a time, and top tier build quality. There is nothing else out there that can touch them for the money. I have a feeling his excellent pricing won't last too long!!
-Gene
Nocturnal Knives
Some Outdoor Pictures
The setup used for these pictures was a Solarforce XM-L2 T6 (5000K) 2.8-9v 3Mode Dropin on one Ultrafire 18350. As far as dropin's go, this is the minimum performance you can expect from the Putrid Frost mod. They rate the dropin at 700lms, but OTF I would estimate it to put out 500-600lms. The performance is enhanced CONSIDERABLY with a quality XML2 dropin. Like I mentioned above, one of my favorites is the Nailbender/Customlites XM-L2 T5 (4500K) 4Mode OP reflector. I would say it's pretty accurate at 800lms OTF, the runtime is great, and the low is excellent with the frosted lens.
All Images are unedited (except for a resize) and all objects are roughly 25'-30' away. Pictures were taken with a Nikon S9500 on Auto setting. This camera is notorious for taking images that look as the eye sees. These pictures are exactly as the beam looks in person.
Control Image
High Mode
Control Image
High Mode- Tree is 30', fence is roughly 40'
As you can see from the pictures the frosted lens smooths out the beam completely. It completely erases even the slightest hint of a hotspot. Just a big wall of light. -Gene
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