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[Vapian]

I'm up WAY too late for this, but here are pics of more of DM's handywork - kudos, my friend!

If it weren't for the Anchor on the first one I'd be tempted to find a leopard-spotted carto cover and some tiny, fuzzy dice to hang off the end. Then I could call it my Personal Inhalor of Massive Plumes (P.I.M.P.) Stick...

 

[Bluemoonjo]

An FYI .... Duck Tape brand, now makes sheets... like a piece of paper size that is one big sticker. ykwim
I got a sample from their website ... Tried it on a battery and it worked great, peeled off easy to.... I'd guess it would hold up like regualar duck tape.

Even has a grid on the back for easy measuring.

 

[Imagine]

lol you guys are too funny...want every color and still mod the colors lol ...looks good though!!

 

[Meddog]

An FYI .... Duck Tape brand, now makes sheets... like a piece of paper size that is one big sticker. ykwim
I got a sample from their website ... Tried it on a battery and it worked great, peeled off easy to.... I'd guess it would hold up like regualar duck tape.

Even has a grid on the back for easy measuring.

Poor, poor Meddog already explained that measuring isn't her strong suit. Anything that involves numbers...
I'm gonna keep at this till someone offers to do one for me! Persistence is a virtue, even when it drives your friends nuts.

 

[keelalagirl55]

lol you guys are too funny...want every color and still mod the colors lol ...looks good though!!

But....but...but....I don't think they are modding the Pretty Pretty colors

 

[starsong]

Too funny... I went to the site and they have instructions on how to make a wallet out of duct tape.
Would make for a good Jeff Foxworthy joke: You might be a redneck if...

An FYI .... Duck Tape brand, now makes sheets... like a piece of paper size that is one big sticker. ykwim
I got a sample from their website ... Tried it on a battery and it worked great, peeled off easy to.... I'd guess it would hold up like regualar duck tape.

Even has a grid on the back for easy measuring.

 

[DM]

Oh, THANKS! Truthfully, one of the reasons that I've been covering my batts is because they're so derned old and beat to smithereens ... but, they still work. And no, I'm afraid I'll never make a video. I spazz quite a bit from MS, and I'd end up flippin' a batt across the room or cutting off a finger. On video - not so good.

Still don't know how well the shelf paper will hold up in the long haul, but so far, it's not showing any bad signs. If any problems happen, it'll show up on that gold batt in the picture that I just did today. It's a good bet that automotive vinyl wrap should hold up quite well though. The vinyl wrap is from Metro Decals | Products > Wood Grain Vinyl > Burl Wood Vinyl > 15in Wide Burl Wood Vinyl
It's only $4.29 for a 12 x 15" sheet and it's self-adhesive.

For a manual battery, first remove the battery button. Before you put the vinyl on, clean the batt with a dab of detergent on a wet paper towel (NOT alcohol - which can destroy the adhesive), wipe it off with a wet paper towel with no detergent, then dry off thoroughly.

Measure your battery and add an 1/8" or so for each of the ends and 1/8" for overlap width-wise. Take off the adhesive backing and lay the vinyl on a hard, clean surface sticky side up. Hold the battery above the vinyl with the button hole facing downward. (That way, the button won't end up on a seam). When it looks like it's in the right position, lower it onto the vinyl and roll up one side of the vinyl and then the other on the hard surface. You should have some excess protruding on each end of the battery. Use an Exacto knife or sharp box-cutter to trim the excess off of the ends. Make sure that none of the air-flow holes are covered, including those at the ash cap end. Locate the button hole, and use the Exacto knife tip to carve out the hole opening and reinsert the button. Probably takes me less than 15 minutes.

As soon as I get my mail tomorrow, I will be able to convert two chrome Volt batts into brushed gold batts.

NOTE: That's another thing, you wouldn't want to cover one of the rubberized batts with vinyl. It could end up being too big to fit PCC's or chargers. I always cover the chrome, stainless or painted batteries.

Wrapped batteries in the charger..... I can answer this.
Vehicle vinyl wrap...depending on the brand..3m, Avery Oracal ext the thickness of the material starts at 6mil and go as high as 12mil.
I have been wrapping batts for a while now and recently have found that rubber coated batteries wrapped that exceed 7 mills will be a challenge. Instead of using vinyl wrap, I'm using a cast vinyl by 3m as well as a laminate. Together, they don't exceed 6mil so it fits in the chargers fine.
I have nothing against wrapping vinyl.....I own a sign shop making signs and wrap vehicles every day. The wood grain vinyl is actuall a printed calandered vinyl and it's thickness is 3 to 4 mills so that'll slide in the charger fine.
Customizing the PV's.... Fun

Rave..... Use isopropyl alcohol at 20% in water to clean batts. I have used iso with vinyl for over 10 years. Alcohol strait will act like a solvent and dehydrate adhesive. Detergent to adhesive is like oil on water.... It neutralizes the base for the adhesive to adhere to

 

[starsong]

You should add this line to your signature line: I was told there wouldn't be math.

Poor, poor Meddog already explained that measuring isn't her strong suit. Anything that involves numbers...
I'm gonna keep at this till someone offers to do one for me! Persistence is a virtue, even when it drives your friends nuts.

 

[Bluemoonjo]

Poor, poor Meddog already explained that measuring isn't her strong suit. Anything that involves numbers...
I'm gonna keep at this till someone offers to do one for me! Persistence is a virtue, even when it drives your friends nuts.

But you can fake measure it with the lines/grid .... Set battery on edge of page and roll, watch what line it is that covers it, cut it off at that line, peel and stick the tape on... ta da!
(that's what I did lol)

 

[DM]

I'm up WAY too late for this, but here are pics of more of DM's handywork - kudos, my friend!

If it weren't for the Anchor on the first one I'd be tempted to find a leopard-spotted carto cover and some tiny, fuzzy dice to hang off the end. Then I could call it my Personal Inhalor of Massive Plumes (P.I.M.P.) Stick...

Sweet! I have gold and silver ink showing up tomorrow.... I'll do that but....can't help you with the fuzzy dice LOL!

 

[starsong]

Heard this song this morning, kinda got stuck all day. The video is funny, about a 1/4 way in the little doggies...

 

[cindycated]

I am not evil. I am however running for my crate with my tail tucked between my legs.
I'm giggling the whole time, but I'm running.

OMG, Meddog, you're hilarious! This must be your giddy hour - I'll have to keep checking late nights to catch your next show!

 

[keelalagirl55]

I must say...you all are keeping me entertained

 

[Imagine]

update on the vogue PCC

received my sample...

few odd surprises

1) it is not the same size as our slider...it is actually the same size as our mega lol
2) the piece that looks like it is adjustable ...is actually not..it is fixed in place and cannot be moved....you would have to order the size you want...for a specific battery length.

i will post some pictures tomorrow for anyone interested...

meanwhile designs on a volt pcc master piece is underway...they are in the early design stages

 

[thefox]

I'm a pcc fan, so I'm really looking forward to the new design Imagine. But, in the meantime, can someone tell me the mAh rating of the internal batteries on both of your pcc's please? And also the output mAh ratings of each too.

Ta.

 

[MustangSallie]

Well, it would be sensible to just use two batteries, but I'd constantly be changing cartos for those eight or nine or ten flavors. I'm far too lazy for that! Instead, I use the eight or nine or ten batteries each with a different flavor. Besides, I can make a rainbow!! LOL

Psssssst...I think starsong meant you could use one a long batt in place of a 510, not that you should only use two batteries, so eventually when your 510s die you can use nine or ten volts

 

[rave]

Too funny... I went to the site and they have instructions on how to make a wallet out of duct tape.
Would make for a good Jeff Foxworthy joke: You might be a redneck if...

Hilarious!! I ought to make a duct tape wallet for my son. He's been complaining that his wallet is toast and would get a kick out of that.

 

[rave]

Rave..... Use isopropyl alcohol at 20% in water to clean batts. I have used iso with vinyl for over 10 years. Alcohol strait will act like a solvent and dehydrate adhesive. Detergent to adhesive is like oil on water.... It neutralizes the base for the adhesive to adhere to

It's all good: I use the 91% alcohol just to strip off dead paint and oils and then I only use a wee bit of detergent to get the alcohol off. A paper towel moist with water after that insures that both substances are completely off before I put the vinyl on a thoroughly dry batt.

 

[rave]

Psssssst...I think starsong meant you could use one a long batt in place of a 510, not that you should only use two batteries, so eventually when your 510s die you can use nine or ten volts

If these things would die I'll do just that. Thank goodness Volt batts don't have the cheap paint job that the 510's have. Has anyone noticed any wear at all on the rubberized Volt finish? Mine are still fairly new, and it's too early to tell.

 

[crbrown]

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Of course YOU'RE correct View attachment 48011 . . . AND I'm planning on making sure I do it the right way the next time . . .
But overfilling was not the problem . . . I used the other end . . . I KNOW - MY BAD ! ! ! View attachment 48013
View attachment 48012 AND before anyone makes a comment or asks . . .


YES - I KNOW WHICH END IS UP ^ . . .


It was just because I wasn't Up to the task at "hand" ^ View attachment 48015

I think the two of you must be filling from different ends?