Can't decide on what finish to get for my next device. They both look good. I had a stainless steel Twist before that I really liked but it broke. The chrome also looks nice and shiny, but it looks like it could get fingerprints pretty easily. I can't decide. Anyone have a preference out of the two?
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If it's not SS, it's probably brass with a plating, which will scratch and dent much easier. The SS is a much harder material and will hold up a lot better in the long run. Good Luck with whatever you choose.
I'm down with stainless, also. As mentioned already, chrome looks cool but is also a fingerprint magnet.
In general, I'd go for anything "non-shiny" (in this case stainless), for the fingerprint/scratch reason too 
yep ss is the way to go chrome attracts fingerprints and as stated it is just plating on brass the ss will hold up much better and if you want you can always polish the snot out of it so it looks like chrome later if wanted
Stainless Steel.... So your Twist broke...thats par for the course, ny freind has gone thru 4 of them in the last 5 months...Could of had a Provari for that money...Always button issues with the Twist....
SS for me. Although, it has to be a brushed finished in lieu of a mirrored or plain mill finish.
SS always. Several chrome plated drip tips have worn off the plating exposing the brass underneath. Drip tips are cheap to replace .... Mods aren't! Next metal drip tips I order will be SS, not chrome plated, and match the mods better too.
Well then! Stainless steel it is. I was going to get a Vision Spinner 1300mah or something like that... not looking for anything too big or fancy and I don't really like dealing with removable batteries. My SS Twist lasted quite a long time... almost a year and a half? And it broke because I dropped it one too many times. Given, I'm not a very heavy vaper (maybe 2ml a day?) so that probably helped its life too... but dang I dropped that thing a lot! My pink Twist is still going strong... well.. it's probably near the end of it's life too. I've dropped that one a lot as well and I've definitely had it for at LEAST 8 months.
Stainless steel is my choice. A brushed finish on the stainless steel is best as it does not show fingerprints easily and provides more grip than a gloss finish. A high gloss stainless steel will look very much like chrome plate. My brushed stainless steel E-Power 14650 has held up very well with a year and a half of heavy use.
The brushed stainless steel is often given a clear coat. Some of the clear coat is wearing on the E-Power but this is not very noticeable. The rest of the E-Power is plated copper (copper is often chosen for heat and electrical conductivity. It's a lot softer than stainless steel and the platings (nickel, I think) will wear off under heavy use. Most plated PVs don't last long enough to show this kind of wear.
The brushed stainless steel is often given a clear coat. Some of the clear coat is wearing on the E-Power but this is not very noticeable. The rest of the E-Power is plated copper (copper is often chosen for heat and electrical conductivity. It's a lot softer than stainless steel and the platings (nickel, I think) will wear off under heavy use. Most plated PVs don't last long enough to show this kind of wear.
I've noted I too have the dropsies with my spinners and other ego batteries .... but never with my vamo or mech mods. Think maybe due to they're size & weight they're just easier to handle than the thin batteries. I usually use the mods with the small 18350 battery, so they're about the same length as the spinner, but the weight & thickness fit my bear claw sized hands better.
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