The Perfect Fit 510 Case... for about $1.50

[lyxz]

forget about the cvs 3 pack. the 510 is too big around to fit.

yes dont use cvs one. my 510 doesnt fit. really close difference tho. might want to buy a fatter one.

[broomgal]

Can't wait to try this!

[Graves935]

its nice for the clip, but i'm going to stick with my Altoids case..

i can't post links yet but its at flicker slash barry_merinsky

[sessiz]

I bought a 5 pack from walgreens last night and spent about 30 minutes gutting them. This morning I hit up the dollar tree and looked and looked but couldn't find any of those spray sanitizers so I picked up some of those grow in water toys for my son. I head to the checkout and sure enough there's 12 of them hanging on a peg. ask me how I know there was 12 of them. lol.

[sessiz]

I may have found a little shortcut for everyone. The product is "OOPS multi-purpose remover" it works wonders on getting the silk screening off of the walgreens sticks. It also removes the sheen which makes the case easier to paint. You don't need to sand (although a fine sanding will always give a better finish).

[Stehle]

Here is a photo of the one I found at DollarTree to make it easier to find.

(Remember this one only has an adhesive type label on the spray case; making it the easiest and least expensive "Perfect Fit 510 Case" around! )

[Stehle]

I may have found a little shortcut for everyone. The product is "OOPS multi-purpose remover" it works wonders on getting the silk screening off of the walgreens sticks. It also removes the sheen which makes the case easier to paint. You don't need to sand (although a fine sanding will always give a better finish).

Great find sessiz! Thank you for that great shortcut!

[Fodder4U]

Thanks for sharing these everyone. I will be hitting up Walgreens on the way home. LOL I wonder if there could be a competition on the most decorative case.

[Luke V]

I havent read through all 11 pages of this thread so this might have been mentioned already, but some mechanical pencils have a removable metal clip that's used to hold the pencil securely in your pocket. If you can find one of those pencils (dont remember the brand), you could just remove the clip from the pencil and slip it right on your e-cig. Should work like a charm!

I'll look around the next time I'm somewhere that sells office/school supplies and see if I can find one.

However, I'm not trying to discredit the OP's case. I think it's REALLY cool, especially the ones that had so much work put into them.

To the OP, I saw on one of the earlier pages where someone mentioned using RIT dye to color the case. Very good idea and I dont know if you've tried dyeing one yet, but you'll need an extra ingredient to make the dye grab onto the plastic. Use cold water to mix the dye powder and mix it really well first, then add the case to the dye bath and slowly add just a little bit of 100% acetone. No real measuring required, just a dash here and there until you see the color really start to change on the case. Just dont pour way too much acetone in there or leave the case in the mixture for an extended amount of time. You'll end up screwing up the case if you do.

Small science-ish breakdown...the acetone softens up the plastic. The water content of the dye bath being higher than the acetone content balances things out and keeps it from making the plastic cloudy and/or destroying the plastic. When the plastic is softened up, the dye will absorb into the plastic MUCH better than just a plain old water and dye powder mix.

I modify and customize yoyo's as a hobby and I've used this method countless times to change the colors of them. Just remember that the basic color rules that you learned in pre-school still apply here. If the plastic is one color, adding another color will mix the two colors and have a different end result. Also, you can only dye the plastic a darker color than it already is.

Sorry for the long-winded-ness. I just happen to be full of useless (or useful?) information. I've also been told that I'm full of something else, but that's neither here nor there.

=]

HTH

[Luke V]

Also, if you decide to use acetone in your dye mix, DO NOT, and I mean !DO NOT! heat the final mixture or use hot water for the initial dye mix. Acetone has a MUCH lower boiling point than water and adding acetone to hot water can create a flash boil and totally ruin your day.

Nothing like trying to explain to the wife why her countertops are now permanently stained some pretty shade of blue or green because you just HAD to dye something in the kitchen. Not that I've done that or anything, but you get the idea.