New member of the family

[Coelli]

My Provaris got together and had a Mini! It has its mom's (or dad's, I can't tell who's who) blue LED eyes.

(It's a satin silver under the teal wrap.)

 

[Gato del Jugo]

Doubt I'll ever get one (famous last words), but have to say, those wraps do a pretty good job!

 

[BadTrainDriver]

Mail me one of your Provaris so i can have one to mate with my Mini. I could use another one!

 

[The Ocelot]

You can make you own wraps.

 

[Coelli]

You can make you own wraps.

I do! I have a vinyl cutter and made a template, so first thing I did when I got home was pick a color.

 

[The Ocelot]

I do! I have a vinyl cutter and made a template, so first thing I did when I got home was pick a color.

I prefer using fabric, I like the feel better. I haven't wrapped anything in awhile though, I love Serenity sleeves and they are too tight to go over a wrap.

 

[Coelli]

Do you seal or laminate the fabric with anything? My cutter will also cut fabric - that's not a bad thought at all.

 

[MorpheusPA]

Aw, what have you named him?

 

[Coelli]

Oh no... you're supposed to name them? 8-o

 

[MorpheusPA]

Oh no... you're supposed to name them? 8-o

Well, yeah, otherwise they start responding to "Hey you" and the neighbors begin to question your parenting abilities. You want your new Provari to grow up to be a confident, self-assured fog machine some day, don't you?

 

[The Ocelot]

Do you seal or laminate the fabric with anything? My cutter will also cut fabric - that's not a bad thought at all.

No. I found that the precut cotton quilting squares work great. I think the last one I made lasted about 3-4 months before I took it off. You could put a cover over it though. Clear vinyl adhesive shelf liner works very well.

 

[The Ocelot]

Oh no... you're supposed to name them? 8-o

Oh gosh yes! All of my mods have names, even the little 650mAh standard eGo: Binky.

 

[The Ocelot]

Well, yeah, otherwise they start responding to "Hey you" and the neighbors begin to question your parenting abilities. You want your new Provari to grow up to be a confident, self-assured fog machine some day, don't you?

Otherwise she might start hanging around with the Vemos.

 

[LokeDogg00]

So the ProVape brand wraps when applied still show the tear drops...thats awesome, I thought for sure when you put one of those wraps on it you wouldnt be able to read the ProVape or the tear drop/crop circles. Might just have to order one of those once I get tired of looking at my black/red hybrid color

 

[MorpheusPA]

Oh gosh yes! All of my mods have names, even the little 650mAh standard eGo: Binky.

You. This. Awesome. Thread. Win.

My current go-to is always named Matilda, so I can say I'm going to go waltz with Matilda. I like yours better. Backups don't have names until they promote to primaries.

 

[Coelli]

So the ProVape brand wraps when applied still show the tear drops...thats awesome, I thought for sure when you put one of those wraps on it you wouldnt be able to read the ProVape or the tear drop/crop circles. Might just have to order one of those once I get tired of looking at my black/red hybrid color

I'm not sure if the Provape ones do or not. The vinyl I use is an indoor/outdoor vinyl rated for 6 years outside - the kind you'd put on cars. In order to get it to conform to the designs I use a pin to put a tiny pinprick in the drops/channels, then push the air out toward the holes with an eraser or blunt stylus. Takes a couple of minutes but you only have to do it once and I'm kind of OCD like that. The pinpricks don't show, it's largely self-healing when that small.

Here are my other two (full size) where I did the same thing:

So if the Provape ones don't conform, just use a needle and an eraser if you want the design to really show up.

 

[LokeDogg00]

Lol your ocd really shows in the PERFECT placement of those vinyls! Seriously their is not a single flaw it all fits and looks perfect! GREAT job on that!

 

[Coelli]

Lol your ocd really shows in the PERFECT placement of those vinyls! Seriously their is not a single flaw it all fits and looks perfect! GREAT job on that!

Thanks! It took me a bit to get the template right but I used contact (shelf) paper instead of vinyl til I had it - much cheaper than wasting good vinyl. It's great being able to just cut whatever color I want (at a cost of about 15 cents per wrap), knowing I can just change my mind when I get bored of it. If I had to pay retail I'd have major analysis paralysis deciding which color to buy because of the cost; the profit margin on wraps is pretty outrageous.

 

[Train2]

Those do look great!
And that, I think, is a better red than a red ProVari!

I'm not sure if the Provape ones do or not. The vinyl I use is an indoor/outdoor vinyl rated for 6 years outside - the kind you'd put on cars. In order to get it to conform to the designs I use a pin to put a tiny pinprick in the drops/channels, then push the air out toward the holes with an eraser or blunt stylus. Takes a couple of minutes but you only have to do it once and I'm kind of OCD like that. The pinpricks don't show, it's largely self-healing when that small.

Here are my other two (full size) where I did the same thing:

So if the Provape ones don't conform, just use a needle and an eraser if you want the design to really show up.

 

[The Ocelot]

Thanks! It took me a bit to get the template right but I used contact (shelf) paper instead of vinyl til I had it - much cheaper than wasting good vinyl. It's great being able to just cut whatever color I want (at a cost of about 15 cents per wrap), knowing I can just change my mind when I get bored of it. If I had to pay retail I'd have major analysis paralysis deciding which color to buy because of the cost; the profit margin on wraps is pretty outrageous.

Ah, you know about the shelf liner. I never tried good quality vinyl, I have so many fabric scraps around I started with that. You do very nice work.