dbane883 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Thanks to everyone for their help/suggestions. I think it turned out pretty good for a first attempt. After trying out several different paints, I ended up using Tamiya Titanium Silver model paint. Very gen-like IMO. This was the before: I stripped the paint off first with acetone and put on a thin layer of Tamiya flat white as a base/primer. Then layered on 3 thin coats of the plat paint (diluted a touch with thinner). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 That looks very nice. i would like to see a really good closeup of a genuine Ceramic GMT, just to see what Rolex platinum looks like. Does the genuine plat. have a semi or glossy finish or is it more of a flat silver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 It's definitely more flat than gloss. But because of the platinum "dust", it shimmers/reflects under different lighting conditions. But you can clearly see that the Tamiya titanium silver is much closer to gen than just the pure white paint the cartels are using. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 I thought it had some "sparkle ". i wonder if you could use some of the metallic auto paints. My new Ford F-150 is "platinum white, really white, but it has the metallic stuff that makes it look completely different from the regular White paint. If you could find a more silver metallic, I wonder if it would emulate the "Sparkle" of Platinum dust. Of course you could probably get some Platinum dust and make your own!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Yeah. Will never be a true (1:1!) match no matter how hard we try. But at least the bezel paint is no longer the mist obvious flaw. Gotta replace that hideous pearl now! But this V2 sa3135 sub c really is tremendous out of the box. Need to shave down the CGs a touch and I think it's good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmtlover Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Looks good mate! What method did you used to get the insert off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmtlover Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 BTW if you look really close at the pic of the gen GMT bezel you can see another "hard to copy" feat. The platinum paint is not on the edges of the markings and numbers.. Only at the bottom.. How the hell do they manage to do that I ask myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Looks good mate! What method did you used to get the insert off? I actually left the insert on. I took the pearl of by heating it with my soldering iron. I was going to get my paint stripping heat gun out to pry the insert off, but felt it wasn't required for the painting. Used a very fine point artist brush which avoided the need to remove the insert. It may be possible to scrape away the sides of the channels using an exacto knife. I may try that one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 BTW if you look really close at the pic of the gen GMT bezel you can see another "hard to copy" feat. The platinum paint is not on the edges of the markings and numbers.. Only at the bottom.. How the hell do they manage to do that I ask myself The genuine bezel inserts are not painted. They are entirely plated in platinum metal, and then run past buffing wheels which remove all the platinum metal except what is deep inside the sunken numerals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmtlover Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Cool to know! Thanks! Always wondered how they did that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Cool movie here: http://everestbands.com/the-cerachrom-insert-the-rolex-ceramic-bezel-for-submariner-deepsea-and-gmt/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmtlover Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Wow! Cool movie. Now let's platinum plate my insert ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Wow! Cool movie. Now let's platinum plate my insert ;-) Yes, we should all pitch in and buy a community kiln, gold/platinum sand blaster, bags of precious metal dust, and a ceramic buffing wheel. It's doable! I will contribute $8.67 to these purchases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Yes, we should all pitch in and buy a community kiln, gold/platinum sand blaster, bags of precious metal dust, and a ceramic buffing wheel. It's doable!I will contribute $8.67 to these purchases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eVojlib Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Nice job, I've done a few inserts one of the last I sold to DCpark. When PBdad had my watch he asked what did I use for the paint mod as he had Blue Rockets DSSD gen insert in hand and said the paint mod was as close to gen as he's ever seen. This is a tricky mod to get right, if you look at the gen texture its almost a sandblasted look with a sparkle effect as we all know. I used touch up paint to do my mods personally, I used two Acura colors in a White Diamond Pearl and a Platinum Metallic, mix the two parts 60 PM/40 WDP and apply with the supplied touch up brush that has been cleaned before use. Be sure to apply in a smooth motion to keep the paint from clumping up, and dont use too much. Just a fine layer so the paint sits low inside the engraving, and then place the insert in the microwave for two minutes and then remove the excess with a razor blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 That looks really good. Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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