KeNnY 29 Posted May 17, 2011 Thank you Kan. I must say, Chopard relume was easier than relume of my Orient bezel ! Hm we will see if I will not give it an second try or maybe just add second layer of lume to it.. I will keep it to dry and we will see later.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nunu78 1,741 Posted May 17, 2011 My DSSD will be out soon, to lightenup my world.Ska n KeNny u guys will be responsible for some radioactivity around the globe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted May 17, 2011 My DSSD will be out soon, to lightenup my world.Ska n KeNny u guys will be responsible for some radioactivity around the globe Looking forward for the pics ! Me and Ska take no responsibility for possible mutations creating supermutants Radiation level 5 ! lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMcNair 0 Posted May 17, 2011 Shit, I should have seen that we all can post in here as I just did a quickie on that super avenger, and I could have posted it here. Maybe I will replay cause I know my thread will die faster than this. Perhaps change the title to "daily lume work" or something like that? Just plopping this here so we can have one big lume thread.... Also, The pix make the dots look uneven, but they are proper. Dots at 3,6,9, and triangle at 12 are larger then the rest, but my iPhone does not show it. And the #4 dot is not fucked up, but looks like it in the pix i did this this afternoon, dial, hands, pearl. its not an expensive watch, but it certainly looks great. pix for SevenSevenFifty.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted May 18, 2011 Mike those are details I wasn't aware of before you told them to me ! Lol ! the reluming is great, nice deep blue color of lume Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMcNair 0 Posted May 18, 2011 KEN, YOU AND I ARE LOVE THE BLOO LUME!!!!!!!!!!! ALL YOUR BLOO LUME ARE COME FROM US!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted May 18, 2011 KEN, YOU AND I ARE LOVE THE BLOO LUME!!!!!!!!!!! ALL YOUR BLOO LUME ARE COME FROM US!!!!!! BLUE LUME ARMY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMcNair 0 Posted May 18, 2011 KEN, YOU AND I ARE LOVE THE BLOO LUME!!!!!!!!!!! ALL YOUR BLOO LUME ARE COME FROM US!!!!!! BLUE LUME ARMY BLA for LIFE!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted May 18, 2011 Ladies and gentlemen, I present the worst relume in the world... lol My first attempt! Lots of practice still needed... I started at 10, then did 11, 12, 1, 2, subseconds dial, then worked round to the final one being the 3, which is why the 12 sucks and the 3 is slightly better lol Hard work though! I couldn't separate the plates so just lumed into the sausage [edit: SANDWICH] dial gaps. Toothpicks and a needle weren't great for accuracy or control, nor was not grinding the lume (GlowInc v10) or having no way to do drops of binder... To Buy list has oilers, razor blades, a dropper, a ceramic mixing dish... :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMcNair 0 Posted May 19, 2011 Omg X, I actually LOVE it, it's got a TON of personality!!! Even if it looks like a snow cone machine made it! Lol jk. I can absolutely fix that for ya if you want the tips. PM me and I'll walk you through making that PERFECT!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMcNair 0 Posted May 19, 2011 Wait a sec, you said you "couldn't separate the plates of the sausage" dial, that makes no sense. Is it a sausage or a sammich? If sammich easily fixable, if sausage, I may need to take over from here bro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ska 11 Posted May 19, 2011 Mike - its OBVIOUSLY a sausage dial - look a the pics. Good 1st attempt though X mate - looks a bit like my 1st sausage dial test. :P I wasn't brave enough to do that on a PAM dial though!! Some tips in no particular order. 1. Use at least twice as much binder. 2. To separate the dials heat them up under a desk lamp for 5 mins then use a scalpel blade and work your way around slowly - it WILL come apart. 3. Don't grind the lume - the binder will do its job if you use enough. - to make binder drops without a pipette, take a toothpick or needle, angle it into your mixing bowl but hold it slightly above and pour binder slowly ONTO the toothpick. it will run down the length and form drops at the tip which will slowly drip into your pallette allowing you to control the amount. 4. remove ALL the old lume first from the back plate with nail-polish remover 5. spraypaint the backplate white once its cleaned up. Hope this helps!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted May 19, 2011 Sorry for confusion, it's late and I'm just going to bed lol It was a SANDWICH dial - It looks like the plates are held together with welded/glued posts if I look at the back of the dial backplate :P I will strip this all off by soaking it in white spirit and hope it loosens the plates, but I will also buy a scalpel as a bezel/caseback knife hasn't got a sharp enough blade to get between the plate edges! lol Then I will try again... Thank you for the advice, all I need to get better so I can do my 3646 builds... lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nunu78 1,741 Posted May 19, 2011 Hey X mate itz very brave of you,wow.good luck for the future jobs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted May 19, 2011 Omg X, I actually LOVE it, it's got a TON of personality!!! Even if it looks like a snow cone machine made it! Lol jk. Good good, I want a snowflake Cali dial so you have spotted my plan :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ska 11 Posted May 19, 2011 good idea mate, as long as you don't mind losing the black paint as well. The brass posts are just locators, the dial halves are just glued with hypo cement. Once you've heated it a bit you should easily be able to get it apart with a case knife. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted May 19, 2011 Oh cool, good stuff! I do have some matte finish spraypaint in a worst case scenario... lol I will play some more tomorrow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wat44 0 Posted May 19, 2011 the abominable snowman watch! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted May 19, 2011 Member X if you could make vintage case and dial, it would look like steam punk watch ! I love how we all starting to relume ! we need modders for the 60 000 registered members of rep web community around all boards Member X when you are going to buy oilers, the best would to buy moderate price.. I have bought for my second oilers, an set of Bergeon Oilers.. Can't wait to have them ! But for the lack of tools, good work mate ! btw if you want to do relume, best way would be to have a LOT OF TIME available for the work ! I have learned it well, no need to hurry , then the work is better done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Del 4,452 Posted May 19, 2011 Good effort Member X! I'm not going to criticise since I can't do any of that stuff. Hell, I even hate painting the ceiling! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted May 19, 2011 I even hate painting the ceiling! lol I wonder to buy an glow paint, and mix it with lume powder, what the results will be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted May 19, 2011 Morning daylight shot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted May 19, 2011 Today I have added second layer of lume on Chopard markers now I will leave it for nice 20 hours dry to be safe to work with it the markers are now already repaired, they are now sharp on sides... but I am TOOO LAZY make another photo, connect to PC, copy, and upload them again lol.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtwc 1 Posted May 19, 2011 Morning daylight shot! to mr it looks like marshmallow lume. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted May 19, 2011 Morning daylight shot! to mr it looks like marshmallow lume. you want to lick it ? because I once did, and I was glowing whole night Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
