dutchguy2 Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Hi all, One of my grail watches is a 201/A. I had a unlumed dial from FGD which I sent for a lume here in Germany. It did not came out as I wanted, it was greyish with a green tint What to do, well try it myself. It just happend that i got some lume paste in today und I mixed that with yellow till I got the color I wanted. I had some experience with luming hands, 6 or 7 sets LOL. I used a very sharp toothpick to fill the dial with lume. I had to do this 3 times over! This is the result: It glows, not to much. It is suposed to be Tritum. Now I need to seal it of with some varnish, do you have any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Looks good there mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchguy2 Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Hi Andy, thanks. This doens't mean that you are not needed anymore. I have one more 201/a dial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Mate i think you have done a great job there why pay me to do what you do so well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 sorry nood here what is fgd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhitesox Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 Looks pretty good but could be a tad smoother. I normally get a can of Tamiya TS80 which is a flat clear lacquer and dries to a nice finish on these dials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchguy2 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 Looks pretty good but could be a tad smoother. I normally get a can of Tamiya TS80 which is a flat clear lacquer and dries to a nice finish on these dials. I used TS80. Not so pleased with it. It makes the FGD dial grey and is not very strong, damages very quick. I bought some varnish from a local store which gives the dial great texture und the dial remains it's original color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchguy2 Posted June 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Here is my second attempt to lume a FGD dial. I had a second dial laying around and was planning to send it to a professional to get it lumed. Yesterday I got some new lume, vintage vory and old yellow, and I had to give it a try. I build a complete watch around it from parts laying in my parts box. Here is a QD wrist shot. It is so hard to photograph the real color. Here is a second attempt: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchguy2 Posted June 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Oh, and this baby glows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 See you can do it your self!!! and it looks great!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchguy2 Posted June 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Thanks Andy. Yes it is going better every attempt. But.... these FGD dials aren't that hard to do! Still, the 1680 will be on its way to you on Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Looks very good Dutchguy2 . As you know and you have seen the high res pictures Andy can do a great job on your 1680. Show us the results when it's finished. Carpe Diem Cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchguy2 Posted June 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Hi Cats, I sure will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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