[Latitude] Opto Pure question

[pigpen]

Finally ordered one.
Came in yesterday.
Pink flight plate with an orange/pink swirly rim.
Really neat looking but the the parting line is strange.

At first I thought it was excess plastic, very sharp flashing.
I sanded it off with 220 grit sandpaper.
(I typically knock down excess flashing off the bottom of the rim.)

But this one is just wrong.
After sanding I noticed that there is actually a groove, not excess.

I have several Lat discs and this is the first one quite like this.
Do I have a bad mold? Maybe due to the change in plastic color?
Will the disc fly as intended?

 

[whitefedora]

Picture?

 

[elmexdela]

pics and tell us how it throws

 

[tbird888]

Almost like a bead on the very end of the wing?

 

[pigpen]

Almost like a bead on the very end of the wing?

More like an inverted bead.
A groove.

Sort of sucks. I looked forever for a lightweight pink.

Will throw it and take pic during lunch.

 

[Jkosk]

All Opto Pures come with that flashing-like line of plastic along the parting line. Recyled Pures also have this but it is less pronounced.

Are you saying that when you sanded it off, it created a groove in the plastic??

 

[pigpen]

Nevermind.
Finally looked at it my glasses on.
It just has a massive amount of flashing.
More than I have seen (if I could see) on any other Lat disc.
The groove was an optical illusion to my poor old eyes.

Off to throw it.

 

[DG_Before_Breakfast]

Your Pure is Groovy, man! I can see a new newb disc coming out...

 

[Ted Bratton]

yeah my opto pure had the same problem, it just wasn't perfectly molded I guess. It didn't affect anything though, I just sanded it off and was on my way.

 

[@iDiscGolf]

Ever seen flashing this bad? Its pretty much unusable (without de-flashing). Its a Recycled Gold Line Pure. smh :thmbdown:

Ive only tried my hand at deflating twice; once with sandpaper and once with a knife. Neither outcome was great. Any suggestions on flashing this bad?

 

[tbird888]

Rollers on pavement?

 

[smdude]

x acto blade says hi

 

[discguy42]

I would contact whoever you got it from and ask why they shipped it to you in the first place?

I would say a sharp razor blade and sanding might be your best bet. I got my first Pure in Zero Medium and it had some edge flashing (not a bead like that) and the bottom flashing was the worst part. I threw it on some smooth asphalt and sanded the rest off. I like the plastic but the disc itself is meh at best. I will keep my Zero Hard Mercys for shorter drives, approaches, and Putting!

 

[aerodriver]

I used a razor on my Recycled Pure. Much more comfortable grip.

 

[@iDiscGolf]

Yeah, its unfortunate. De Flashing it runs the risk of potentially ruining it and changing it forever… But I don't think I have any recourse except to just go for it. Kinda crappy on the company who sold it to me and Latitude for letting it outta the factory.

 

[discguy42]

All my GL drivers and mids are sweet action in the quality control dept. Smooth and beautiful! The ZH Mercys have been beautifully smooth too! :clap:

Dont know what happened to my Pure :thmbdown:.

 

[Kodachrome]

The last opto pure I bought was the same. I spent quite some time carefully shaving that sucker down with an xacto. It'll be alright.

 

[mtak127]

i use an xacto or sometimes a dremel

 

[Druid]

I use a smooth file, but a lot of guys just rub the disc on a park bench.

 

[mattc]

Most of the Pures I have seen are that way.
I just use some really fine sand paper and knock most of it off.
You just need to be careful on the bottom, the Pure does have a micro bead.