I’ve got some salvaged 18650 cells here that I’m looking to sell. Most have perfectly intact wraps/sleeves, but some have small nicks showing bare metal that I’d like to fix. I want to rewrap these ones, but in doing so I’d be removing the original wrap with the manufacturer’s branding, which I think could hurt their value for high quality branded cells.
Are there any drawbacks to putting a new wrap on top of the existing wrap? I’m thinking about heat mainly, but maybe there are other considerations. I know the cells will be marginally bigger than usual. I intend to keep the ones I rewrap, I think.