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not a fan of the Carlos juice box but i would take it any day over this hunk of plastic crap
I have a really good guess from your vid about the problems. It's the plastic of the case. The cracks/cuts coming off the switch are likely stress fractures from screwing down the retaining ring that holds the switch in place. That surface is not flat there either which would make it worse. With some plastics (flat) you could install a switch without reinforcing both sides (small plate or something) but it would probably fail over time from the stress of pressing the button and not pressing it exactly perpendicular.
If that's a drilled hole then the fractures could have come from that also but I'd guess they happened when the switch was installed. It's possible they weren't even there when the switch was installed and just slowly developed over a day or days just sitting there from the pressure from the retaining ring.
The epoxy smudges are just that. Touch it and you can't fix that without buffing a new finish on the plastic (not easy because of the next part).
My guess on the "melting". Very likely the result of using a dremel tool. If you try to cut plastic like that with most any sort of high speed tool it will more melt it than cut it. envision a laser cutting through butter. It doesn't cut it melts. If you do that then cleaning the slag is like cleaning the chemical smudges. You would have to cut off the slag with something like an exacto blade and painstakingly refinish it to a gloss again. It's not easy, like just hitting it with a dremel with a buffing wheel because ... it melts so easily.
Also because of the above it's extremely difficult to cut precision holes. I expect the epoxy build up is mainly because of that and secondly for reinforcement.
Just some speculation and guesses as to the mechanical and cosmetic issues.
If that's a drilled hole then the fractures could have come from that also but I'd guess they happened when the switch was installed. It's possible they weren't even there when the switch was installed and just slowly developed over a day or days just sitting there from the pressure from the retaining ring.
The epoxy smudges are just that. Touch it and you can't fix that without buffing a new finish on the plastic (not easy because of the next part).
My guess on the "melting". Very likely the result of using a dremel tool. If you try to cut plastic like that with most any sort of high speed tool it will more melt it than cut it. envision a laser cutting through butter. It doesn't cut it melts. If you do that then cleaning the slag is like cleaning the chemical smudges. You would have to cut off the slag with something like an exacto blade and painstakingly refinish it to a gloss again. It's not easy, like just hitting it with a dremel with a buffing wheel because ... it melts so easily.
Also because of the above it's extremely difficult to cut precision holes. I expect the epoxy build up is mainly because of that and secondly for reinforcement.
Just some speculation and guesses as to the mechanical and cosmetic issues.
Dude, even if it didn't have all that white epoxy and the cracks and the melting...the fact that it is so hard to get to the juice bottle would bother me. I would have it broke in a month. Every time it doesn't feed well, you'll have to open it and fiddle with it. If the bottle leaks, you have to open it, if you want to switch flavors, you have to open it. Bad design even regardless off the current state it is in. But seriously, that is one ugly pink box! I have been watching your thread and I totally agree with you 100%! 
I feel for ya! I had never heard of this mod until you were posting about it! Nice video, seriously, good job on that!
I feel for ya! I had never heard of this mod until you were posting about it! Nice video, seriously, good job on that!
Quick1, I totally agree with what you are saying about stress fractures and epoxy getting places not intended and not being able to get it off...but if you are working with such a finiky (how the heck does one spell that word?), then one shouldn't be selling the mod...without specifically stating on some sort of buyers contract that the mod does have issues, it will be melted, and cracked, and unsightly...and I'm sorry my fingers smudge things, are you still willing to pay $80? It doesn't make sense! If somebody is going to sell a product, homemade or not, it either should be in acceptable condition or should be stated the issues you WILL have with it. Yes, I agree, a lot of blood, sweat, tears, cracks, and epoxy went into the mod, but you cannot really think you can sell something of that condition for $80 and have customers that are actually happy with it! AND IT IS PINK, let's not forget that! That's one huge mod for one serious vaper though, I will say that!
You know what they say. One mans trash is another mans crappy attempt at a mod. I think it's safe to say that this business venture is going to be short lived. How on earth do you expect people to accept a crappy product like that? Even if it was in decent shape the operation of it is horrible. Oh, and it's big and ugly to boot. I feel for anyone that threw down cash on this mess.
It looks like it's a cheap prize from the county fair. If you press the button does it spin and make pretty colors? With all the good mods out there, how was this ever brought to production in the first place? And how could anyone, in good conscience send a product like that to a paying customer? My guess is they maker spent a good deal of money on producing this lemon and didn't want to take the loss. It boggles the mind. I hope you get your money back. You deserve it.
Yet another less-than stellar video review:
YouTube - VAPEZILLA (the clean edit)
It looks like out of the half-dozen or so that have actually shipped, at least two were effectively DOA.
YouTube - VAPEZILLA (the clean edit)
It looks like out of the half-dozen or so that have actually shipped, at least two were effectively DOA.
This is why I HATE buying off the internet, AND why I hate it when the company using the internet ( I use that term loosely), does not provide phone and location address. I immediately think there is something not right with the company.
Can I hear an Amen
Can I hear an Amen
I am sorry you all are having problems with you crapzillas, but I LMFAO watching those videos.
I'd be afraid to even put batteries in that thing, let alone hit the switch with the batteries inside. I'd expect a sonic boom. You guys are braver than me.
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