Episode Eight: The Mirror Finish 

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+Jordan Walther Thanks doode, chaining it up after episode 10 but it will be even better!

+The Art of Vaping looking forward to the videos!

+Taxman man my doode!

yea i agree

+Justin RaiderKnight Always have to represent! haha thanks for stoping by and checking the videos out!

+The Art of Vaping Of course! Thanks again for taking the time out of your personal life to share your talents with everyone! It is truly appreciated!

+boostedhyundai Both excellent suggestions, thanks for sharing!

+ruspj Absolutely! If you are just doing this technique on a single piece of round wire then you could absolutely do that and quite honestly have a better end result. However, it would be difficult to really do that with say a piece of framed staple. I'm sure you could to a certain level but would have to be careful not to mess anything up or get uneven sanding.

Great advice! I tend to forget sometimes, how much volume I go through and this is great information, thanks for sharing!

+DirtCityTx haha, I can relate.

+The Art of Vaping I don't make these kind of coils, BUT.... watching, was just curious why doing all those 'cleaning' steps, but only at the end... wouldn't be enough? Seemed kind of like a waste of time to do them in between, when you're just gonna go sand them again. As I said, don't make these kind of coils, so idk... maybe it's a "duhhh" to me kinda thing, but even as a long time vaper, was my first thought watching. Pretty labor intensive, tho quite sure it's WELL worth it (well, of course it must be, otherwise ya wouldn't have even bothered. lol) ;) Live long(ER) & vape on! #ABillionLives

+Krankie V Well, if you have a lot of followers on Instagram, you get paid on likes and followers. :D haha.

+Krankie V better wicking, doesn't gunk up as much etc ..... but yeah definitely not a great return on all your hard work. Just make new coils or burn them off, cottons not exactly expensive.

ART... Sure

+TheCoolStuffHD not exactly lol, it's not RU-vid, no adsense or monatization

Kip Painter Some do. And you also get sponsors and stuff liek that. I have multiple sponsors and am associated with a paying advertisement company. You get paid to post.

+10mikejones haha thanks man, going to change it up every 10 episodes. Wait till you see the next one!

+addy tunny Hey thank you. Christmas was good for me, hope you got to enjoy as well!

+James Alipo This is a great way to wrap the most stubborn of coils. It works especially well for very stiff wire like 18, 20 and 22ga

yeah like framed staples or regular staples are a bitch, they always wanna twist and turn and that will ruin the whole coil..... so this tech has worked awesome for me

+wonderdude32 It just creates excessive gunking. All those little grooves from the rough sanding get filled with gunk pretty fast and it doesn't really produce any noticeable difference anyway.

i agree... whoever thinks this polishing improves wicking is wasting thier time and knows nothing about physics. imagine splashing water on a sheet of glass, and a sheet of frosted glass. obviously the course imperfections of the frosted glass will cause more water to stick than the plain glass.

+wonderdude32 Poishsing it only makes for better pictures to post on instagram. But performance wise, you'd think polishing the INSIDE would have an effect of the way it wicks, since the wick and juice don't really contact the outside unless you drip right on it.

Fully agree. By polishing it you're actually getting rid of microscopic imperfections that helped aid in overall surface area. I think this is more a hobbyist approach than a scientific one though, so I still think it's cool.

I went a little heavy for sure! haha

+MrJmak642 I was thinking the same thing. Not the swivel part but now that you mention it it would be easier. Only thing would be getting finger prints on the finish when you wrap it.

+MrJmak642 So this process removes a lot of material so starting with 20ga or 22ga gives you more material to work with. I just used 20ga as an example. If you check out builders like @addictedtobuilding and others who "specialize" in this technique you will see you can really apply this to any type of wire just have to be using the appropriate sandpaper so it isn't too abrasive. As for using a swivel and polishing the wire up before hand, of course you can do that if you're working on a single piece of wire but with something like a fused clapton or more advance wires which are more flat in shape you won't get the consistency that this way provides. However, this is in no means the said way or law on how to do it, this video is only intended to get the information out there. Where you take it from here is up to you!

+TheCoolStuffHD yeah I completely agree, I was getting a little aggressive with the hammer. As for your question, that method would work perfectly fine for single wires that are round. When you start doing this technique with more intricate wires that tend to be more square or rectangular shaped it may be difficult to get a consistent finish.

+Josh Butler Love you too Butler… Remember when you use to build and you'd come over every Wednesday and we'd build together and drink our faces off… Yeah, should do that again!

+The Art of Vaping Hell yeah we should. I need to start building again! I'm still a drunk too, so that works out well!

Hit me up stranger, come over and see what I've been up too! :) hehehe (evil voice)

props to you dude, I'm super OCD and put a lot of precision into my builds, but I can't see much benefit in the amount of time invested. To each his own I guess.

I was thinking the same thing...grip that sumbeech in the toothless pliers and give a few revolutions. Also would like to add that many small taps of a hammer would be better than a few violent whacks.

+andyflagg You could absolutely do this however with more elaborate wires (which tend to be more rectangular in shape) are hard to get an even sanding and you always run the risk of messing the wire up while doing that. However, for your basic single pieces of round wire, I don't see why you couldn't do it the way you described!

Hey Alex, wet sanding vs. dry sanding could be debated from both ends. My opinion, in my experience doing high polishes on headlights, firearms, coils, etc you just about name it... wet sanding is always going to be the better option as the water acts as a "coolant" and allows for a smoother more even finish. Now this is when you start getting in the 2000 grit + range. Wet sanding with 80 grit, makes no sense you see... Hopefully that makes a little sense. Now they do sell specifically wet and dry sandpaper, but I have found it doesn't really matter as long as you have the grit you're looking for. I would simply make a water soap mixture in a piece of tupperware or something you don't mind getting a little dirty and dunking your piece of sandpaper in that water/soap mixture periodically while sanding no matter what the polish project is or skip the hassle and just dry sand it. When you dry sand with those higher grits you'll still have very very fine scratches in the wire which would only be seen through an up close macro type photo.

The Art of Vaping wow thanks so much that was the answer I needed and more. So so grateful for your help. Thanks again!! (Btw I don't mind doing the soap/water dipping, if it produces a better cleaner finish)

+rnagic You could always link the picture using a file/image hosting website.

+Tim LaBarbera yea, he mentioned it would make wicking easier. But if you aren't polishing the inside I can't imagine how that would help that particular step any ? P.S. no disrespect Doode ...............

+GENERAL Vape Info I was thinking the same thing. The wick isn't touching the polished section

+Tim LaBarbera Great idea -- I had the same thought. Much easier to sand & polish the wire when it's still straight and un-coiled, and much easier to clean as there would be no concern about fine particles stuck in between the wraps.

+Van VanM Absolutely. This however will only work well with single pieces of wire. On the more elaborate wires, they tend to be more square or rectangular in shape which makes it a little more difficult to sand. Not saying it can't be done. The technique in this video is just one way you can achieve this finish!

that would be the best way for the simple coil, but you would twist up any flat wire builds you have.

Here in the Land Down Under, the fine grit paper is usually both black and can be used wet. (Emery paper or glass paper). I use this as well as polishing paste designed for metal polishing and finishing work and ise fine stones to work it in (Japanese technique) when I am finishing any of the medieval swords I make. I also make use of both dust extraction systems I built and a good respirator.

HAHA yeah no doubt! To be honest with you, I have several drills and for the sake of time and this video I donated one! But you are absolutely correct, appreciate the call out!

Represent bro!

❤❤💯💯💯 your a legend. God bless you.

+CableWrestler yeah I'm just a dumb hillbilly…

+The Art of Vaping you said it, not me. I'd have to disagree though.

I know, it's the dialect around the Southwest region of Ohio. Everyone says it that way (around here) and sometimes it slips my mind…

+The Art of Vaping It's interesting to see how it's said differently. I suppose I say it more like 'mirra' because I don't live far from London, guvna!

+The Art of Vaping Live in Louisiana! lol

+Frank Aanenson Pliers will more than likely damage the coil, more specifically if the wire is say a clapton. Toothless pliers to that type of wire will easily remove the clapton. I'm using light pressure when using the hammer and it's about an 8 ounce hammer so I'm not too concerned with damaging the drill but good point!

Thank you for taking the time to respond. It was just a thought and concern. That was the first vid of yours that I had watched. Keep up the good work and sharing the knowledge.

Jake Vang so it's only beneficial if you drip directly on top of the coil? I think the inside of a coil should be polished. I could understand that.

+John Avi yea basically. I been thinking if youre gonna benefit from a mirrored coil, might as well straighten the whole wire then sand it while it's straight so that the whole thing is clean, therefore the inside will be mirror finished while your wrap it

+Matt Dee oh man, I wanted to do one but OhmboyOC beat me to it. Expect to see that tutorial up on Local Vape's channel in the near future

I believe that statement is true but in certain cases for sure, not across the board though

+SUM1SLY83 Yep, any wire or any wire combination!