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Very much MTl and the 'l' is lower case for a reason.
Nuppin with duals: 8-3/4 wraps of 26 gauge on 2mm. Just a hair above 0.5 ohms. Air slots barely showing a full circle, sometimes a little less.
Origen Little 16 with a single Z-mounted coil, 7 wraps of 3x30 gauge twisted. Around 0.75 ohms. Air coming from both sides, smallest holes.
High in the Blue Ridge, where spring hasn't sprung yet:
BTW, big props to @h00ligan for recommending Sunshine Cloth.
I've only tried it on my brassy so far (which to be frank, is has not seen much use so far 'cause she lives up here and I don't spend as much time here as I should), but it worked great.
BTW, big props to @h00ligan for recommending Sunshine Cloth.
I've only tried it on my brassy so far (which to be frank, is has not seen much use so far 'cause she lives up here and I don't spend as much time here as I should), but it worked great.
Damn fine picher, my man! 
It has been a while since we've seen ol' Brassy.
It has been a while since we've seen ol' Brassy.
Thank you.Damn fine picher, my man!
Yep, it's been about a month.It has been a while since we've seen ol' Brassy.
Get to work, T!
Speakin' o' damn fine pichers...... Nice ones, r055co!
Speakin' o' damn fine pichers...... Nice ones, r055co!
High in the Blue Ridge, where spring hasn't sprung yet:
BTW, big props to @h00ligan for recommending Sunshine Cloth.
I've only tried it on my brassy so far (which to be frank, is has not seen much use so far 'cause she lives up here and I don't spend as much time here as I should), but it worked great.
Great! I'm so glad you liked it! It's a champ for taking the cc back to pretty bare and then a rebrush is so simple with the grey pad. They're expensive sort of but if you buy a ten pack it should last a year or close to, $20 isn't too bad. Buying one at a time is like $5-6 per.
Glad to help! Looks great.
Is the green one resin or stabilized wood? I keep seeing all these materials I haven't seen before. Beautiful. Is that even a cc!
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A 10-pack was $17 or so on Amazon Prime.
I used it directionally, along the grain and didn't feel compelled to re-bursh after.
Dyed, stabilized maple. Not a CC. A pdib Pinch.
Since we discussed the cc refinishing at home I thought I'd show you guys the sunshine cloth process and demonstrate how well it works.
Here's the literal five to ten minute process of restoring a cc with normal wear and tear to like new. Two microfiber towels are helpful. And a sunshine cloth. Pictured below.
I had some not so nice stuff going on with the cc. The top was stained thanks to juice leak. There was a decent run down the side and the top side had become hazed or slightly kind of scuffed. These are the issues.
After literally rubbing a literal couple of times this is what happens with the sunshine cloth. It sheds the patina and such via black dust. Wear gloves when you do this to make it much easier at the end. You can see how fast it cuts out the surface patina and scuffs.
After finishing the sunshine process in my case for about 2 mins rubbing you can see there is still the deep grain left but it's otherwise quite reflective.
You can get through all of that and get a mirror shine without machines, but it takes a lot of time. but if you rub a few passes you can get it finished like this.
For some reason the photo of the top didn't quite save properly but it took all the staining off.
Then I used two microfiber towels. I removed my gloves (you can see why I suggested using them)
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I wiped down with a damp microfiber and quickly just dried it. At which point I went to my trusty scotch bright 7448 pad. With a slow run along it lengthwise with a fair bit of pressure you really only need one or two passes for the rebrush. I feel like I have to mention the obvious here. Do the rebrush with the top on the cc. If you do it in two parts you won't have a seamless look and you may create issues if you go crazy with it. So make sure the ENTIRE cc is brushed at one time.
After that makes sure you rinse the top well with warm water and maybe soap if you prefer. To ensure no polish went in the 510 that could transfer to your juice or get in your atomizer. I recommend removing the 510 parts before this but I use a q-tip to agitate in the hole either way.
Wipe the whole thing down with a damp microfiber to ensure no grey dust remains.
That's it. Under ten minutes gets the cc like new.
You can determine how much brush effect you prefer. If you want barely any go with light pressure one pass. If you want a really durable finish hard pressure 5 passes.
I hope this is helpful and you guys find it as easy to refinish as I do !
Ps: make sure to polish the positive pin / arm while you're at it. If you're feeling less power this can get off the patina from the positive and restore you to full power. I also polish my silver button with sunshine cloths and all the 510 fittings, but that's less frequently. This process can be done once a week very easily for those of you taking the cc with you who may have it in a pocket with other things. Or monthly if you feel that's all t takes. The joy is how fast this is, you can watch an episode of Seinfeld and do three of them.. Corey send me two more !!
Here's the literal five to ten minute process of restoring a cc with normal wear and tear to like new. Two microfiber towels are helpful. And a sunshine cloth. Pictured below.
I had some not so nice stuff going on with the cc. The top was stained thanks to juice leak. There was a decent run down the side and the top side had become hazed or slightly kind of scuffed. These are the issues.
After literally rubbing a literal couple of times this is what happens with the sunshine cloth. It sheds the patina and such via black dust. Wear gloves when you do this to make it much easier at the end. You can see how fast it cuts out the surface patina and scuffs.
After finishing the sunshine process in my case for about 2 mins rubbing you can see there is still the deep grain left but it's otherwise quite reflective.
You can get through all of that and get a mirror shine without machines, but it takes a lot of time. but if you rub a few passes you can get it finished like this.
For some reason the photo of the top didn't quite save properly but it took all the staining off.
Then I used two microfiber towels. I removed my gloves (you can see why I suggested using them)
I wiped down with a damp microfiber and quickly just dried it. At which point I went to my trusty scotch bright 7448 pad. With a slow run along it lengthwise with a fair bit of pressure you really only need one or two passes for the rebrush. I feel like I have to mention the obvious here. Do the rebrush with the top on the cc. If you do it in two parts you won't have a seamless look and you may create issues if you go crazy with it. So make sure the ENTIRE cc is brushed at one time.
After that makes sure you rinse the top well with warm water and maybe soap if you prefer. To ensure no polish went in the 510 that could transfer to your juice or get in your atomizer. I recommend removing the 510 parts before this but I use a q-tip to agitate in the hole either way.
Wipe the whole thing down with a damp microfiber to ensure no grey dust remains.
That's it. Under ten minutes gets the cc like new.
You can determine how much brush effect you prefer. If you want barely any go with light pressure one pass. If you want a really durable finish hard pressure 5 passes.
I hope this is helpful and you guys find it as easy to refinish as I do !
Ps: make sure to polish the positive pin / arm while you're at it. If you're feeling less power this can get off the patina from the positive and restore you to full power. I also polish my silver button with sunshine cloths and all the 510 fittings, but that's less frequently. This process can be done once a week very easily for those of you taking the cc with you who may have it in a pocket with other things. Or monthly if you feel that's all t takes. The joy is how fast this is, you can watch an episode of Seinfeld and do three of them.
. Corey send me two more !!
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Since we discussed the cc refinishing at home I thought I'd show you guys the sunshine cloth process and demonstrate how well it works.
Here's the literal five to ten minute process of restoring a cc with normal wear and tear to like new. Two microfiber towels are helpful. And a sunshine cloth. Pictured below.
I had some not so nice diff going on with the cc. The top was stained thanks to juice leak. There was a decent run down the side and the top had become hazed or slightly kind of scuffed. These are the issues.
After literally rubbing a literal couple of times this is what happens with the sunshine cloth. It sheds the patina and such via black dust. Wear gloves when you do this to make it much easier at the end. You can see how fast it cuts out the surface patina and scuffs.
After finishing the sunshine process in my case for about 2 mins rubbing you can see there is still the deep grain left but it's otherwise quite reflective.
You can get through all of that and get a mirror shine without machines, but it takes a lot of time. but if you rub a few passes you can get it finished like this.
For some reason the photo of the top didn't quite save properly but it took all the staining off.
Then I used two microfiber towels. I removed my gloves (you can see why I suggested using them)
.
I wiped down with a damp microfiber and quickly just dried it. At which point I went to my trusty scotch bright 7448 pad. With a slow run along it lengthwise with a fair bit of pressure you really only need one or two passes for the rebrush.
After that makes sure you rinse he top pit Cr well with warm water and maybe soap if you prefer. To ensure no polish went in the 510 that could transfer to your juice or get in your atomizer. I recommend removing the 510 parts before this but I use a quip to agitate in the hole either way.
That's it. Under ten minutes gets the cc like new.
You can determine how much brush effect you prefer. If you want barely any go with light pressure one pass. If you want a really durable finish hard pressure 5 passes.
I hope this is helpful and you guys find it as easy to refinish as I do !
Ps: make sure to polish the positive pin / arm while you're at it. If you're feeling less power this can get off the patina from the positive and restore you to full power. I also polish my silver button with sunshine cloths and all the 520 fittings, but that's less frequently. This process can be done once a week very easily for those of you taking the cc with you who may have it in a pocket with other things. Or monthly if you feel that's all t takes. The joy is how fast this is, you can watch an episode of Seinfeld and do three of them.
Stellar post, h00lie
Easy peasy and idiot <raises hand> proof. Thanks a ton.
Stellar post, h00lie
Easy peasy and idiot <raises hand> proof. Thanks a ton.
Yes it's super simple. Anyone can do it ! Glad you found t helpful. Least I could do for this thread was snap a few pics for my cc family.
The Bottom line is Corey's refinishing is better. But I'd reserve sending it in for when there are some deeper scratches. I'm not sure how he preps before the bRushing but it works better than the sunshine cloth I think. So for those with tough cases or those who are wanting it to be exactly like shipped. Send to Corey. This process gets you 95% there in a few minutes for light scuffs and prevents the patina and crud from infiltrating the pores of the metal and becoming a real issue. Corey puts a ton of time into his refinishing process and it shows.
This is the quick and easy version with very low cost. As mentioned above the ten pack was $18 and he veryone should have a fifty pack of microfiber towels around (chemical guys microfiber towel wash is the only wash I've ever used which restores microfiber to like new, until I found it and after trying about ten washes I was throwing towels away)
I think for most once a month is probably more than enough for this process but with how quick this and how .... I am. I do it weekly.
At least I feel like I can take my cc anywhere and the cc doesn't have to be a "trailer queen" sitting at home alone.
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