Show your beat up light.

[light_emitting_dude]

Re: Show your scars!

My wife who carries a Fenix E1 took a spill on a blacktop driveway and here is the result. She actually fell on the flashlight while she was holding it in her hand. May have helped her from scraping her hand. (BTW she is OK).

 

[NutSAK]

Re: Show your scars!

l_e_d, it appears that the finish on your wife's E1 was not necessarily damaged in the spill, but rather it gained a layer of asphalt. Try rubbing that with some solvent to see if it comes off.

 

[light_emitting_dude]

Re: Show your scars!

I guess it is technically not a scar just a boo boo. I will try to use some fingernail polish remover to get it off.

 

[22hornet]

Re: Show your scars!

Hello,
This Maglite Solitaire has been on my keyring, constantly, since 1991. Once it fell from 18m (20yards) on asphalt and it continued working!
It is now fitted with a led insert and has just started a new life.

Joris

 

[carbine15]

Re: Show your scars!

I guess it is technically not a scar just a boo boo. I will try to use some fingernail polish remover to get it off.

leave it on there as a badge of honor, and to improve tactical grip. We should all coat our lights in a light layer of asphalt.

 

[ABTOMAT]

Re: Show your scars!

 

[Wetterman]

Re: Show your scars!

ABTOMAT you know you shouldn't use your flashlight as a dummy when training your labrador retriever

 

[light_emitting_dude]

Re: Show your scars!

ABTOMAT you know you shouldn't use your flashlight as a dummy when training your labrador retriever

or a hammer!

 

[greenLED]

Re: lets see your scratched up lights

My old 2AA minimag was pretty beat up but I stripped and polished it and sent it to trivergata for some HA TLC. Sorry, no pics of that one, but here's what my Gladius looks like after a passaround and other abuse here and there (it's my beater light at home):

 

[DCarlton]

Re: lets see your scratched up lights

Hi,
Here's my U2 that comes with me every day with out fail to help me work on planes. I wish could remember my pen and stamp as oftern :shakehead

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/DCarlton_photos/My U2 ultra/DSCF0010.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/DCarlton_photos/My U2 ultra/DSCF0009.jpg

Ok it not 'that' beat up, but it is the light thats the worst condition that I own. Some of you are very mean to yours! :naughty:

 

[65535]

Re: lets see your scratched up lights

I like the purple ting on that U2 I hope mien is pleasing on wednesday None of my lights are to badily scratch.

 

[DCarlton]

Re: lets see your scratched up lights

Hi 65535,

I hope yours is nice and bright, and the purple tint is how you would like.

I think the colour depends on many factors such as differences in alloy composition and the variables used in annodising; current per area, temperature, make up of electrolyte and length of time current passed for.

Its going to be bright and white thats for sure, I think the leds they have been using have got better and better. I got a bright white one with a small doughnut, you never notive it when in use, you have to look for it on a flat surface, if you see what I mean. S/N 01893.

Regards

Dan

 

[chanamasala]

A little Boba Fett action after some time in the pocket with my keys.

 

[aml]

Just in case anyone is interested......if ANYONE in this thread would like to have a beat up flashlight GUNKOTED MATTE BLACK, let me know, and i will do it for free.

As long as the light can be disassembled down to its ONLY METAL components, i can Airbrush it with Gunkote, and bake it for you. Just as a little "thank you" for the preceding stories and the stories and pics that are yet to come.

 

[Toohotruk]

I'm hoping to revive this thread...I love the look of old beat up flashlights...especially those made of aluminum!

Here's a few of mine:

A couple of my old ECD Solitaire that I carried for about 12 years...yes the barrel has been worn down smooth.






With a fairly non-abused one for comparison:



Here's one of my MMs with a Nite Ize upgrade, one that I EDCed for about a year at work...I know, I know, those are pretty sissy looking colors...I heard about at at work quite often!

Here's one of my current EDC, it's a 1AA .5W I got from Advancedmart.com a couple of months ago:



My 6D...has a few "beauty" marks:



Here's one of my beater 3Ds, currently with a K2 LED:





They all actually look quite a bit worse (better?) in real life.

I have a few more beaters that are either at work, lost somewhere here in the house, or at a friend's place that I'll have to post at a later date.

I'd love to see everyone's beater pics, so post away!

 

[greenlight]

These are my inova x1 that get used at work. The 'character marks' show how much use they get. They're great lights and great tools.

They are stock white and green LEDs respectively.

 

[Toohotruk]

Cool pics Greenlight...and even cooler lights! :twothumbs Good to see that someone actually uses their nice lights! Love the GLOW BTW!

 

[DaFABRICATA]

Heres one of my mountain bike light/weaponlight with the Cree drop-in module.

 

[Toohotruk]

Cool light! Love the "bulletproof" background!

Is that some kind of Lexan?

 

[DaFABRICATA]

Cool light! Love the "bulletproof" background!

Is that some kind of Lexan?

It is three-layer bulletproof lexan. :naughty: