Laser Etching and Finish

[kiba]

Do I need to be worried about this, (the provari logo and paint) I have read some posts from people who have had theirs rubbed off, and I have read somewhere that provari says that and the finish take 6 weeks to ure. So I have been like, trying not to touch it as much lol, I dunno, any input on this?


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[Baditude]

I've only had my satin blue Provari for about 2 months now. I made a DIY rubber sleeve for mine to protect it (there's a thread on this sub-forum how to make one for $8). I may at some point get a leather lanyard from Serenity Gear for when I'm out and about for extended periods.

 

[klee6150]

I am very protective of my ProVaris. Especially my gold one! From the moment I start using them, they are dressed in their 'Jammie's (velvet pouches from Super-T Manufacturing). They call them felt pouches, but they feel more like velvet. Only $1.79 each.
The only problem with them is I only see my beautiful ProVaris when I change the batts! On the plus side - they are in like new condition.

 

[kiba]

The reason i ask is i just got this for my gf...

and she is VERY rough w/ her PVs, well, more clumsy and forgetful than rough i guess you could say, lolz


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[radeljack]

Really? I just ordered a purple mini, now I gotta go find a coat for it!!!

 

[kiba]

Even if i got her one, she wouldnt use it, oh well


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[vegas0707]

I had the same issue, kept trying and she finally tried an ego, after several tries she finally quit and is now vaping without looking back. Keep trying, I never thought my wife would give in, but she did.

Even if i got her one, she wouldnt use it, oh well


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[kiba]

I had the same issue, kept trying and she finally tried an ego, after several tries she finally quit and is now vaping without looking back. Keep trying, I never thought my wife would give in, but she did.

Oh, no she LOVES her pink mini, i meant she wouldnt cover it up with a sleeve, she likes looking at it too much.


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[scoopbb]

two weeks old. now, its even worse (another week after)

 

[PhreakySTS9]

two weeks old. now, its even worse (another week after)

WOW that's crazy! My logos are perfect still. Possibly they put the satin silver's logos on differently? Hrmm...

 

[iamtumus]

wrong thread. sorry.

 

[muffluvin]

I have the satin silver mini for three weeks now,. Dude I bought it from had it for two weeks. We both treated it as a work horse, our daily driver. It got dings and scratches all around but I have no issues with the logo fading.

I have a shiny satin blue provari and it's wrapped in bubble packaging lol. Only used it like 3 times since I bought it 3 weeks ago. Wish I just bought a satin silver one because the finish on this baby is too damn nice to keep it on my pocket and throw it around as I work.

 

[mostapha]

I don't see it as a problem. Worn-in things tend to look better to me.

My favorite pair of jeans have something like 8 patches. The crotch has been patched twice. My phone wore through the front. My chapstick ruined the 5th pocket until it got fixed. The side seams have been replaced. I just keep taking them to a tailor to have them fixed instead of buying a new pair. IMO, they look better than they did new, and they're more comfortable.

I'm not the only one. Joe Strummer used to take hammers to his telecasters because he didn't think they felt or sounded right until they got beat up a little. I've know people to skid new zippos across asphalt because they didn't look right when factory new.

I'm still not 100% on a Provari over a kicked silver bullet……but whichever I wind up with, it'll wear its sratches, stains, and dings with pride.

 

[kiba]

WOW that's crazy! My logos are perfect still. Possibly they put the satin silver's logos on differently? Hrmm...

They do, as it was explained to me the ones we have are burned through the cerakote so they dont rub off like on the satin silver


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[kiba]

Here is what i was told...

Awesome! Btw, your gf doesn't have to worry about the logo fading on her pink Mini. The logo fade only happens on the satin silver finish.

The reason for this is the logo is laser etched onto the metal which leaves a build up of carbon. Since there is nothing to keep the carbon in place on the silver tube, it eventually wears off, leaving a logo the same color as the tube.

However, with our ceramic coated finishes, the laser etching burns through the ceramic coat and into the metal. This makes the logo stand out much more and doesn't rub off.

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