DocBotanus Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 I have noticed a lot of the gen Subs out there(along with other watches with painted bezels) have had their originally black paint fade to a kind of dark metallic brown. SInce I was planning to vintagize my 5508 when I get it back from Joshua, I was thinking of some quality time in the sun(or under a bright halogen light might help take the new off the bezel. I would cover the face to avoid too much quick fading there. Has anyone tried that? I did a search, but came up empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbchubb Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Look here: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showto...l=insert+bleach ... if at first you don't succeed, search, search again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbchubb Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 BTW.... I don't think that UV is going to do the trick.... unless you have a loooooooooooot of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 I left an aftermarket sub bezel out on my BBQ for about 3 months (Socal, springtime) with absolutely no change to the appearance. Use the chemicals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mucrewbtp Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 I actually have a project in the works to try and use a high power UV light source to age dials and stuff. I've obtained a deuterium lamp which is kind of like a wide beam UV laser. I just have to figure out how to build the power supply i need to run it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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