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Mixing the Lume for a Vintage Look?


tghodin

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Alright, so ive got a spedid example of a 94010 Snowflake, and by now, i am fully capable of mixing an even

lume with evently distributed lume power, and without spilling it over the dial.

Summing it up , i know how to lume, but im bad at getting the colour right.

I use GMAX Watch-Lume Green Powder, and Their Arcylic Matt Binder, which mixes fantastically and is easy to apply.

However, i seem to always catch a hue of green when i mix it. No matter if i paint the markers white before relume or whatever.

Im looking for a lightly yellowish creamy patina like on the picture below (borrowed). Nothing brightly yellow, nor white.

How can i tint the color? Any ideas? Need i new relume powder and or binder? What products?

All help is greatly appreciated!

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I have messed with the Glow, Inc. lume and although it dries to a texture that I don't find attractive on newer watches the wrinkly texture sometimes doesn't look too bad on a vintage piece. It uses a water based (latex, I think) binder and I tint it with acrylic paints and strong coffee.

This is the lume mixed with a little strong black coffee and a drop or two of "Yellow Ochre" water-based acrylic paint.

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