MP9 | Hot Rod (Factory New)

The MP9 | Hot Rod in Factory New (FN) is a glossy red MP9 with only two wears, and Factory New takes up almost the whole scale. The float for this wear runs from 0.00 to 0.07, against the finish's own ceiling of 0.08. It is a Mil-Spec skin, and the SMG belongs to The Mirage Collection.

What the MP9 | Hot Rod looks like in Factory New

Valve describes the finish as a chrome base under a transparent red anodized paint. On the model that gives a deep cherry gloss across the body and grips. The magazine, the muzzle section and the folding stock stay gray metal, and against them the red looks richer.

In Factory New the surface is clean, with no chips or scuffs. The finish has no lettering or pattern, so the whole effect rests on color and gloss.

What to check before buying

A few points are worth checking before buying the MP9 | Hot Rod:

• float: the band is 0.00 to 0.07, and only 0.01 remains up to the finish's ceiling of 0.08;


• the body edges and the ends of the metal parts, where marks show first;


• name tag and stickers already on this MP9 | Hot Rod.

In this wear the MP9 | Hot Rod is a tight band, 0.00 to 0.07, where the difference between listings is hard to catch.

What the MP9 | Hot Rod costs in Factory New

The finish has two wears, and the order of prices runs against the usual one: Minimal Wear costs six percent more than Factory New. The Factory New band takes up 0.07 of the finish's 0.08 scale, which is 88 percent.

Among Mil-Spec MP9 skins in this wear, this one is the priciest. The nearest below are MP9 | Pandora's Box and MP9 | Dark Age, then comes MP9 | Setting Sun, and the cheapest is MP9 | Modest Threat.

Getting the MP9 | Hot Rod

The finish has no ordinary case. Copies arrive from souvenir tournament packages, for example DreamHack 2013, or from a contract. An MP9 | Hot Rod can be built by trade-up: ten skins of the rank below from the set go into it.

StatTrak and Souvenir

The MP9 | Hot Rod has no StatTrak version, but souvenir ones exist: the finish is part of the tournament souvenir packages.

Stickers and craft on the MP9 | Hot Rod

The red lacquer is deep, so light stickers contrast on it and dark ones merge with the background. The sides of the body and the grips are free. The gray magazine and stock give a neutral backdrop for a second group of stickers.

Who this wear suits

The MP9 | Hot Rod in Factory New is worth it for these reasons:

• you want a red MP9 in CS2 with no lettering, where the whole look rests on color and gloss;


• you want a clean surface without chips or scuffs;


• you want a souvenir copy: this finish has souvenir packages.

There is no point in picking Minimal Wear to save money: it costs six percent more.