hackR Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Working a Breitling vintage project - gulp, i know - and have already successfully toasted the dial...the dial had c3/green rep lume and it has mellowed to a nice lite brown; almost like vintage tritium...i'm using a toaster oven set at 350 degrees... my problem is the hands...they having matching c3/green lume; but after twice the amount of time in the oven there's been little change...i then switched it from bake to broil - and broiled it for 10-15 minutes...no change... ...so i'm trying to sort out the next step...i've used iodine on my first rolex project - but the rep lume was already creme/white, not c3/green... any advice on what to try next and whether you have experience with c3/green turning lite brown is appreciated... thanks, guys! R- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 A few tips I picked up at WUS. Maybe expose them to ammonia or sulfer vapors...or you could try rubbing them with a scotch brite pad to dull them down a bit. One person succesfully added graphite to age his lume. I honestly dont know how helpfull the above Information Is.....just a few bits I picked up. Good luck with those hands R:) Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Not sure I can help with the lume vintagizing but I sure am curious about the project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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