TswissT Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 So it all started this morning... 1. Stripped a few dials I had on hand... One in particular turned out to be a "good" accident...I call this one the anomally dial... When stripping dials; 99% of them come out shiny brass... This "anomally" remained black; but the text was instantly stripped; revealling the brass underneath... Now I have a very nice looking black finished dial with brass text... End result was a complete accident and looks really cool... In addition to the above; my airbrush decided to start acting screwie... Every now and then, it would spurt a blob of paint. As opposed to the usual smooth covering. In the end; the texture of the dial is a bit heavy. I am not overly concerned, as the result came out alright. Here are some play-by-play... Just painted and time to cook: After baking at 350 for 7 minutes: I then filled the indices with resin...A new method I use is mixing a TON on lume with the resin and binder... I think they came out nicely: And one of my nearly completed dials: On another method. I left my 2 liner dial in its shiny brass condition and simply soaked it in my magic aging solution to turn it black. (Sorry, forgot to take pictures befor and after) Here it is; my new 2-liner with aged brass dial (now a matte black/gray color with slightly aged hands) Completely assembled... I can take better pics outside when it stops raining... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big eebee Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 I dont know why but this made me laugh I think its because I relate to all the playing around. Love the anomally. Keep on playing around, it makes me smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TswissT Posted May 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 It is all pretty fun... I have sooooo many disassembled watches and dials...Every now and then; I like something; so I put it together and eventually sell it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donerix Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 The 4-Liner looks great, real old and worn .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbiz Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Nice keep up the laboratory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okabum Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 like it, these firenze is really good, and the only one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TswissT Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Ahhhhh... Okabum... The creator speaks... If you don't mind me asking: What type of metal was used for that dial? If brass; what the heck did you use so that the dial stays black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okabum Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 its anodized problem is that are easily scratchable so for me is not an option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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