Project Timex "Duo-Glo" upgrade

[Pohoho 0]

Got some Deep Blue Lume from Watch Lume over at RWI recently and plunged into this project for my son. Gareth from Watch Lume was very accomodating to do a cash and carry for me with some nice discount. He is knowledgeable about his product and the luming process.

 

All of my son's favorite items in one watch; Mercedes hands and blue lume whereever possible. Here are the before and after shots:

 

Original Timex Indiglo:

 

New Strap and Bezel blued and lumed with nail polish and varnish, swopped in diver hands:

 

Lume Shot:

 

Some quick lessons for me:

1) mix the lume powder and binder in a ceramic container. I did it in an oil dish and tried to clean off the excess with clear solvent which contains 50% Acetone. It melted and dull the surface of the oil dish.

 

2) Working with a visor with magnifier lens at 7x power provides so much ease and does not strain the eyes as much as a loupe.

 

I will be happy to do this for anyone game for a lume up on their no critical pieces. Got quite a bit of lume compound left from this project.

[KeNnY 29]

Nice work, looks good congratulation, I think he will love it

[seclark007 11]

Great first steps....before you know it, you'll be challenging KeNnY to a lume competition!

[Member X 91]

Nice work!

 

It's very satisfying to complete a project

[Amit 72]

Good place to start luming.

Looks good.

[Crusader 0]

Nice, great work, first project is always a good lesson for future work.

[Pohoho 0]

Great first steps....before you know it, you'll be challenging KeNnY to a lume competition!

 

Thanks for the compliment guys.

 

Still got a bit of way to go on luming to get to Kenny's expert level ^_^