ron76 0 Posted September 1, 2012 The wife was away for the evening and the kids were asleep, so I tried to do my first mod. Waterproofing a ceramic PO. All the tools I need: First... the PO, some tools, Loctite 3090 ( this is great stuf, I have used this on some metal pipes and it held up to 8 atm), Molycote (a lube that is used by NASA), acid free and keeps the gaskets from sticking to metal), toothpics and a bottle of Merlot. First step is taken, now way back now. Removed the caseback stem, rotor, movementholderringthingies????????? and movement holder ring. Take the movement out, and the O-ring (we will grease that up later) God I love tupperware:P it keeps everything dustfree. I'm no watchsmith so this was very stressfull for me and I needed another drink. I used the Loctite 3090 to close the HE valve. I wanted to seal it from inside, but when you screw the HE valve in, there's a thingy (english is not my native language) comming into the case. So I glued the thread from the outside, the HE valve is now faux as you can't turn it anymore. It is however, SEALED. Next step was geasing the O-rings. There's one in the hole were the stem goes thru and one that's between the case and caseback. This is were I used the toothpicks, to apply the Molycote. As I said, this is great stuff but it's fairly sticky and kinda hard so it takes some time to put it on AND to clean the stuff you put on too much As you can clearly see from the picture above, this is hard work. So not only the watch is greased up, I needed some lube and filled up my glass again. SOOOOOOOO, the moment of truth. I dont have a pressure tester (that is fit for watches), but a glass of water and some swirling around in the sink will do for now. Result, swimming proof Putting the movement back in was a walk in the park except for this little fucker. But after some of this it all endend well. Movement back in place. Front. Movement isn't upside down, so thats a good thing. Since I wasn't going to do much else this evening I thought I would give the bracelet and clasp a new finish. This is how it ended up. My waterproof PO Thanks for watching. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dalboy 2 Posted September 1, 2012 Very good mate...and while drinking wine ..impressive..!! Worth the wait.. Dal... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nunu78 1,743 Posted September 1, 2012 Nice, may I know how u get rid of those scratches from bracelet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wqleow 1 Posted September 1, 2012 really nice job for the evening! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron76 0 Posted September 1, 2012 Nice, may I know how u get rid of those scratches from bracelet? ScotchBrite from 3M Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dalboy 2 Posted September 1, 2012 Scothpad Nice, may I know how u get rid of those scratches from bracelet? Scotchpad !! Dal.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grgz 0 Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) Nice, may I know how u get rid of those scratches from bracelet? Probably brushed it with something, although i don 't know what exactly the something is. Edit: I suspected ScotchBrite but he got me in the corner... :P Edited September 1, 2012 by grgz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dalboy 2 Posted September 1, 2012 Nice, may I know how u get rid of those scratches from bracelet? Probably brushed it with something, although i don 't know what exactly the something is. Scotchpad !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron76 0 Posted September 1, 2012 Scotchbrite, Scotchpad. Tomato, Tomato. 3M Scotch..............(not the wisky) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffw69 0 Posted September 1, 2012 Very cool, now how to mod that blue color? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyKrush 16 Posted September 2, 2012 Niceto know about The scotch pad. Good job Ron. Next time try it with a Pinot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scorpion 0 Posted September 2, 2012 Excellent job and a reason to smile Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nisog 0 Posted September 2, 2012 Well done! I would never have the guts to do it myself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WebWind 1 Posted September 2, 2012 Well done, now you need to test it in swimming pool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcagara08 31 Posted September 2, 2012 proper good job mate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReplicaFromDownunder 2 Posted September 2, 2012 Haha great review. Thanks for sharing. Everytime I've mixed wine and opening a watch it has ended it heartbreak. Like loosing screws and stuff. Well done on the mod! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P4GTR 0 Posted November 15, 2012 Missed this... Nicely done Ron! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hnic 1 Posted November 15, 2012 great work any of the dutch members know where to get scotchpad in the Netherlands or whats it called over here?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
