kennycoder 97 Posted May 2, 2017 So, I've got this watch today, overall its pretty stunning except for that shitty bezel transition on 6 and 18. At first I thought that sharpie silver pen would fix it but then I saw the real problem with it.. seems like this bezel is made out of 2 parts and the "soldering" point is exactly where 6 and 18 are. They are not leveled. Bottom blue part is slightly higher (inside the cutout of the numbers of course) and that creates this annoying line. It's easy to see, just grab a needle and go through the cutout, you will see that its uneven. At first I tried to use some kind of very liquid glue to even the surface out but it didn't work and sharpie pen on top wouldn't dry properly. And then I found an old tube of chemical metal. And voila... really tiny amount to fill the unevenness, let it dry, paint 2-3 layers of sharpie on top and it's pretty fucking perfect. I'll take some daylight pics tomorrow cause I just did the number 6, will do 18 tomorrow since it takes some time to dry and I'm already half shitfaced from G&T and beer. Sorry for the crap pics, but you'll see what i mean. Not modded "18": Modded "6": Expect more updates tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kennycoder 97 Posted May 2, 2017 Ok slightly better pics (18 still not modded): Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theJLC 0 Posted May 2, 2017 that looks amazing! Great job! btw is that a gen xstal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kennycoder 97 Posted May 2, 2017 Nope, stock v7 from toro. And yes, it has that black hole effect and no blue AR coating. Pretty darn good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenTLe 1,501 Posted May 2, 2017 Good job Kenny! Tell us how the movement with CHS will hold with time :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kennycoder 97 Posted May 2, 2017 Good job Kenny! Tell us how the movement with CHS will hold with time :) So far so good. No backward time setting tho :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kennycoder 97 Posted May 4, 2017 Well, the end result is Pretty darn good. No pictures during the day cause it's quiet cloudy in Berlin lately. So the full procedure is 1) Apply some chemical metal with hardener to the numerals 18 and 6. Even it out with a tooth pick. 2) let it dry a bit like 30 min and use an empty rollerball pen to make the numerals deeper again, basically removing the excess. You can use anything else like a pencil or something like a plastic pointer that is very thin, roughly the cutout size. Keep evening it out until it reaches the bottom but still no gap is visible between botton and top parts of the bezel 3) Apply sharpie paint and after 2 min clean out the excess. Repeat 2 times. 4) next day use a cotton cloth with some alcohol and gently rub on top to even the surface out. Don't press to much. 5) Voila Hope this helps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k4jun 251 Posted May 31, 2017 I had no clue that "chemical metal" even exists, but indeed it does a good job. Thank you for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites