Before and after of my SB

[DFNDR]

I've always liked my SB but the black chrome was getting beat up with this being my out and about rig.


So to solve that problem I got out some different grit sandpaper and a steel wool pad.

This was my end result. I'm very happy with it and it looks and feels new to me.


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[DVDV]

I like it. My chrome is all scrathed up and I dont like the feeling of chrome and my clammy haands. Gonna go do mine right now!!

 

[DFNDR]

I like it. My chrome is all scrathed up and I dont like the feeling of chrome and my clammy haands. Gonna go do mine right now!!

How did it turn out?


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[DVDV]

It came out pretty good, I can't really get a proper pic of it with my cell phone though. The button needs to be replaced so I'm just going to have it powder coated before I send of to altsmoke.

 

[Los Marauder]

Can never get enough chrome.

 

[DFNDR]

It came out pretty good, I can't really get a proper pic of it with my cell phone though. The button needs to be replaced so I'm just going to have it powder coated before I send of to altsmoke.
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Looks better than mine lol


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[DVDV]

Haha, thanks! I just hit it with 300grit and rolled it in a circle for a long time. Check out powder coating though if you don't like the brushed look, my local shop only charged me $10! I was in awe, I was expecting it to be like $30-40 but they were doing a run of white soon so I was able to sneak it in for cheaps.

 

[DFNDR]

Haha, thanks! I just hit it with 300grit and rolled it in a circle for a long time. Check out powder coating though if you don't like the brushed look, my local shop only charged me $10! I was in awe, I was expecting it to be like $30-40 but they were doing a run of white soon so I was able to sneak it in for cheaps.

Did you remove the switch for coating?


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[DVDV]

Yeah, I did it when I sanded it too. It's held in with flexible epoxy you can take out with a pick, similar to like a hot glue type joint. The 510 is just press fit in there, I tapped it out with a drill bit.

 

[DFNDR]

Interesting. I didn't want to send mine in to get reassembled and didn't feel like trying myself.


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[A.Jay]

Interesting to see the black chrome after a few months of love. I just got one to replace my black powder coated one and I was curious as to how the finish would age. Chad told me it would turn a smokey color, but it looks like the plating is thin enough that it'll wear thru too.

Have you ever had one of the silver button SB's? I always wear thru the chrome on those too from just my thumb rubbing on it. Just wondering if the black buttons hold up any better. My understanding (which I could be completely wrong about) is the black buttons they use are a black anodized aluminium.

 

[grobbins]

check out my vamo v2.5 thread here in the cosmetic mod forum to see a nice textured black powder coat on my vamo i refinished at my shop the other day

 

[DFNDR]

Interesting to see the black chrome after a few months of love. I just got one to replace my black powder coated one and I was curious as to how the finish would age. Chad told me it would turn a smokey color, but it looks like the plating is thin enough that it'll wear thru too.

Have you ever had one of the silver button SB's? I always wear thru the chrome on those too from just my thumb rubbing on it. Just wondering if the black buttons hold up any better. My understanding (which I could be completely wrong about) is the black buttons they use are a black anodized aluminium.

My black button is doing just fine. The finish was scratched and beat up on the tube so I got after it with a few different grits of sandpaper and finished it with a scotchbrite pad.


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