Silver/Silver Grand... Polished?

[Vego]

Since I'm broke now, this is for future reference.

Is the silver/silver Grand polished? If not, how do I go about ordering a polished version? Lastly, is there an additional charge?

Thanks.

 

[davelog]

The silver/silver is anodized. From what I hear, the way to go is to get the tumbled raw and then put a polishing cloth/wheel to it for a mirror shine.

 

[Mudflap]

Justice polished a tumbled, I believe.

 

[mlinky]

Left to right, nickle, silver/silver, polished:

You can either order a tumbled and polish it yourself, or Robert may be willing to produce one for you (for an extra charge). You'd need to PM him to see if he has time to do it.

 

[Vego]

Left to right, nickle, silver/silver, polished:

You can either order a tumbled and polish it yourself, or Robert may be willing to produce one for you (for an extra charge). You'd need to PM him to see if he has time to do it.

...and take him away from his work on the 18490 and the VV? Sure....... then I'll have every Reonaut out there lookin to lay claim to my hide for holding up production. No no... I can wait.

Thank you for the info, fellow Reonauts. (holy hell, I still can't believe I can genuinly use the term "FELLOW Reonauts" now. Wooooot!!!)

 

[pmoraldo]

Mlinky you have a nickel, silver, and a polished mini? You're so spoiled

 

[FeistyAlice]

I have several REOs that are the same color anodization but vary by virtue of whether they are prepolished or tumbled before anodization.

I've ordered a prepolished and then anodized gold. I'm hoping Robert hasn't had time to do it as we have three SO 18490s coming so funds will be tight AND...
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I'm going to be ordering a prepolished and then anodized silver/silver. It will be very close, in looks, to the polished without anodization but have the toughness factor of the anodization. If Rob hasn't done my Polished Gold yet I may do a switch but if he has it already in process then I'll just wait a bit. Putting a polish on the bare aluminum before anodization creates a whole different look from the anodized on tumbled, no matter the color of the anodization.

The absolute best metal REO for rough conditions is the Silver. When it gets dings and gouges they are so much less noticeable as the bare aluminum is almost exactly the same color as the silver anodized color Robert uses.

The bare aluminum Polished is absolutely gorgeous but subject to showing every fingerprint and scratches very easily.

I think our idea is stellar!

And, yes, there is an extra charge for Robert to polish the REO first, as to be expected. It is pretty time consuming and he makes sure it is as perfect as possible.

Hugs, Alice

 

[washvap]

A lot of good info above. I actually contacted Rob and he was gracious enough to polish a mini for me. Not sure if he'll do it now since he's real busy with future projects.

 

[atom48]

I'm learning a lot here. I didn't know there were so many possible variations. I just thought anodization on top of unfinished metal. The end. Too simple-minded I guess.

 

[mlinky]

Mlinky you have a nickel, silver, and a polished mini? You're so spoiled

Yes I am...and I like it!

 

[olwildbill]

Yes I am...and I like it!

candle light dinner
glass of wine
soft music playing
Oh sorry Margie we were talking about Reos(maybe next time)

 

[Vego]

A polished metal reo has the same kind of structural beauty and allure as the classic masterpiece of lighters - the venerable Zippo. 50 years down the road, I can see it holding the same kind of prestige in the vaping community as does the Zippo among smokers.

I WILL have one some day.

 

[tmcase]

Speaking of polishing and maybe a little off topic but what do you guys use to polish your wood REOs?

 

[Fippes]

Rob promissed, to send me a tumbled raw grand. What do I need to polish it?

 

[colt45]

either a bench grinder with a polish wheel, or a dremel tool with polish wheel and a lot of patience

 

[nerak]

Speaking of polishing and maybe a little off topic but what do you guys use to polish your wood REOs?

Howard's Feed and Wax. There is a SunWax they make that has UV protection for the exotic woods that will lose color due to sunlight. I bought mine at Amazon.

 

[nerak]

Rob promissed, to send me a tumbled raw grand. What do I need to polish it?

Mother's Mag Aluminum Polish works well. I would use only a cloth. Mechanical means can cause marks if you are not very careful. The Mother's Mag works well. I have a Tumbled that was polished with it. See my sig.