new xhaler button.

[mrjaguar]

drew, I love the great things you keep coming up with. just ordered one of the new xhaler buttons, can't wait. and if I was more into flashy bling stuff I'd get another color, but basic black works for me. I've been trying difft colors on my xhaler, and I think I'm gonna powder coat it black.

 

[cos]

sounds cool Mr jag. mine is wrapped with that gun metal color. I love it. check out the color on the pics showing all the colors. Happy vaping

 

[AiricR]

I just got done sanding mine down and painting it the "Hammered" grey fancy Paint from rustoleum or something... Its a darker silver color with a little texture..

 

[mrjaguar]

yeah, I tried a coupla other colors, a blue and a red, but I'm not a "flash" kinda guy. I like simple and classy. I did a textured metallic black, but it didn't come out very good, and I hate messing with paint and curing times and junk, so I'm gonna do some poweder coating on it. gotta do like a gloss black and maybe a coat of blue or something mixed in there.

 

[FreeGT]

My dad painted his with several coats of plastic dip for tools. It became rubberized. It looked sweet, and felt even better. The only problem was no matter how much/well we prepped the body tube the rubber paint kept tending to peel off at the top by the threads. I'm sure it was from screwing the cap on and off. I wish I took a pic....

 

[LukeNM]

Mine is black and I put a 'Summit Racing" decal on it -- looks good...

 

[mrjaguar]

My dad painted his with several coats of plastic dip for tools. It became rubberized. It looked sweet, and felt even better. The only problem was no matter how much/well we prepped the body tube the rubber paint kept tending to peel off at the top by the threads. I'm sure it was from screwing the cap on and off. I wish I took a pic....

basically the same problem I'm having, which is why I'm gonna powdercoat it. once it cools, I won't have that problem any more.

 

[Drewsworld]

Aluminum has to be primed pretty well for paint to stick to it...
Drew

 

[hittman]

I got my new button installed this morning and it is fantastic. I would definitely recommend it to anyone with an Xhaler or XShaler. Drew did a great tutorial video on how to change it if someone has not had theirs apart before.

 

[FreeGT]

+1 for Hittman

The button is a must for Xhaler lovers. The button press feels really sweet.........

 

[mrjaguar]

oh yeah, this new button rocks. I can only see 1 problem with it, and thats that I don't have an allen wrench small enough to tighten the screw! but I love this thing.

drew, yup, I found out. I'm gonna try for some powder coating here shortly.

 

[Drozd]

another option to powder coating is hydrographics...found one place and they got some awesome finishes and textures, camos, flames, etc..

 

[hittman]

mrjaguar, my button came with an allen wrench from Drew. Maybe you got yours before he got the wrenches.

 

[Drewsworld]

Yup thats what happened...That Mr Jag always wants to the first kid on the block with the new toys!!! It took me a few xtra days to get the wrenches...I found that the smallest jewelers screwdriver in my set worked well though...
Hey Droz, I just checked out that that Hydra stuff on line and that looks badazzzzzzzz...Gotta try and find out who does it around here...REALLY cool stuff...Im wondering if it would hold up to liquids...Im checking into it though...Thanks
Drew

 

[Thulium]

Wow. I want hydrographics too! There's a place here in Oregon that does it. I think I want this design on my Xhaler:

 

[Drewsworld]

THats prety sharp...I went to a site that had some REALLY cool designs but they havent got back to me yet...I will keep you guys informed....Thanks
Drew

 

[Thulium]

Just for fun, here's a video demonstration of how they apply "hydrographics":
YouTube - Oregon Hydrographics Extra

 

[FreeGT]

Yup thats what happened...That Mr Jag always wants to the first kid on the block with the new toys!!! It took me a few xtra days to get the wrenches...I found that the smallest jewelers screwdriver in my set worked well though...
Hey Droz, I just checked out that that Hydra stuff on line and that looks badazzzzzzzz...Gotta try and find out who does it around here...REALLY cool stuff...Im wondering if it would hold up to liquids...Im checking into it though...Thanks
Drew

Mine did not come with an allen key. I believe it said it would on the site. I don't really care though because I've been playing paintball for 15 years and have every size of allen key on earth. Not to mention every other hand tool as well......

 

[mrjaguar]

I don't have one quite that small, but yeah, I like to get all the new goodies. and I usually suffer for it too, when I was younger, I hadda have the newest computer parts, the newest processor, the newest video cards, the most ram. I always paid for it some way.. oh well. it's what I get for being a greedy brat. I'll go find one in the "lost tiny tools" drawer in the toolbox or something.

and that hydrographics is damn sweet lookin! now I just have to find someone here near me that can/will do it at a reasonable price.

 

[Drozd]

Yup thats what happened...That Mr Jag always wants to the first kid on the block with the new toys!!! It took me a few xtra days to get the wrenches...I found that the smallest jewelers screwdriver in my set worked well though...
Hey Droz, I just checked out that that Hydra stuff on line and that looks badazzzzzzzz...Gotta try and find out who does it around here...REALLY cool stuff...Im wondering if it would hold up to liquids...Im checking into it though...Thanks
Drew

not sure what site you found... but heres the one I'm familiar with

Water Transfer Printing / HydroGraphics / Camo Dipping