Collection SF - All Black! HA-BK that is...

[Size15's]

I don't know. For a model that's supposed to be HA, my E2D feels more like Type II. :shrug:

It should be type III - a photo should confirm.
If it is actually type II it will be the first one I've ever seen or heard about...

 

[Outdoors Fanatic]

All my SureFire Defenders-- both LEDs and Icands-- are definitely Bk-HA. So is my E1e-Bk.

 

[Monocrom]

My mistake. I stand corrected. But must admit I'm surprised at how easily my E2D inca. seems to get scratched. :shrug:

 

[Solscud007]

Where is it getting scratched? if it is a corner of the strike bezel, then that is an inevitability. think of how little material there is to bond when you have a sharp angle. now if it was the smooth side of the flashlight bezel or body then im not sure. but usually corners will wear much faster.

 

[Monocrom]

It's mainly the strike bezel getting scratched up, inside the scallops.

 

[Tempest UK]

Sharp edges lose anodisation very quickly, even Type III. The edges of the bezel are usually the first places to show bare aluminium, in my experience - and not just with HA-BK.

Regards,
Tempest

 

[WESBC]

Yeah the edges and the knurling (just a bunch of small edges I guess) are the first things to get worn out. As you can see in my photo the flats are still intact and scratch free while everything else.


Does anyone know of anything to "touch up" the raw Al? I was tempted to try some of the Birchwood products, Aluminum Black or one of their pens, but wanted to see if anyone had any experience with it.

 

[donn_]

I use the Birchwood Casey touch-up pens. I have them in gloss and matte black. They work very well.

 

[WESBC]

I use the Birchwood Casey touch-up pens. I have them in gloss and matte black. They work very well.

That's good to hear, I guess I'm off to buy a couple right now. BTW I'm assuming you use the matte black for the HA-BK.

How well does the finish stay on?

 

[donn_]

I use matte on matte surfaces, like some HAIII and most knurled surfaces. The finish holds well, but is not permanent.

 

[JNewell]

I use the Birchwood Casey touch-up pens. I have them in gloss and matte black. They work very well.

The ones that are paint, right? I've tried those and the "aluminum blacking" that's some kind of chemical treatment sort of like cold bluing, and the paint version seems to be much more durable.

 

[donn_]

This may be the ultimate black Surefire kit, for flexibility:

Round body 9P (bored to 18xxxmm) in HAIII-BK
A19 extension (bored to 18xxxmm) in HAIII-BK
Z32 bezel
Ribbed Z46 (M3) bezel in HAIII-BK w/ Ti bezel ring
C2M adapter in HAIII-BK
3" turbo head
2.5" SRTH turbo head
SW01 'Slim' in HAIII-BK
SW01 'Fatty' in HAIII-BK
Z41 tailcap with AW soft start

This combo will run everything from a stock P90 to an SST-90 D36 drop-in, and almost everything in between.

:twothumbs

 

[MetalZone]

 

[Solscud007]

This may be the ultimate black Surefire kit, for flexibility:

Round body 9P (bored to 18xxxmm) in HAIII-BK
A19 extension (bored to 18xxxmm) in HAIII-BK
Z32 bezel
Ribbed Z46 (M3) bezel in HAIII-BK w/ Ti bezel ring
C2M adapter in HAIII-BK
3" turbo head
2.5" SRTH turbo head
SW01 'Slim' in HAIII-BK
SW01 'Fatty' in HAIII-BK
Z41 tailcap with AW soft start

This combo will run everything from a stock P90 to an SST-90 D36 drop-in, and almost everything in between.

:twothumbs

are those custom annodized SW01s?

Is it just me or custom Black HA shouldnt count here. Makes my Emerson C2-HAIII-BK not so special haha

 

[Solscud007]

Hey guys I need some clarification.

I was looking at my U2 (18650 ver.) It is a first gen. I noticed that there was a bare side on the body, no etchings. After looking more closely I notieced that my U2 has 4 sides. 2 flats with all the laser etching on the flats. Then perpendicular to hose flats are to round bare BKHA sides. One is covered by the pocket clip.

I am used to my Kroma and Darpa body. Those only have three sides. Not 4. Two for laser etchings and third for the pocket clip. Do the normal U2s have four sides or three?

And vice versa for the early patent pending mil spec kromas with flat sides, does it have 4 or 3 sides?

 

[loszabo]

ABTOMAT: "Newer Surefire lights strike me as the result of CNC programmers saying to each other "Hold my beer and watch THIS."

LOL.

Love my black Kroma -- three sides only!

 

[Chauncey Gardiner]

My favorite Black. Obviously, I need more practice taking pictures.

Chance

 

[nanomu]

..Yikes! Is that a hole in the bezel I see?

Oh, or maybe it's an old fashioned picture and there's a hole in the paper?

 

[Solscud007]

I upgraded two of my lights while on vacation.

I swapped out my KL4 lens retaining bezel for my E2D strike bezel, on my X200. So now I call it X200D haha.

I also got a M620V to add to my viking Tactics handheld scoutlight body. I call this E2V.

Sorry for the crappy pics. Im still on vacation. I didnt have good lighting.

 

[Monocrom]

. . . I didnt have good lighting.

Now that's ironic.

(Good-looking upgrades BTW.)