VAMO Variable wattage mod chrome stinks, KILL THE BLING!

[Rnoserious]

Full disassembly and reassembly video here

Prepping the mod for coating. (Drilled two additional vent holes in side of main body, by the top of the battery)

Texturized and satin black vamo, just reassembled.

This photo shows one of the two additional vent holes i drilled into the body

Its a very cool mod, and now the only one like it.

 

[boardopboy]

Oh man! I want my Vamo coated not too!

Nice work!

 

[Rnoserious]

Send it to me.. I can do it!

 

[jasta]

this is nice .. because i noticed some dirt inside my screen .. .

 

[DevastationWagon]

Send it to me.. I can do it!

I've thought about ways to wrap it or coat it somehow too. Very cool! I'm a firm believer of de-blinging.

What did you use? Powder coat?

 

[tc1]

GREAT video! The caveman swagger is strong in this one ....

 

[Rnoserious]

The coating is " cerakote"

Its a ceramic coating developed for the gun industry. And designed to take the punishment of powder actuated weapons.

Put it this way, the only thing that can chip or flake the coating is a drop onto concrete.


The coating does not scratch, or ding from being carried in your pocket with keys, etc....

 

[DevastationWagon]

Nice! I figured it was industrial. I really like how that turned out.

Well done sir

 

[Rnoserious]

Thanks!

Addingmoretexttoreachlimit

 

[Mustang73064]

Send it to me.. I can do it!

I may have to do that.... if the mailman ever delivers it...

 

[XfooYen]

I've been reading that regular household bleach will remove chrome plating. If you soak parts immersed in bleach, the chrome will dissolve leaving the clear primer coat in tact. The part can be repainted or sprayed with industrial paint remover to dissolve the primer. Once I have two Vamos to destroy, I will give it a try and report. Nice job, OP.

 

[Faylool]

Well. I asked what kind of glue would work on the chrome to attach leather on the Show us your Girly mods thread but nobody knew. Does anybody here know? I would afraid to take it apart because my lifelong experience has been it doesn't work right anymore! Brave and yes. Kinda caveman-ish but I suspect it's rally just you!

 

[XfooYen]

Well. I asked what kind of glue would work on the chrome to attach leather on the Show us your Girly Mods thread but nobody knew. Does anybody here know? I would afraid to take it apart because my lifelong experience has been it doesn't work right anymore! Brave and yes. Kinda caveman-ish but I suspect it's rally just you!

Contact cement would work but you'd have to be careful. It's not forgiving if you make a mistake and may also damage the leather depending on quality and thickness. It is VERY flammable so you would want it to cure well before inserting batteries. Practice on something to get a feel for how it works.

 

[northhar]

Really liked your video tear down and rebuild.. Thanks for showing..

 

[Rnoserious]

Ok, chrome plating removal..


Chrome, is really just bright nickel plating with a clear "chromium" plating over it to prevent tarnishing of the bright nickel.

Under the bright nickel is typically copper plating (used to smooth the surface of the material) and produce a reflective surface for the nickel to adhere to.


To remove chrome plating you have to first kill the chrome layer (if your looking for a chemical method) the short answer would be a nitric or a sulfuric acid.

I suggest sand blasting..

Bleach, being sodium hypochlorite (household is commonly a max 6%)

Is VERY GOOD, at oxydizing organics.. Of which chromium is not.

6% is WEAK hypochlorite.


It all depends on what you want to refinish with.. If your painting or powdercoating.. 120 grit sandpaper does the trick.

 

[Rnoserious]

As far as attaching leather to a metal surface. 3m makes an automotive headliner adhesive in an aerosol can.

Id go that route.

 

[XfooYen]

Rno,

When you stripped the tube, what did you find to be the core material? Health cabin says it's copper. That true, or is it something else?

 

[Dieseler]

Rno thanks man !
Look forward to any future video's i enjoy em.
Hey now i think about it how about a take apart one on the newer Zmax version . ; )

 

[Fullknight]

Hello Rnoserious,when I try to watch the video my on my iphone, it won't let me.What would I search for on YouTube to watch it?
Thank you


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[Rnoserious]

Search for ryno serious..

And the base metal of the vamo was brass.. (China calls is copper) but in all reality brass is a copper/zinc alloy.


(Been in metal finishing for a decade) google team metal finishing and search for ryan cook, you will see what i mean.