oswald Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 I may go with this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 It's MUCH nicer than the first few prototypes... But maybe a little too glossy? Throw 1 coat of matte over the top to balance it out a bit, and I think you're set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 It's MUCH nicer than the first few prototypes... But maybe a little too glossy? Throw 1 coat of matte over the top to balance it out a bit, and I think you're set! I knew you'd get it. As ubi says, a coat of matte and you're done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oswald Posted October 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Thanks guys. I just put a coat of clear satin on it. When fooling around with this one I heated it in a small oven at 175 deg between coats of clear. I noticed that if I didn't let the part cool down between coats then cracks ran all over the surface. Some of you guys fooling with vintage stuff may find this useful. I'll bet you could heat up a Vintage Rolex dial, shoot it with some clear and get some cool effects if you wanted to risk it. The only thing about a Rolex dial is that if you screwed it up you couldn't fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madasboot Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Oswald@ Your talents are superb... I wish I had the balls to try it on mine. I am a good cook but I would not risk to roast a dial! The numerals are looking amazing now. Meanwhile give Ubi's suggestion a try... I think a matte coat will "cut" the glow on the dial surface. Cheers, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oswald Posted October 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 I have to be careful because my oven gets pretty hot: It goes to 2000 degrees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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