dinged my new mod!!

[Riku]

well had my subzero mod for about 2 weeks and dropped it on the concrete yesterday. unfortunately now it has a good ding/scratch/chip on the edge of the top cap.

Im a little ocd and would like to try and repair it so it isn't so noticeable

any good recommendations on how i should go about doing so?

Thanks!

 

[Bad Ninja]

Snap a clear pic. It's a copper mod, it might be possible to work it to where it's not as noticeable.

 

[Riku]

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[Riku]

The bottom switch I'm not too worried about tho cuz I've got the short throw switch on pre-order which should take care of that

 

[Bad Ninja]

I'd start with 400 grit and slowly work the area, and move up to 600 grit, then use a scotch brite pad to brush the whole mod.
Go slow and take your time. It's soft copper so you should be able to do this without too much trouble.

You may not get it perfect but you can make it so no one but you will know it's there.

 

[Mikedin]

very nice mod by the way! sorry i have no additional input to help your repair other than i hope you can repair it nicely,i would agree with the above poster dont start with any sandpaper to coarse copper is a very soft metal compared to most just work slowly and you should be able to make it completly un-noticeable, if you want to test before you work on that valuble mod go to your local home depot and buy a cheap 4 dollar piece of copper in the plumbing section any piece should do , give it a similar ding and try to work it out with that first at the worst it will let you know what to do and what will make it worse

 

[Jugband]

Sorry to see this. But I can tell ya, I love my mods. I keep total upkeep on keeping them running top notch. But more than once I've herd the dreaded "clunk" of them falling from my Ford Ranger onto the concrete parking lot. I have nicks and dings on them, I've learned to see them as badges of honor! I'm not new to the game. I vape, day in and day out. My mod's show the wear. As religious fanatics our proud of there worn bibles, I'm proud of my worn mods. I no longer smoke, my mods are worn, that makes me an ultra member in life. Don't know if this helps? But you can't vape and keep them pretty forever

 

[Mikedin]

Sorry to see this. But I can tell ya, I love my mods. I keep total upkeep on keeping them running top notch. But more than once I've herd the dreaded "clunk" of them falling from my Ford Ranger onto the concrete parking lot. I have nicks and dings on them, I've learned to see them as badges of honor! I'm not new to the game. I vape, day in and day out. My mod's show the wear. As religious fanatics our proud of there worn bibles, I'm proud of my worn mods. I no longer smoke, my mods are worn, that makes me an ultra member in life. Don't know if this helps? But you can't vape and keep them pretty forever

Yep I agree it happens all the time ,do your best with it but don't get discouraged from it , when you get your next one and put that one away for awhile, the next time you get it out you'll remember what happened and that you were smoke free!

 

[Mikedin]

any updates on the repairs?

 

[herb]

Very simple thing to remember , if you use it , it will get dinged and scratched, of course it sucks but thats just the way it ALWAYS goes.

Luckily for us humans, we always get to a point where we really don't care but that takes time and never happens right after you get a new mod, got to wait a while till the new rubs off and you get sick of it .

Even happens with spouses (if your married) , i make it a habit to view the opposite sex from a distance , much less headaches, besides my dog is my go to if i need to have a conversation .

 

[Froth]

A drill is your best friend right now, You can chuck an old 510 carto(or something similar, I use an old modified RDA base) in a drill and then screw your top cap to that, or even the entire mod. Doing this gives you a little rigged up rotary sanding action so that you can evenly sand all sides of the tube to remove the damage. You can pair that with a small hobby belt sander and it takes very little time to completely refinish the exterior of a mod, though I use hand sanding just as much. I've got adapters and files/sand paper to do this to all sorts of mods as I'm kind of the "go to" guy when anyone who knows me damages a mod. Copper and Brass are pretty easy as long as you go slow and check your work, nothing looks to be deformed in your picture just a small surface depression and light pitting. You can actually razor-blade all the high points of those marks on your top cap off before you start sanding, as copper is so soft.