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How to prevent earstem coating from fading

Deadly_elegance

Oakley Beginner
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Hi i have a 24k xx, and its in pretty good shape, my question is how would you guys prevent the tip of the earstems from fading when you wear it, is there a hack of some sort on how to prevent this
 
I'm all seriousness, though, if there is a way, I don't know. I got mine used and the ends are faded. They can be restored, that's about all I know.
 
This was a previously tuned up 24K, that had the Orbitals blasted with something like 70 grit media. It was a very rough finish, I cleaned them up, polished the roughness out the best I could, copper/nickel plated them, and applied a clear coating On them. The Stems are not perfect, but I was able to touch up the legit OEM 24k and fill a large section of the gaps, mostly where under the rubbers are is still a little bad off, but a huge improvement non the less




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How about putting a clear nail polish only on the tip? Will it ruin the value? It really looks flawless and i want to keep.it that way while wearing them
 
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