Painted & ?

[Frenchfry1942]

Okay, I decided to paint. I was in the spray paint aisle and saw this color. Since atties are mostly silver and/or black I saw this textured semi-wet cinder block color. Ta-da! AND, the exterior is rough so I can grip it easily.

Anyway, the battery strength. What are the indicators of weakness via usage. Just as a note, my resistances are right at 1.0 ohms. I imagine that I will determine drainage over time, but, I don't know how much usage it will get with having a few other mods.

Thanks!

 

[B2L]

A granite REO, nice

As far as indicators go, your vape will start to diminish long before you reach the maximum safe discharge level on your batteries. When it's no longer enjoyable, swap em out. I find that to be around 3.7V. At 1 ohm, of course depending on the batteries you use and your vape rate, you should probably get a full day out of a charge.

 

[Debadoo]

oooooooooooo I love that color!! Like B2L said, looks like granite! Very kewl. Yeah I swap my batts out when they get below 3.9, that's usually when it drops off for me. I vape dual coils that net about 1.3 ohms. I usually get at least a day on a full charge

 

[Frenchfry1942]

Granite, hmmm, I had not thought of that. There is a slight sheen to it from the clear coat, but I wanted to keep the roughness. I also put black tape around my bottle. I can tell when it is empty by the sucking sound. Basically, this one is black and granite.

Oh, when I put everything back together last night, I noticed that my flat-top battery did not connect. I put a nipple top in and all is fine. I'm a little nervous about bending the positive contact. Is their a "norm" for which battery is used?

Thanks for the "likes" all. This was a first. Maybe an "Elvis" one is next.

 

[KentA]

Nice Frenchfry.
What kind of paint is it?

 

[Debadoo]

This was a first. Maybe an "Elvis" one is next.

kay (oldbroad) got a nice elvis Jwrap for her blue metallic one. Looks great.

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

Very cool treatment, Monsieur Fry

What was the product, if you don't mind divulging?

As for the bat life thing, you'll get to know your vape in short order and will be able to tell even the slightest drop off in performance. It's kind of like driving a standard - jerky and foreign at first, second nature with just a little familiarity.

 

[Debadoo]

Oh, when I put everything back together last night, I noticed that my flat-top battery did not connect. I put a nipple top in and all is fine. I'm a little nervous about bending the positive contact. Is their a "norm" for which battery is used?

typically flats or button tops will work, sometimes depends on the battery. for samsung 25r, you definitely don't want to use a button top for instance. Did the flat top work before? If so, you may want to make sure you got the + contact back in the right position and it's not getting hung up anywhere. Rob recommends the button top aw imr batts, but folks use all kinds in them both flat and button top

 

[Frenchfry1942]

I actually don't remember the last battery. I have extras of both in the battery bin and their are different brands. They are all good batteries, just different ages and a couple of three brands. It works, life is good.

The paint is for metal, I forget the brand, but it is from Ace Hardware. The lid of the spraycan is a touch lighter in color because I have a clear coat on it. The lid feels rough, too. I am not near the garage. I imagine it is the only one Ace has.

I haven't had a metal mod before so sanding and repainting is an option now. Maybe I will get another from Rob. If my hands were steadier, I would consider some caligraphy.

 

[Jippiyeh]

WOA!!!!! My hammertone looks boring against yours. Wonderful and well done.

 

[Fishcakes]

Super cool frenchfry.and very happy to see you enjoying that magma.

And the general concensus on best battery is the aw imr button top 1600mahs.(the reo grand was built to be used with em) People have good luck the the other aws too though.

 

[ed101z]

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Good job! Looks really nice!

Now I'm getting all these ideas I don't have time for.

 

[mackman]

Valspar(Lowe's) and Rustoleum have the paint in rattle cans. Here is one I have used; works on metal wood plastic etc.
Shop Valspar Sandstone 12-oz Manhattan Mist Flat Spray Paint at Lowes.com

 

[ed101z]

Thanks for the links. I'm also concerned about durability as well as color, and texture. I'm just wondering if these products in this thread can take some abuse.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

Well, the durability is not like granite. I did put two clear coats on top. That took away some roughness so I stopped. I wanted the roughness so that it wouldn't slip out of my hands.

On the four side edges, my hand has been rubbing it down to the clear coat layer. The bottom is getting the same, but less so from standing it.

Kinda leaves the dilemma of just adding more clear coats and losing the rough texture or just letting it wear.

Just an update