IIRC, when I looked at this after the first round shipped, it was also shown as Moon Glow II. Perhaps the whole process of manufacturing doesn't provide a whole lot of batch-to-batch consistency? But website updates are also notoriously weak, even with big/web-savvy companies... :o
Bolster wrote:Wow! Yes, that is expensive! And yet I'm so tempted...thanks for the source.
I notice it says "Moon glow II" and yet the material looks like the first run of the Moonglow Manix. Do you suppose the photo hasn't changed, but they're selling the newer material we're seeing in the second run of the MM? Not that it matters much, just curious.
If I bought a slab of this I might just leave it a slab and use it as a very bright nightlight!!
Also I have some info to add. I got hold of Danny, the CEO of Glow Inc., and asked about machining, (surface) cutting, abrading, sanding, and buffing glow materials. He didn't recommend it if the goal is max brightness. Here's what he said:
The actual glow powder, suspended in a matrix, is in little particles--like very small sacks or capsules, which are suspended in a matrix of some sort (epoxy, resin, acrylic...). When you cut, sand, machine or buff the material, you shear open the capsules that are on the surface, and they stop glowing. Can you sacrifice the capsules on the top layer? Yes, he said, but then those top "empty capsules" serve as a partial light block to the layer beneath.
So it's a two-part process: you empty the capsules of the top (brightest) layer, and then the empty top layer serves as a partial obstruction to the intact layer beneath it.
Can you do it if you want? "Sure, it's not the end of the world," said Danny. Some of his customers do sand, buff, and polish their glow materials, since they prefer the polish look to maximum glow. It's a tradeoff. If you're willing to give up some glow for a polished surface, then it's probably worth it. Does the material actually "glow better" because it's polished? No, it glows less.
