So my Provari showed up today. Finally got a chance to open the box up and go thru everything. First order of business was removing the carbon fiber decal the previous owner installed. The satin silver finish is just gorgeous, she looks like something that would come from Apple Computers, near perfect match to my MacBook finish. Bottom of the standard endcap has a few hairline scratches, but no dents, so I should be able to clean that up pretty easy with some fine sandpaper. Extension cap seems to be in great shape, no refinishing needed. The provari mini itself is in immaculate condition, id guess that carbon fiber wrap was put on right away before any damage could be done. All in all at this point I say to myself, money well spent. Not sure if i want to go naked and get a clear wrap, or find a nice wood-grain wrap for it.
Also in the package I got a brass Tatroe extension tube, it had a healthy patina of a piece that's never seen a polishing in its life. I made quick work of it and brought the original shine back to the piece with some metal polish. I have to say, in 18650 with that little band of brass mixed in, it looks quite nice. I got two beauty rings in the package as well, stainless and brass rings. The brass one was patina'd just as good as the extension tube, so I hit that with some polish and shined it back up. Sweet mother of monkey milk, those brass accents are like the icing on the cake. Makes the provari resemble a classy mechanical mod, not some fancy vv/vw regulated device.
I also received 4
batteries, all good with a near full charge on them, two of which are 18500's so thats cool cause I didnt own any 18500 size batteries until now, and I can use the Provari in any battery configuration I want. Beyond that, I got a couple protank 3's, a few new
coils for them, a Unitank (not sure if genuine or a clone), An authentic Nautilus 5ml in the box with manual and ego cone, only one used coil to hold it together in the box, and a Steamboy genesis style atomizer clone.
Sorry for the long post, just super excited about all the new vape gear I got and wanted to share. Now time to inventory my collection and start a 'sell' pile to thin it down a bit and earn some green to buy a few more nice MhM tips.
Goodnight all, see you tomorrow!