Personalized my flashlight

Flashlight Modding and DIY Parts
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I wanted to start a thread where we can see all of the external mods that we do to personalize our lights . Whether it's for form or function , beautification or utility .

For example , I added a lanyard ring ( stainless steel split ring ) to my RC-G2 ( Q3-5C tint ) so I could easily detach or change lanyards . I also added a turkshead body wrap in type 1 paracord to facilitate an easier cigar grip .

Then I sprayed the lens on the inside with window frosting spray to diffuse the beam . ( I know that the RC-G2 is known as a good thrower for it's size , but I have other lights far better for this .) The frosting definitely cuts down on the light emitted but now the beam is nearly all flood with just a hint of a hotspot .

I ended up with a pocketable light with a smooth beam that is a pleasure to handle .

So what have you done to personalize your light lately ?

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O.K. So it's not a flashlight mod . But I want to show you my de-anodized Sanrenmu 763 .

Shiny .

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oooo, that looks very nice! Well done. I know its been covered here and there but what process did you use to de-anodize ?

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I submerged the knife in a tray of Greased Lightning .

It has weak nitric acid in it I believe .

Others use lye but I have de-anodized many things with the Greased Lightning with excellent results .

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The paracord makes the L2r more comfortable and secure to hold.

How long does it take to get through the coating with the greased lightning?

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Is this the product? http://www.greased-lightning.com/op_multipurpose.html

sodium hydroxide < 2 %
2-butoxyethanol < 5 %
Proprietary Surfactant < 5 %

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"...How long does it take to get through the coating with the greased lightning? "

In this case it took about 45 minutes .

Then a good rinse in very hot water . Dry well .

Then relube .

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Well I'll be darned , it contains lye .

It is caustic stuff , so be careful with it .

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A friend used dishwasher to wash his aluminum anodized fork and spoon. All anodizing got lost... Dunno how and if this can be used with flashlights but that´s what happened

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Hey Langcjl , what wrap did you use on the L2r ?

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Looks like cobra

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Here I modded my Minimag with a bicycle innertube grip and a 3led dropin .

Yeah , the beam is blue and full of artifacts , but I figure this will run a long time .

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Only light I have "personalized" is my EDC "Sipik".

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I do like your thrashed Sipik , M3TAL_L0RD .

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I almost don't, but at least no one else have same kind :)

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I will be honest, I actually really like it too!

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M3TAL was right,I just did a cobra on it. makes it wider in one dimension to fit the hand great.

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"Easy Off" Heavy Duty Oven Cleaner worked very quickly (10 minutes or so) in removing the anodizing from a Cabela's EPG (that's not the emitter, which was incan). It's just advertised as "anodized", nothing more specific.

I also encased an entire Mag 3D in a length of bicycle innertube - to obscene to show.

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I like where you guys are headed .. stripped down ,beat on look ....ground down with no sharp edges is a good look .

imho.

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Tease .

I have heard of using a piece of innertube to cover the switch on a mag when the rubber switch cover gets lost .