Did I ruin my VTR?

[TikPandora]

Well, about two nights ago, I embarked on a bit of an adventure involving my Itaste VTR. I removed the vinyl skin I had on it, which in turn pulled off most of the white paint from the green surface. Well, the green paint started coming off too, and I eventually ended up just taking all of the green paint off of it and sanding it down with some fine grit paper in an attempt to make it look presentable again. Well, after quite a few hours of scraping and sanding I eventually came to this.


I know I posted a thread about this last night, but I've done a lot of wondering about it since then. I can't decide if I like it or not. :/ What do y'all think?​

 

[xcrazydx]

Not terrible, but it's just a vtr anyways. No big deal

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[Narpho]

Maybe to can polish it up a bit with some very fine grit sandpaper to smooth it out. Did you not want a wrap or just wanting something different? You might want to check out...

Jwrap Designs

 

[TikPandora]

I didn't want another wrap, but I'll take the sand paper thing into consideration. I'm buying a new mech mod tomorrow though, so I might just keep it as it is.

 

[Tracey1]

I like it.

 

[ProjektMayhem]

I like the stainless steel look. I think it looks better like that actually.

 

[Ren76]

Get some polishing compound and shine her up, I bet it will look better.

 

[Cool-breeze]

Biggest advantage I see is when you inevitably drop it you don't have a finish to scratch! I've dropped more than one mod getting out of the car before...

 

[The Ocelot]

As long as it works...

 

[jtgr94]

If it fires, it's not ruined.

 

[TikPandora]

If it fires, it's not ruined.

Ain't that the truth. But I think I'm going to try polishing it anyway. It does look rather unique this way.

 

[K31Scout]

I'd get a few little bottles of brite enamel paint and go to town.

 

[yellowrider]

probably made that brick slightly lighter.. lol!
My go to mod when I like to walk in dark alleys.

 

[wrice4]

Not terrible, but it's just a vtr anyways. No big deal

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Lmao, what a stupid comment. The VTR is a great device.

 

[Equilibrium]

I'm not sure what grade of sand paper you used but it looks a bit harsh to me. Say if you used 200 grit there go up to 400 grit, then 600 grit and so on until you reach 1200 grit. after you use 1200 grit get a bowl of water and wet your sand paper and then wet sand the device. You'll end up with a "mirror like" finish. You have to do this progressively though; you can't just go from 200 to 600 or something like that.

Good luck!

 

[Traijan]

Would you need to apply some kind of sealant to protect it from rust or corrosion?

 

[Equilibrium]

You could spray it with a clear poly urethane or a clear lacquer afterwards.

 

[blackbalt89]

You could also try to Scotch-Brite the surface to make it look more satin like.

 

[Israfil]

Personally, I'd suggest going to a Tandy Leather (or whatever equivalent exists in your home state) and picking a few nice pieces out of their scrap bin for a few bucks. Then you can have a leatherbound Ecig box mod of prettiness, you could tool it to fit whatever look you like, stain it your favorite color, and overall it'd probably be pretty sick and completely custom.

 

[Nana Gail]

I like the rough and rugged look of it, but you may need to use a polyurathane finish, as stainless steel will rust after the bright finish has been scratched. I think using a dark rub style stain on it wipe off the excess and then seal it with the poly would be very nice antique look.