I'd bought this classic Skeleton Key mech mod with Doge v2 RDA from @MrMeowgi awhile back. I just love it.
He'd done a beautiful job putting a custom patina on it years ago, but it hadn't seen use in some time. I knew this before I bought it so isn't his fault at all. It just needed some TLC to get it in top vaping shape again. I figured I'd document my work as this is a one of a kind mod.
The tube was in good shape, just some minor thread cleaning and stuff. The atty and switch needed a bit more work however.
As in total disassembly and cleaning to remove oxidation and other gunk buildup. The RDA was frozen to the mod too, It took a big rubber band, a shop towel, and a gentle use of pliers to free it without damaging the patina.
Set everything to soak that I could, the rest I cleaned by hand.
Here's the switch, you can see the oxidation and verdigris buildup here. The switch on one of these should be like butter, but the years had a toll on this....
After a through bath and a lot of work with a greeny-sponge and q-tips, the 'ol Doge v2 atty and the mod's topcap are nearly new again.
Even the switch came out pretty well. Some of it I can't get 100%, but it's working smooth again and has good conductivity as it should. A pinky-flick locks it once again too....ya gotta lock this to set it down...it is just too heavy otherwise and will autofire.
Managed to save all of the o-rings that had dried up and were frozen in the channels too.
I"d say it is back to 90% of what it'd been when it was being used. I did not want to just strip the copper...not going for shiny...but a safe and well-working classic mod/atty back to where it was in 2017.
Built a classic coil for a classic setup.
(It's 26 ga wire, forgot to put that on the pic)
It's hitting like a beast, it may be old but man this thing is not only beautiful but it kicks serious azz for vaping too. Even on a single coil it's spectacular.
Did I mention it's gorgeous? Because it is.
MrMeowgi is da man...I'm so grateful to have ownership of this piece of vaping history and I did say it'd be used once again.
It most certainly will be.
He'd done a beautiful job putting a custom patina on it years ago, but it hadn't seen use in some time. I knew this before I bought it so isn't his fault at all. It just needed some TLC to get it in top vaping shape again. I figured I'd document my work as this is a one of a kind mod.
The tube was in good shape, just some minor thread cleaning and stuff. The atty and switch needed a bit more work however.
As in total disassembly and cleaning to remove oxidation and other gunk buildup. The RDA was frozen to the mod too, It took a big rubber band, a shop towel, and a gentle use of pliers to free it without damaging the patina.
Set everything to soak that I could, the rest I cleaned by hand.
Here's the switch, you can see the oxidation and verdigris buildup here. The switch on one of these should be like butter, but the years had a toll on this....
After a through bath and a lot of work with a greeny-sponge and q-tips, the 'ol Doge v2 atty and the mod's topcap are nearly new again.
Even the switch came out pretty well. Some of it I can't get 100%, but it's working smooth again and has good conductivity as it should. A pinky-flick locks it once again too....ya gotta lock this to set it down...it is just too heavy otherwise and will autofire.
Managed to save all of the o-rings that had dried up and were frozen in the channels too.
I"d say it is back to 90% of what it'd been when it was being used. I did not want to just strip the copper...not going for shiny...but a safe and well-working classic mod/atty back to where it was in 2017.
Built a classic coil for a classic setup.
(It's 26 ga wire, forgot to put that on the pic)
It's hitting like a beast, it may be old but man this thing is not only beautiful but it kicks serious azz for vaping too. Even on a single coil it's spectacular.
Did I mention it's gorgeous? Because it is.
MrMeowgi is da man...I'm so grateful to have ownership of this piece of vaping history and I did say it'd be used once again.
It most certainly will be.
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