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Good to know, I have the trustfire flames too that I was pretty sure would work~!! Between this mod and the one from you, I'm in feeder heaven right now~!!

Nice. I just got mine too. Friggin awesome.. I have some trustfire flame jacketed 16340's that fit perfect with no spacers..
When i pulled it out of the box the wood seemed kind of dry so i used some Feed-N-Wax on it and it looks alot better. This is the same stuff I used on that mod I sent you, Lynlee!!!!

Cappy,

What do you use on the woods before sending them out? Just want to make sure the Feed-N-Wax is ok?
 

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Nice. I just got mine too. Friggin awesome.. I have some trustfire flame jacketed 16340's that fit perfect with no spacers..
When i pulled it out of the box the wood seemed kind of dry so i used some Feed-N-Wax on it and it looks alot better. This is the same stuff I used on that mod I sent you, Lynlee!!!!

Cappy,

What do you use on the woods before sending them out? Just want to make sure the Feed-N-Wax is ok?

I only use the Polyurethane finish, I don't put any wax or anything on them that way you can use whatever you want, Feed & Wax, Pledge or whatever and you don't have to worry about taking off the old wax before putting on a different type.
 

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I only use the Polyurethane finish, I don't put any wax or anything on them that way you can use whatever you want, Feed & Wax, Pledge or whatever and you don't have to worry about taking off the old wax before putting on a different type.

Well i think the original finish was removed some how, because it is (was) very dull, not shiny like the pic posted above!
I managed to somewhat bring it back to life!
 

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Original pic from Cappy
landlord-albums-mods-picture48298-443-1.jpg


this is what is looked like when i got it. (not so good of a picture, but you can see that its not shiny)
landlord-albums-mods-picture47385-buccaneer-vv-443.jpg


And this is what it looks like now, after the Feed-N-Wax
landlord-albums-mods-picture48292-rsm.jpg
 
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Original pic from Cappy
landlord-albums-mods-picture48298-443-1.jpg


this is what is looked like when i got it. (not so good of a picture, but you can see that its not shiny)
landlord-albums-mods-picture47385-buccaneer-vv-443.jpg


And this is what it looks like now, after the Feed-N-Wax
landlord-albums-mods-picture48292-rsm.jpg

wow that does look so much darker~!
maybe zebrawood has some kind of characteristics?
I think I like the darker look better though.
 

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That Howards Feed & wax looks great on it. When I put finish on them my main concern is filling in the pores of the wood and making it juice proof. The way I see it is that people are paying for some of the finest exotic wood out there, so If I cover it up with so much clear Lacquer or whatever that when you hold it it feels like plastic then they are not getting their moneys worth. A mod will be as shiny as the wood itself makes it, all natural and sugar free!

If you want shiny, I can grab a can of Hi-Gloss Lacquer from walmart and give it a couple coats, lol
 

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wow that does look so much darker~!
maybe zebrawood has some kind of characteristics?
I think I like the darker look better though.

I think that is a Bocote and Black walnut. Bocote is a hard wood to finish due to it having alot of natural oils that seep out.
 

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NO NO!!! Makes perfect sense. its soft to the touch too!


That Howards Feed & wax looks great on it. When I put finish on them my main concern is filling in the pores of the wood and making it juice proof. The way I see it is that people are paying for some of the finest exotic wood out there, so If I cover it up with so much clear Lacquer or whatever that when you hold it it feels like plastic then they are not getting their moneys worth. A mod will be as shiny as the wood itself makes it, all natural and sugar free!

If you want shiny, I can grab a can of Hi-Gloss Lacquer from walmart and give it a couple coats, lol
 

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Ok, it was more obvious to me as when I inventorying the left over parts I found they didn't match. Turns out it has a Cocobolo top cap and Bocote bottom caps, oops! I know they are similar but I found it kinda comical. Now, should I give a discount as a defect, or raise the price for a one of a kind RSM with 3 types of exotic woods? LOL

Had to be there I guess :D
 
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