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Hi there, This is my first thread and first time aging somthing, so I would appreciate any tip I can get. the photos where taken with a camera phone, so I apologize in advance.. I was simply too nervous to handle anything else ingredients: * Tiger concept sterile watch from ebay. * raffles time 6200 dial (doesn't fit the case- needs shaving down) * cup of joe (extra strong) * oven preheated to 150C -> then seeing that its not enough for me 200C (on the second try) tools: * basic watch maker kit. * rodico on a toothpick (do deal with the tiny hands) * Q tips- to "paint" the hands after tearing down the case I dealt with the individual parts: rehout- pretty straight forward, preheating with a hair drier really makes things easy. work the insert with sandpaper then pop in bleach for 2 min. wash with fresh water dry and presto. case- just went mid-evil on the sucker. dial- now here is where it became interesting. I really had no Idea what to expect.. so I experimented on 3 dials at the same time. *note that the explorer 111490 is my experimental lumming dial- so different thickness of lume were effected slightly different. (I seem to have misplaced the image of the TC dial before) 20 min of heating on 150C (+ turbo function on oven) got the tiger case to this: granted its not much.. so I decided to try coffee and the heating on 200C (+ turbo function on oven). I just popped the dials for a quick swim in steaming coffee then placed them on some tin foil (for ease removal) *** this is when thing became intense.. so keep an eye on the dial while its in the oven*** after 2 min in the oven I got this: and compare to the non coffee: hands- now these were not effected at all by time in the oven alone. so I just placed them on the tin foil and gently painted them with coffe with a Q tip. then popped in the oven on 200C (+ turbo function on oven) for about 5 min- I am pretty shure the can handle longer. in the case: So what have I learned? * very gentle dial aging- preheat oven to 150C for about 20min * hard core overkill dial aging- coffee dip + turbo 200C for about 2 min (i'll probably settle for 1 min next time or 150C for longer) * I am undecided about the hands. * the hardest part is to get yourself going.. once you start you see there is nothing to fear really.