Platinum Tornado observation

[geeker]

Hello ECF.
Got my second platinum Tornado kit today.
The first set I got had a smooth, shiny finish.
The second set has a rubberized finish.
Very interesting...
Will have to decide which one I prefer.
Don't know if it is the way all of them will be produced from now on...

 

[GoodDog]

I was surprised when I bought a black Tornado battery and it had that finish, too. The Platinum kit I bought a couple of months ago didn't.

I'm still not sure I like it as well. It tends to gather grit easier but it also grips better. I guess I'm happy 'cause they still work great!!

BTW... does the cone have the same finish?

 

[geeker]

Cone is rubberized, or maybe silicone-coated is a better description.

 

[ATX]

This is interesting to hear being that I ordered a platinum Tornado on Sat and am awaiting delivery. I did not read anything about a rubberized finish. I'm assuming it's similar to some 'rubberized' cell phone cases that I've seen out there? Hmm... well I'll let you know if mine is the same when I get it.

 

[ATX]

Well my platinum Tornado arrived today, only 3 business days after the order to boot! Mine is also 'rubberized'. I'm kinda disappointed about that... my last phone case was very similar and after 2 months that coating started to peel and flake off. Not to mention EVERYTHING sticks to the sucker, took me a couple of mins to get some of the packaging paper residue off of it just from it sitting IN the box. Oh well, I will say it vapes pretty well, even though all I can compare it to is a SE Gold kit I over payed for a year or so ago.

 

[Vapor Vamp]

Hello ECF.
Got my second platinum Tornado kit today.
The first set I got had a smooth, shiny finish.
The second set has a rubberized finish.
Very interesting...
Will have to decide which one I prefer.
Don't know if it is the way all of them will be produced from now on...

I have 2 of the 'rubberized' cones and it's already wearing off
after a couple of weeks.



When it gets really bad I'm going to have to sand the rest off
and end up with stainless steel cones (on a platinum battery)

Should end up looking so-so.

No where near as sharp as matching platinum.

I don't know what they were thinking using that coating.

 

[chuaa]

just a question guys...will the charger for the ego work on the TW tornado too?

thanks

 

[crand]

just a question guys...will the charger for the ego work on the TW tornado too?

thanks

All Tornado and Ego parts are interchangeable.

 

[Glenn54]

it should it' the same unit

 

[Kentworth]

My Tornado and cone is only 2 weeks old and it not rubberized. I'll be ordering more soon, so I'll have to wait till then to see what they send me. I like the smooth, shiny look. Don't know if I'll like the rubberized type. I'll let ya know what happens.

 

[KuiHiggins]

I think all of the new Tornado's have the rubberized finish. I love my black Tornado but my friends platinum wasn't what he was expecting. After a few drops on pavement he peeled the finish off and now has nice shiny tornado.

 

[Valhalla1]

my multi-pack batteries are the shiny platinum, but are branded with a big ugly "MP" on them, I guess to denote that it came from a multi-pack and thus can't be returned (which is lame imo, they should warranty doa at least)

the one I bought originally was a single unit and it and the cone have the rubberized finish which are peeling off after 3 weeks.

totallywicked, please tell the china factory we prefer the non-rubberized finish! and please find a less fugly way to mark the multi pack batteries than the huge black MP smack dab under the button

 

[markimar]

I like the teflon feel I don't know what the original felt like but this adds a bit of grip and seems like it would protect from minor scratches.

 

[Miss Wicked]

The Cones and batteries for theTornado all have a different finish to them, giving a rubbery feel, but you will notice that the atomisers do not.

We are in the process of having the cones and batteries changed so that they have the same finish as the atomisers, as this is found to be a more durable material.

Thanks

 

[Koman]

How is platinum better?

 

[geeker]

Platinum is just the color, not a suggestion that it is better.

 

[sanfordf]

I also got the platinum Tornado a month ago and it was rubberized. After a while, probably due to my daily use and juice messiness, the rubber started to peel. That was okay 'cuz I managed, with some difficulty, to take all the rubberization off without scratching it up and now I have a hard to obtain stainless steel batt and cone. It looks great like this. If they sold them this way, I would have bought it. Platinum was the closest to SS. Although the mega atties are still platinum, it still looks good. I am also using the SS mega cartomizers from another vendor and together it looks complete.

 

[KuiHiggins]

I also got the platinum Tornado a month ago and it was rubberized. After a while, probably due to my daily use and juice messiness, the rubber started to peel. That was okay 'cuz I managed, with some difficulty, to take all the rubberization off without scratching it up and now I have a hard to obtain stainless steel batt and cone. It looks great like this. If they sold them this way, I would have bought it. Platinum was the closest to SS. Although the mega atties are still platinum, it still looks good. I am also using the SS mega cartomizers from another vendor and together it looks complete.

Yeah, my friend loves his new SS Tornado as well. It's exactly what he was expecting in the first place.

 

[menthall]

I have the pink color. I had it almost 3 weeks. It is coated with something, and gets dirty really easy from handling it.