matte/media blasted mod?

[Ryan Kelly]

hey guys, i have 2 mods currently. a high mirror finished brass stingray, and a brushed stainless turtleship. i really hate having to polish my mods and i have always loved matte finished things. so do you guys know of any mods out there that are available in a matte or media blasted finish? (like the tugboat rda) thanks for any tips guys!

 

[Susan~S]

Most of the clone SS mods I see are available in matte finish. I don't purchase anything else.

 

[Thrasher]

you can easily just do the mods you have now, i glass blasted my provari for better wear resistance. any machine shop should do it for a few bucks probably.
or just order up some cheap clones and walk in with a handfull of them and say here do these.

 

[B2L]

Atmizoos Ice Matte finish is beautiful and durable. Not to mention the Roller (as well as their others) are great devices.

 

[p7willm]

Whatever you do the the brass, or copper, mods, other than coating them, they will patina, a nice word for tarnish which is a nonscientific word for oxidize.

The stainless steel also oxidizes but it produces an oxide of chromium that is clear and protective.

For the mods you already have you can let the brass just patina or Google brass patina and do it quickly.

Stainless has a few choices. You can flame it, which will turn it shades of gold, blue, purple, etc., depending of what temperature you get it up to. Do NOT do this to any part that has a plastic piece you can not get out cause the temperature you need is far above the melting point for the plastic.

You can take sandpaper and turn it into brushed stainless. I have used grits from 80 to 400 to get different finishes.

Take it to someplace that will blast it.

Google is your friend with making metal look different. There are a lot of craft people who do strange things.

 

[23skidoo]

I've had my eye on this one for awhile. $19.45 King II Style Mechanical Mod - stainless steel / matte / 18350/18500/18650 at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

If I needed a new Mech that's probably the one that interests me the most right now.

 

[six]

REO sells tumbled. Here's a tumbled grand and here's a tumbled SL grand (first one in the second row). They're not media blasted, but it reminds me of the acid stone washed blades from kershaw and boker the last couple of years.