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[quaid_station]

I dropped my authentic Manhattan mod and its all f'd up with tiny dents and scratches.. Is there any way to fix this problem? And shops or something? I imagine I don't have the right tools for the job..

 

[VapingJunkie]

What sort of a finish on it?

 

[quaid_station]

It has a polished finished

What sort of a finish on it?

 

[VapingJunkie]

Honestly, if I were you I'd embrace the situation and dremel the rest of it, to equalize the finish.

 

[fq06]

If it's polished you can wet sand the scratches out of it and then polish it again. Can't fix a dent though, is it getting in the way of putting your battery in?

You could also get a cheap fuhattan just for the tube and have a $20 or less fix with spare parts left over.

 

[UncleRJ]

You might be able to buff some of the scratches out of it but I don't think there is much you can do about dents.

 

[dre]

What metal is it??

 

[quaid_station]

Honestly, if I were you I'd embrace the situation and dremel the rest of it, to equalize the finish.

What metal is it??

Copper

 

[dre]

If its not deep like a mm you can polish it out post some pics show the damage

 

[quaid_station]

If its not deep like a mm you can polish it out post some pics show the damage

It says file is too large for the server to process

 

[dre]

Well if its not deep you can buff it out. My old copper stingray had deep scratches so I used a old boge carto to attach it to a drill. Then I spun it while sanding it down with finer grits till it was a mirror shine.

 

[BoomStick]

Upload pics to imgur. Select bbcode under link, copy and paste to post. Pics show up. You'll get better advice if we can see. I'm sure many here would really like to help you if possible. Take the time to show us the damage.

 

[quaid_station]

I don't have imgur though.. Sorry I'm just a little confused.. Could I send it to you via email and you can post it?

 

[Zamazam]

It says file is too large for the server to process

scale it down with paint or another program like it.

 

[quaid_station]

I'll try something on my phone.. Just got the droid turbo so I'm kinda still figuring things out

 

[dre]

Sent you a private message mail it to me I'll put it up

 

[quaid_station]

There we go

 

[dre]

I think you.could sand that out from what I can see from my phone screen. Using a drill like I said before will make sure it's even

 

[Zamazam]

Or you could do a custom patina and forget about the dings and scratches.

 

[BoomStick]

Some patient, precision filling to knock down the bits that are high. Then wet sand while spinning with a drill like was mentioned to keep it even. Might have to do switch and top so it all matches. That sucks. Good luck.

 

[quaid_station]

I'll try to get them out first.
Its firing awfully right now but I think i not ed to wrap another coil.. But my flat top battery got smashed in up top so idk why that happened

 

[quaid_station]

I'll have my Purdue graduate / mechanical engineering brother try it lol. Sounds too complex for me..

 

[BoomStick]

You might want to do a complete disassembly to inspect everything. Hope you get it sorted.

 

[BoomStick]

I'll have my Purdue graduate / mechanical engineering brother try it lol. Sounds too complex for me..

That might work well. He might have some professional metal working buddies with pro equipment. Make that sucker look like new.

 

[Browncoat]

That doesn't look too bad, honestly...but pics can be deceiving. If you know anyone who works in a machining shop, they could buff most of that right out for you. Depending on where it is on the mod, they could probably even machine out the dents if they're not too deep.

If you're not familiar with metalworking and/or polishing, this isn't something I would DIY. Not on an authentic $200+ mod.

 

[BoomStick]

If you're not familiar with metalworking and/or polishing, this isn't something I would DIY. Not on an authentic $200+ mod.

Absolutely. Don't want to make it worse.

 

[MKPM]

Or you could do a custom patina and forget about the dings and scratches.

THIS!

 

[MKPM]

THIS!

Do a forced patina on it. 24 hours later, you'll be dropping all of your shit.

 

[vRperism]

Doesnt look too bad though, lets called it a birth mark and seasoned it as it goes