Decided to polish Subox mini

[Khan83]

Evening All . Okay thread title should have been "Decided to polish subox mini but didnt realise what a chore it would turn out to be and only ended up doing the battery cover because my arms are sore & I hate my life " . Too long? thought so

Anywhos , not sure about the rest of the subox owners but mine seems to be a magnet for chips so whipped out the sandpaper , autosol & mutton cloth & decided to give it a bash.

Only got as far as the battery cover which on its own took me around 1.5hrs . Will finish the rest this weekend but thought I show you what I've managed so far.
See what I mean......



After




Will post more pics this weekend when Ive done the entire unit. Its either make or break but I figured if it gets messed up I'd just get me some anodized spray paint & take it from there

 

[Andre]

That looks great so far! Looking forward to see the completed job.

 

[Vape_r]

Looks great man keep going

 

[Khan83]

That looks great so far! Looking forward to see the completed job.

Thanks @Andre. Me too.
Saw a guy on Reddit did the same . Wanted to post his pic but not sure what the rules are on that

 

[Khan83]

Looks great man keep going

Believe me @Vape_r , if i didnt hurt my wrist recently I would have gone the whole night sanding this baby down. Spirits willing but the body is weak

 

[Andre]

Thanks @Andre. Me too.
Saw a guy on Reddit did the same . Wanted to post his pic but not sure what the rules are on that

You are more than welcome to post pics and/or text from another forum. As a courtesy just link to the source as acknowledgement.

 

[Silver]

Great job @Khan83
Looks great

You could probably now take a selfie by aiming the camera at your subox
Lol

 

[GadgetFreak]

Wow that is stunning @Khan83

 

[stevie g]

There is a joke in that you hurt your wrist... I'm off form maybe someone else will come along.

Looks like a crazy task I've been there. Polished an ipv mini once. Good thing you plan to paint it coz aluminum oxidates.

Keep it up I would love to see how you spray paint it and how it turns out who knows you might inspire me to spray my box.

 

[Noddy]

Maybe try plasti dip. Builders warehouse stock it. Its a rubber compound, so wont chip. And it peels of easy for if you want to do a colour change

 

[Andre_B]

Maybe try plasti dip. Builders warehouse stock it. Its a rubber compound, so wont chip. And it peels of easy for if you want to do a colour change

Would this be safe to do? Been wanting to plasti dip my Subox for a while now

 

[Khan83]

There is a joke in that you hurt your wrist... I'm off form maybe someone else will come along.

Looks like a crazy task I've been there. Polished an ipv mini once. Good thing you plan to paint it coz aluminum oxidates.

Keep it up I would love to see how you spray paint it and how it turns out who knows you might inspire me to spray my box.

Haha. I was having doubts before posting that but thought hey , not everyone is as perverted as me.......boy was I wrong .

The painting is more of a fall back in case it doesn't come out as planned. I quite like chrome/silver finishes on .....well anything. I've heard about the oxidization as well but hoping a quick buff with autosol now and again will sort me out. I've also got 2k clear so if push comes to shove I'll just clear coat it the darn thing

 

[Noddy]

Cant see why not. Just give it enough time to dry and at least 3 coats.

 

[Khan83]

Maybe try plasti dip. Builders warehouse stock it. Its a rubber compound, so wont chip. And it peels of easy for if you want to do a colour change

Thanks for the suggestion @Noddy though not really a fan of plastidip. Sprayed my laptop with it once & the edges started peeling after a while. I can only imagine how often this would happen on a device that gets handled every few seconds lol . Plus I prefer shiny over matt

 

[BumbleBee]

This is going to look great @Khan83, a clear coat will be a good idea to keep it shiny. I understand that these mods are a magnesium alloy? If so, that will dull in a day if not sealed.

 

[Eequinox]

Evening All . Okay thread title should have been "Decided to polish subox mini but didnt realise what a chore it would turn out to be and only ended up doing the battery cover because my arms are sore & I hate my life " . Too long? thought so

Anywhos , not sure about the rest of the subox owners but mine seems to be a magnet for chips so whipped out the sandpaper , autosol & mutton cloth & decided to give it a bash.

Only got as far as the battery cover which on its own took me around 1.5hrs . Will finish the rest this weekend but thought I show you what I've managed so far.View attachment 37034
See what I mean......



After

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Will post more pics this weekend when Ive done the entire unit. Its either make or break but I figured if it gets messed up I'd just get me some anodized spray paint & take it from there

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[Khan83]

This is going to look great @Khan83, a clear coat will be a good idea to keep it shiny. I understand that these mods are a magnesium alloy? If so, that will dull in a day if not sealed.

Thanks @BumbleBee . Its Aluminium Alloy .
Any idea what material the Twisp battery is made of as I polished that about a month ago & to date it still looks the same. No dulling or oxidization.

 

[BumbleBee]

Thanks @BumbleBee . Its Aluminium Alloy .
Any idea what material the Twisp battery is made of as I polished that about a month ago & to date it still looks the same. No dulling or oxidization.

I'm not sure but I think that is stainless steel.

 

[Dylan Knight]

Looks awesome add a little carbon look to it once you have recovered from all the sanding 

 

[Cave Johnson]

@Khan83 That looks fantastic!!! Great job! Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[Khan83]

@Khan83 That looks fantastic!!! Great job! Can't wait to see the finished product.

Thanks @Cave Johnson . Lol , u and me both

 

[Khan83]

Looks awesome add a little carbon look to it once you have recovered from all the sanding 

Okay now THAT looks awesome. Think l have to steal that idea

 

[Sharrivz]

That looks awesome. Waiting patiently for the finished product.

 

[Khan83]

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.


Wet sanded all the way up to 2000 grit



After a quick buff with Autosol



And here she is.....just minding her own business reading the news paper .



A few more shots




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.

 

[Eequinox]

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