I've been thinking about doing one for a long time but have never come up with something I'd always want to look at. I love Sean's but would be a little worried traveling internationally with it. If TCU wins the national championship this year (go Frogs!), I might be persuaded do an airbrush to celebrate; otherwise I think I'll just stick to my gunmetal.
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I think your avatar in gun metal would be cool, James.
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:-)

You know, I hadn't actually considered that until about five minutes ago. Then you posted, too. Hm...maybe it's a sign...
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Bao, are you offering any humi-glow services? I figure if I pick up a Halli and let you walk around with it for a few days, it might become infused with your radiance.


:-)
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I can create, for anyone for a price, interior lighting for the glowing effect that Vin speaks of that runs on batteries...that way you don't feel unworthy smoking near ToE's naturally glowing cases.
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Gets me thinking
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I brought it in... the auto body shop said they could do it for around $100, but they'd need to remove the rivets and replace them... considering the ones currently in there are stainless steel, the new ones wouldn't be airtight (which would create a problem).

I thought it'd be easier to tape them off than they thought it would be. I'd rather not have this thing disassembled...
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Just throwing the idea out there where you could play with sandblasting.

If the scratches dont exceed too large of a space you could have a vinyl shop make a die cut sticker in a logo/design/etc (either a negative image or a fill in image) and stick it on th ebriefcase. then have the briefcase (either inside, or around the sticker) sandblasted to create an image. That could be a cool idea!
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:-)
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Dude.. that COULD be pretty sick! I'd have to think of something i'd really like... that's more specific than simply changing its color.

Also, the scratches/flecks are VERY minor... I'm just anal. Hahaha...
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You got Tom on your hallie?
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He would keep your cigars safe. :-)
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I dig it!!! With a big "CA" in the middle. Ok Kelly... TOE edition Haliburton????? :-)
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while in college I took a glass blowing course and used various sandblasting techniques to etch-in designs on the work! that's where I got the idea.
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You took those courses in college? :-)
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How would it work on brushed aluminum, though?

I'd really like to find a way to do something cool and unique and cover up the few scratches on the front, but also not have it cost $1,000. Sandblasting, in theory, sounds like it would accomplish that well... I could even put a logo in the center or something...

The awesome news is that humidity inside that thing is rock solid.
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I'm a minimalist by nature, so I'd probably just take a random orbital sander and fine sandpaper and sand it down to create a satin finish ... that'll take out the scratches and it's an industrial look that I find attractive.
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Hmmm... I wonder what that would look like...
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You could probably preview this on a cheap piece of metal/alluminum.
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Google failed me in my efforts to get a picture... the finish is a dull aluminum color with VERY tiny little half moon and circular swirls left by the sandpaper... the key is using the RANDOM orbital sander so that you achieve a random pattern instead of just making more scratches.

Depeninf on the depth of the surface scratches you are trying to remove . you'd probably want to start with 320 grit sandpaper and work your way through 400... maybe as high as 600 to achieve whatever level of finish you desire. IMO...600 is getting too close to polishing takes away from the look.

I used this technique quite a bit back in the early 90s when I did a lot of custom fabrication work with aluminum and stainless steel.

As for playing around with the idea to see if you like it, you can just take a cheap piece of mild steel to play around with instead of using aluminum or stainless
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