Decided to polish Subox mini

[BumbleBee]

Got home early today so decided to take another crack at it , so here goes

All sanded down with 600 grit. I decided not to sand down into the indents as I noticed this gave it a nice little colour contrast with the black on silver.
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Wet sanded all the way up to 2000 grit
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After a quick buff with Autosol
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And here she is.....just minding her own business reading the news paper .
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A few more shots
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All in all , I'm reasonably happy with how it turned out. Just trying to get a Kangertech sticker to put on the side so it doesn't look so plain.

Brilliant, I love that!

 

[Eequinox]

Brilliant, I love that!

same here i may just attempt that at some stage mine is showing a lot of chips as well

 

[Andre]

Stunning. Agree the black accents look great.

 

[Petrus]

I like, I like, I like

 

[Ohmen]

That looks so awesome @Khan83

 

[Khan83]

did you manage to actually take the cover apart as i don't see the fire button on the top pic ?

Yup , removed everything , just had the case to work with. It actually comes apart quite easily

 

[Khan83]

Thanks guys. Your kind words make the carpal tunnel syndrome worth it

 

[Pixstar]

Got home early today so decided to take another crack at it , so here goes

All sanded down with 600 grit. I decided not to sand down into the indents as I noticed this gave it a nice little colour contrast with the black on silver.
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Wet sanded all the way up to 2000 grit
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After a quick buff with Autosol
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And here she is.....just minding her own business reading the news paper .
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A few more shots
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All in all , I'm reasonably happy with how it turned out. Just trying to get a Kangertech sticker to put on the side so it doesn't look so plain.

Wow that looks awesome! Well done!

 

[Pixstar]

When are you doing the tank?

 

[SwickedV]

That looks Incredible

 

[Chris du Toit]

Looks very nice! If you could sand blast the kanger logo on the side it would look amazeballs!

 

[Khan83]

When are you doing the tank?

Lol , hellz no. I'm not touching sandpaper anytime soon. My fingertips are still bruised

 

[Khan83]

Looks very nice! If you could sand blast the kanger logo on the side it would look amazeballs!

@Chris du Toit , thanks I didn't think about that. Was looking at stickers but may just try a gift shop that does etching

 

[argief]

@Khan83 that looks stunning! I dropped mine... Bent the top overhang above the battery, and paint is chipping off... was wondering how I could fix this, you have me a great idea!

Maybe I should try plasti dip too!

Ps: there is a plasti dip distributor in Roodepoort (Horison). @Casper has quite the experience in plasti dip, there is little of his possessions that have been spared...

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[Khan83]

@Khan83 that looks stunning! I dropped mine... Bent the top overhang above the battery, and paint is chipping off... was wondering how I could fix this, you have me a great idea!

Maybe I should try plasti dip too!

Ps: there is a plasti dip distributor in Roodepoort (Horison). @Casper has quite the experience in plasti dip, there is little of his possessions that have been spared...

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Damn , I know the feeling . I've dropped my tank so many times while unscrewing it I'm surprised it hasn't cracked yet.

Hope you manage to sort it out. Not sure about plastidip. Id assume the constant handling will lead to peeling & having to respray every few weeks but then again my device hardly ever leaves my hand lol

 

[ET]

Wow dude, that's some nice sanding work there. Came out looking amazing. I agree with the person that said maybe do some etching. Gooi some small tribal designs along the side, maybe a dragon, let your amigination run wild. And when you get bored with that buy a silicone sleeve for it

 

[VapeDude]

Nw you need a silver tank Reason to upgrade

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[Khan83]

Wow dude, that's some nice sanding work there. Came out looking amazing. I agree with the person that said maybe do some etching. Gooi some small tribal designs along the side, maybe a dragon, let your amigination run wild. And when you get bored with that buy a silicone sleeve for it

Thanks bud. Definitely playing around with the idea

 

[Khan83]

Nw you need a silver tank Reason to upgrade

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Yeah was also thinking how good the original chrome subtank(not mini) would look but the tank that came with my kit + the RDA work so well(flavor wise) I cant see myself spending R500plus just for aesthetics. Thats ejuice money lol

 

[VapeDude]

Ye I definitely wouldnt get another subtank, far better tanks out there

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[Rudi]

Damn Dude that looks good!!!

 

[Genosmate]

Yup , removed everything , just had the case to work with. It actually comes apart quite easily

Looks great.Any tips on taking it apart?

 

[SlinX]

This looks fantastic man! Well done!

But yea any idea of the safest way of taking the mod apart? Myself and a customer tried the other day but gave up due to the thought of bending the mod, its a hard cookie to crack apart!

On another note do you not think something like Thinners would have made this process a lot easier and quicker or do you have a reason for not doing that?

 

[Eequinox]

Looks great.Any tips on taking it apart?

a walkthrough of some degree would be most help full i know a few members had issues with the 510 connector or what ever its called getting pushed down and this may prove very helpfull

 

[Khan83]

Hi Guys , sorry cant post pics at work of how to take it apart but hopefully the below helps. Its super simple .

1) Remove the battery & the first screw(the one that's visible) , the second screw is under the round Kangertech sticker so you'll have to tear it off first.

2) Hook a finger behind the negative pin at the top(spring pin) & gently pull at it while at the same time pressing down on the fire button to help push it out. Don't bother pressing against the screen glass as it is stuck on from the outside(To take out the glass it needs to be popped out from the inside) If you now look from the top you should see that your 510 pin has moved a bit out of place. Don't try to force it out any more .Start with the bottom

3) Now at the bottom use a screw driver & push at the front USB port GENTLY. Id suggest an earbud maybe to avoid damaging the USB port. While pushing the USB .At the back press a finger onto the positive pin pull from the inside .Use more pulling force here so it relieves some of the stress you are placing on the USB.

4) By now you should notice both ends top & bottom & sticking out a bit past the metal casing. From here on its just a matter of pull a bit at the top , stop , pull a bit at the bottom , stop , then back to the top. Eventually I just held the device between my thumb & forefinger & whacked it against my other hand & the inside popped out. Hard to explain but it's the same way you smack a pack of cigarettes against your palm.

VERY IMPORTANT :
1)On the outer part of the negative post there is a spring & cap that is held in place & will pop out once you have removed the inner case. Suggest keeping your finger on top as you are pulling out or at least do this somewhere that if it does pop out you can find it & it wont roll away under a cupboard or something.
2) If you decide to pop out the glass cover for the LCD remember to pop it out from the inside. Its held in place by a sticky tape. If you're careful you can reuse the tape but I ended up folding mine so I just dabbed some superglue to 2 corners & stuck the glass back

That's about it I guess.

Guys , my apologies if I've made absolutely no sense. Tried to explain it as best as I could so don't hesitate to ask if you need any clarity.