Scratched HOG D3

[Jimmy Chong]

Thanks all for the replies! Was just worried that the exposed area will be prone to rapid degradation of some sort. Understand that it won't affect breathing.

Yeah... no biggie at all. I about made some silly remark about negatively affecting the drag coefficient, or making sure you aligned the exhaust bearings, but we were all beginners once. BTW, you can repair it with a 100 ft of shore line.

Don't understand the repair part

That's the problem with black coatings on gear the scratches show up as much worse than they actually are. Just wait until it has a few more boat trips on it you won't even notice the scratch.

But if you feel unsafe using it I'll give you $20 for it.

Stop lowballing him, I'll offer him $25

 

[The Chairman]

Don't understand the repair part

These were all teases made to "noobs" in auto repair and in Boy Scouts. Relative Bearing Grease, Left Handed Smoke Shifter, Snipe hunts and such.

 

[rhwestfall]

if it bothers you, try a black Sharpie.....

 

[buddhasummer]

Depends on where you scratched it... But if its just the surface black coating and its not a really deep scratch, its not an issue.

Even if it's a deep scratch, I'd not be concerned. What's going to happen?

 

[buddhasummer]

Hehe, I know the feeling, but assuming you actually dive with your equipment, don't expect it to keep that fresh out-of-the-box look.

I'm worried until my new gear aquires it's first scratch, then I relax and just enjoy it.

 

[Caveeagle]

Even if it's a deep scratch, I'd not be concerned. What's going to happen?

Hard to really imagine any 'scratch' causing a reg to fail.. but somebody asking this question, should probably be given a very conservative response. A deeper gouge might impair the turret rotation, a hose port seal or an enviro-cap seal. Or the impact that caused a deep scratch might be worth looking into.

But.. a simple scratch is probably nothing to worry about..