SS backplates in fun colors?

[Zef]

Here is my older one that just started getting the nice patina and one I just had plated.

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Could you post more pictures of the older one and its patina? I like the shiny lustrous look of the freshly plated one...how long does that last and is it possible to buff/shine to restore that luster or will that just significantly wear the plating away?

-Z

 

[cruisekingkris]

Could you post more pictures of the older one and its patina? I like the shiny lustrous look of the freshly plated one...how long does that last and is it possible to buff/shine to restore that luster or will that just significantly wear the plating away?

-Z

Patina happens on the way home from the 1st boat dives. it can be repolished. I imagine the finish will get thin if overworked. I'm looking for more pictures of it weathered.

 

[cruisekingkris]

Here’s some more bad shots.

 

[dogbone]

Here’s some more bad shots.
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Is that webbing from D6 I see on there? If so, how do you like it?

 

[Martijn]

you can take one to any powder coater and have it powder coated which isn't terribly expensive.

@Lake Hickory Scuba did a great video on hydro-dipping them as well which is less durable of a finish than powder coating, but once the clear coat is on it, it is still pretty durable.

Oh man! This looks amazing ..!

 

[cruisekingkris]

Is that webbing from D6 I see on there? If so, how do you like it?

Yes it was. I liked it a lot. Wish it came in other colors.

 

[lostsheep]

The wood (hydro dip) has held up way good enough for me.

 

[dewdropsonrosa]

Lignum vitae backplate! That's great.

 

[p_kos]

St. Lawrence Scuba Co. in Watertown, NY does this in a buck of colours.

 

[p_kos]

*bunch, not buck, for buck’s sake