Plume Veil Clone Gold Plating

[quakerdude]

So i bought a plume veil clone approx 3 weeks ago, have only used it a handful of times and the gold plating on the build deck is coming off. This rda has a very airy draw so i'm worried about sucking the plating into my lungs. My question is have any others had this issue and if so should it be replaced from the retailer, or maybe sand blasted or some other type of abrasive or chemical treatment to remove the plating. Or just toss it? Thanks

 

[sonicdsl]

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[Rsunderl]

I personally wouldn't risk it. Metal in the lungs can't be good, and it's probably not really gold (although it might be).

If it is gold, it's not very reactive to anything, but if not, it can react to your system and produce some nasty compounds.

Getting the plating off is an option, but it would have to be complete and all metal dust created in the process would have to be eliminated. That's something a jeweler could possibly do, but you might spend as much as you did for the atty getting that done.

Just my

 

[drunkenbatman]

Sometimes these are gold plated, and sometimes they are heat-resistant paint (I avoid both) but both types will flake off with real use, whether it's the deck or cap or even just screws. Whether it's safe is hard to know honestly, I know some who'll use it, some who won't, and some who have no problems getting a black version and then noticing black paint chips in their cotton.

You can remove it with an abrasive pad and some elbow grease (not fun in a small deck), or you dip it into a solution of boric acid and alcohol, then apply heat from a torch which'll set the alcohol on fire. After that burns off it should be all-white and covered, and more sustained heat should from torching should remove all the plating.

 

[quakerdude]

Thanks for the tips