I like this PV, So I sanded it down with several grades of paper up to 2000 grit and polished it with a bit of rouge. It was gold.
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My name that looks absolutely awesome. Makes me want to buy a blemished one and polish it up. Well done 
Thanks BuzzKill,
This is the best! It was really hard sending it back to you. Thanks for making it whole again. As of today I'm pretty content.
Your the man, Thanks again.
This is the best! It was really hard sending it back to you. Thanks for making it whole again. As of today I'm pretty content.
Your the man, Thanks again.
No problem bud ! I like the polished aluminum , in fact after seeing yours I ordered 25 tubes with no anodizing or knurling for customs and polishing .
I have some time off, need some polishing done?
I could have buffed the aluminum much brighter with my edge wheel buffer and 2 to 3 stages of bar rouge. The finish would be impossibly deep, and warm. But it would need to be done before the tube is filled to get that high quality finish. The alluminum oxidizes easily though, but a small dab of "Mothers" should snap it right back to bright again.
I could have buffed the aluminum much brighter with my edge wheel buffer and 2 to 3 stages of bar rouge. The finish would be impossibly deep, and warm. But it would need to be done before the tube is filled to get that high quality finish. The alluminum oxidizes easily though, but a small dab of "Mothers" should snap it right back to bright again.
I figured I would get a wheel and do it but maybe we can work a deal ? I am all about trades etc. My Name
This looks pretty darn sweet!
I thought about shining one up, and then putting a flame through the middle to heat it up to give it that rainbow color like a motorcycle tailpipe Dunno if aluminum would do that though.
small pic but you get the idea..
I thought about shining one up, and then putting a flame through the middle to heat it up to give it that rainbow color like a motorcycle tailpipe
Dunno if aluminum would do that though.small pic but you get the idea..
Alluminum doesnt do that, it wil melt into a puddle like wax when it gets to hot. Alluminum is easy to etch with acid. It would work well for most any tooling. The anadized surface that the Buzz has is high quality tough, so the polished surface is going to scuff up a lot easier.
Not if you sand it with dry sand paper. Both ends can be removed so any stray particles are easy to remove. I suppose if you wet sanded it could be a problem. Direct any concerns to notcigs.com before you decide to use any runny, watery, liquids during sanding.
I started off with 400 grit and it barely marked it, but 120 fiber backed paper finally cut the surface down. Even that took over 2 hours to completely cut through the top surface. From there I used finer and finer grit. It turned out pretty bright. The camera kind of shows some etching. I would like to buff it with black, then brown, and finally white bar rouge. That would remove any final scuffing and oxidation. It would glisten like fine metal after that.
I started off with 400 grit and it barely marked it, but 120 fiber backed paper finally cut the surface down. Even that took over 2 hours to completely cut through the top surface. From there I used finer and finer grit. It turned out pretty bright. The camera kind of shows some etching. I would like to buff it with black, then brown, and finally white bar rouge. That would remove any final scuffing and oxidation. It would glisten like fine metal after that.
I’ve had lots of luck with washing PCB’s with water, with COMPLETE drying in a warm room afterword. Of course protection of the pot and switch is important but I have exposed both to water washing and had no problems. Did you notice the word “luck” up there?
DO NOT wash it in water that is an immediate WARRANTY VOID !!
for the customs we can send you the tube for finishing with instructions on what NOT TO DO .
1. do not finish the internal threads ! these are the electrical contact for the voltage they must be bare.
2. clean it , I dont want to clean it up for you ( I can do it of course but that is a $ 50 fee LOL !!! )
3. be nice and make my life easy then buy me a beer !
for the customs we can send you the tube for finishing with instructions on what NOT TO DO .
1. do not finish the internal threads ! these are the electrical contact for the voltage they must be bare.
2. clean it , I dont want to clean it up for you ( I can do it of course but that is a $ 50 fee LOL !!! )
3. be nice and make my life easy then buy me a beer !
BuzzKill,
Is that a Buzz in you avatar, is it brass?
I was reading some thing some where that said you had a plug for the adjuster, do you still have them?
Is that a Buzz in you avatar, is it brass?
I was reading some thing some where that said you had a plug for the adjuster, do you still have them?
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