Gold Plated T-tips?

[Nach]

David,

Any chance of offering your T-tips with gold plating? Perhaps on a special order basis? I was thinking while getting your posts plated, you just toss in the ordered T-tips in the tank with them!

I'm having trouble locating US vendors that offer such and I really loathe other manufacturers drip tips, when in the end, I just wish I could get one or more of my favorite T-tips gold plated.

 

[vaptamist]

What about gold plated ELA accent rings?!

Although I admit for some reason gold plated and super-t don't sound all that attractive together, for me.

 

[Nach]

Yeah vap, I wouldn't go that far on the accent rings. A bit of polish on the brass ones will do the trick. But the tips make more sense. Now that my brass T-tips have gotten a heavy patina on them, I've been rather put off by using them. That's where the gold plating came to mind. Stylish looks, without all the yuk! Food for thought!

 

[Nach]

I would think that even just running only the new Precise T-tips in gold plating, would be the cure-all!! Wishful thinking.... I know *sigh*

 

[Riverboat]

David,

Any chance of offering your T-tips with gold plating? Perhaps on a special order basis? .

Why cheat yourself with gold plating....? How about a solid gold T-tip....

 

[Nach]

That would be too soft and too expensive!

 

[Riverboat]

That would be too soft and too expensive!

It would have to be 14K...............I have four 14K gold crowns in my mouth and they are plenty hard enough....the price? its only money, lol

 

[rojo]

Flitz liquid is non-toxic. It should be ok to use on your brass drip tips. If you aren't brave enough to try, send em to me and I'll polish them up and you'll be all "man, I wish I'd tried that".

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[Nach]

No, I literally want a shiny gold T-tip! I have no reservations about polishing brass. I just would like a couple gold ones for a couple deserving mods.

 

[Nach]

I've been doing some research online and was able to find gold plating kits for as little as $200-300. Now for me to make a couple tips goldplated, that's rather costly, but for a manufacturer to get one and offer some "special order" items.... could prove profitable...

Just sayin'!

 

[vaptamist]

You know what would also be cool? Heat treated SS rings for the simplicity. Nice little splash of color on the locking ring would look good.

 

[forcedfuel50]

I've been doing some research online and was able to find gold plating kits for as little as $200-300. Now for me to make a couple tips goldplated, that's rather costly, but for a manufacturer to get one and offer some "special order" items.... could prove profitable...

Just sayin'!

Don't get sucked in by those kits, they flake off within a few days to a few weeks. A few manufacturers have tried them to make gold plated contacts and plate mods only to have it flake off right away. You need a good mil spec plating for it to stay. I may do it some day, but for right now, I just don't have the time unfortunately, too many projects not enough time .

 

[Nach]

I hear ya, Dave... Its just me and my wishful thinking!

I may try to send a couple, two tree T-tips in to some local platers in Chicago and see what I can come up with. There's bound to be one business that'll toss a few T-tips in a gold plating batch.