Pictures of your GP Devices - GP Mods and Atomizers Welcome!
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Thanks Q! Heres another shot:
I rescued a GP Paps v2.5 SS 18350 tube from the Marketplace on another forum and it had a few deep scratches so I sent it to VapourArt to be refinished I requested that it be polished and re-engraved. I just got it back this week and they did a fabulous job. Although Ive paired it with a spare v2.1 top cap and switch and it looks just like my GP Paps v2.1, the difference is that the tube is made from 316 SS as opposed to 304 SS (I know, I'm a VapourArt geek).
In case you didnt know, the atomizer is a KFL+ base with a Trippy Tips Plasma tank. As you can see this hand-blown glass completely replaces the chimney, tank, top cap, and drip tip. Aside from looking cool as hell you can also remove it and re-wick mid-tank (you can pour your liquid right into it as opposed to using the fill hole). They are currently taking their second round of pre-orders and they have three sizes: standard (6.5ml), medium (3.5ml), and Electron (2.25ml). I have the standard (pictured here) and Ive ordered two more.
I rescued a GP Paps v2.5 SS 18350 tube from the Marketplace on another forum and it had a few deep scratches so I sent it to VapourArt to be refinished I requested that it be polished and re-engraved. I just got it back this week and they did a fabulous job. Although Ive paired it with a spare v2.1 top cap and switch and it looks just like my GP Paps v2.1, the difference is that the tube is made from 316 SS as opposed to 304 SS (I know, I'm a VapourArt geek).
In case you didnt know, the atomizer is a KFL+ base with a Trippy Tips Plasma tank. As you can see this hand-blown glass completely replaces the chimney, tank, top cap, and drip tip. Aside from looking cool as hell you can also remove it and re-wick mid-tank (you can pour your liquid right into it as opposed to using the fill hole). They are currently taking their second round of pre-orders and they have three sizes: standard (6.5ml), medium (3.5ml), and Electron (2.25ml). I have the standard (pictured here) and Ive ordered two more.
This is a recent purchase, was not that crazy about the alum/bronze, but I think I was mistaken about it. I love it now. I refinished this 2.5 and Im pretty happy with it. Was going to sell the tube, but not now.
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This is a recent purchase, was not that crazy about the alum/bronze, but I think I was mistaken about it. I love it now. I refinished this 2.5 and Im pretty happy with it. Was going to sell the tube, but not now.
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Btw how do you clean your mods. Any idea appreciated.
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Btw how do you clean your mods. Any idea appreciated.
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I soak individual parts in warm water with dish soap, I rub most pieces by hand and use a toothbrush to clean threads, I follow up with a good rinse with water, and I dry them with paper towels. I also use a sunshine cloth to polish and remove patina without any chemicals.
Shine like new ? Most of the time scratches stand still.
Mostly I use chemical metal cleaners, silver polishers when I do by hand.
But the most effective way is to clean them with car pasta and car polishers with simple electric drill with polishing head. It cleans and remove the scratches and make it shine like a new
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You originally asked about cleaning mods, not refinishing. Refinishing is a different story. For some things, depending on the piece, I can handle it myself. For others, I leave it alone or I leave it to the professionals.
For small scratches on polished parts I use a sunshine cloth and rub the piece back and forth in the area that I want to clean up and apply pressure. I proudly fixed up a scratched up Paps v2.5 switch that I rescued from the Classifieds the other day (there was nothing that I could do about a small dent). For small scratches on brushed parts you can use an abrasive dish pad (I call them ”green pads”) to try to hide the mark.
For a longer or deeper scratch on a tube it really depends if there is laser etching. I rescued a fairly scratched Paps v2.5 SS tube from the Classifieds and I sent it to Vapourart for refinishing and re-laser etching because I didn’t want to remove the GP logo. I was recently able to refinish a Paps X tube that I rescued because there is no laser etching. Using the GP P&B Adapter and a power drill you can remove scratches and then bring it to a brushed or even polished finish with different grades of wet/dry sandpaper (start with a coarser grit and then work your way up to 2000 grit depending on the finish that you want). You can subsequently or similarly use a metal polish to give a piece some luster to remove light scratches or to finish it off.
So Ive resisted the cleaning to see how the patina develops. So far its so nice. I like the tone that the alum-bronze gets.
Just biding my time and waiting for Vapourday and the release date of the Paps v4 to be announced. I'm also going to stock up on some GVC tonight / early tomorrow morning.
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I expect that this thread will pick up soon as people are just starting to get their Paps v4s (mine are with delivery courier right now).
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