Painting brass end caps on a mod?

[Madame Psychosis]

I got my Xhaler a few weeks ago, and it's running very well.

But I'm not a big fan of the brass battery-connector/endpiece, and especially next to the stainless steel 510 adapter, it looks awkward. I'd like to make the brass battery connector matte black, at least where it shows (i.e. leaving the threads alone but making the visible brass part black).

There are instructions in several places online about painting brass. I think if I tape over the threads (protect them from being altered in any way), I could do this fine. I'm still looking into it as I don't want to ruin anything.

I'm wondering if anyone else has done this, though, and if you have any tips or cautions.

 

[Turco Chips]

I would:

steel wool it, apply some self etching primer to it, let dry, then apply the color of paint.

**Note** I haven't done this, but have a friend that painted a brass fixture and this is what he did.


TC

 

[WillyB]

Hmm... I love the look of polished brass and chrome. Paid a pretty penny for my bath fixtures and a lamp.

 

[6linkslam]

Me personally I would scuff it with a scotch brite pad and soapy water then rinse part. Next wipe it down with denatured alcohol let it dry then spray bulldog adhesion promoter and then final top coat about 5 minutes after bulldog.

 

[Madame Psychosis]

Thanks for the input! I'm still torn but I'm leaning away from doing anything to the brass. Now that I've got brass T-tips from Super T, the brass on the Xhaler is actually complemented really nicely by the mouthpiece tips! I'd also feel compelled to paint the brass button unit as well, and that would require me to take it apart ... and if I messed it up, well, I would REALLY hate to be without HV right now.

But I'm the kind of person who likes to tinker and learn to make things myself, so it's entirely possible I'll be applying this on a homemade/altered mod some time in the future. I want one in "stealth mode" (all black).

 

[tattoo131313]

Find someone that does powder coating. It would be inexpensive and would last forever.

 

[40bikes]

If you bought a mod because you couldn't make it yourself, you may not be comfortable in breaking it down and putting it back together which it almost certainly will have to be for powder coating. Your painter might not be ready or competent to do it either. If you can find a painter it would probably look great. bikes