NCRich 13,747 Posted September 13, 2016 My precious, finally got what I saw in my mind's eye. Light gold, with a touch of aging, and 2 coats of satin poly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nosduj 0 Posted September 13, 2016 I think the vintaged style looks great, just my .02 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM284 1,518 Posted September 14, 2016 that looks lovely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piccolo 673 Posted September 23, 2016 Very nice..! I like the lightly bleached bezel look, vintage lume looks really good too, nice one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM284 1,518 Posted September 23, 2016 That looks fecking lovely mate - looks good on the rivet too. What exactly did you do to age your bezel (if you don't mind me asking sir)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,747 Posted September 23, 2016 That looks fecking lovely mate - looks good on the rivet too. What exactly did you do to age your bezel (if you don't mind me asking sir)? Thanks. Seems frustrating they are all different when it comes to fading the bezel. For this one I used household bleach in direct sunlight. Put it in for 10 minutes, took it out. Nothing. 10 more minutes, started to fade. 10 more, and it was close to this, had a haze on it. Rinsed, dried, 1200 grit sandpaper till I got rid of the haze. So about 30 minutes in the bleach and UV. I never left it, watched it the whole time. I put a black insert in bleach one time and all the paint was gone in 5 minutes. Seems like they are all different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM284 1,518 Posted September 23, 2016 That looks fecking lovely mate - looks good on the rivet too. What exactly did you do to age your bezel (if you don't mind me asking sir)? Thanks. Seems frustrating they are all different when it comes to fading the bezel. For this one I used household bleach in direct sunlight. Put it in for 10 minutes, took it out. Nothing. 10 more minutes, started to fade. 10 more, and it was close to this, had a haze on it. Rinsed, dried, 1200 grit sandpaper till I got rid of the haze. So about 30 minutes in the bleach and UV. I never left it, watched it the whole time. I put a black insert in bleach one time and all the paint was gone in 5 minutes. Seems like they are all different. Thanks for the info - I shall give it a go (fingers crossed) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daffy 105 Posted September 23, 2016 That's absolutely lovely. I'm not a Rolex guy, but this makes me want to age a Tudor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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