Polished Bezel Ring and Clip re-mount for Novatac

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sween1911

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Messing with my Novatac 85T, I wanted to mount the pocketclip under the bezel ring. There's a gap in there already, I know some people have done that, and I like the bezel-up mount for hands-free hat brim clip action. Don't like the way the clip rotates around when mounted under the tailcap. Used a racquetball pressed against the ring and twisted it off. Put the clip there, and liked it. The HA Black on the body is still great, but then I started looking at the fading and worn black finish on the bezel ring and tailclip, started messing with some 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper, some polishing wheels on the Dremel, and before I knew it...

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The clip was taking some abuse, so I figured I'd clean that up to...

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Kind of a neat way to dress the light up a bit. I like the polished steel on black look...

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I had a few concerns about the ring loosening, but I put a tiny bit of Blue Loctite on the threads and tightened it up pretty good with the racquetball and it's pretty solid.
 
I like the polished look.

By the way, the new Novatac STORM's ship with the clip installed
exactly like yours is installed :thumbsup:
 
Nice work. I did that a few months ago.




But be aware that the clip IS NOT rustfree like the bezel. My clip began to rust immediately after this action.

Meanwhile I ordered a new one from Lighhound.

Andreas
 

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