devilseam Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 I have just picked up a nice 5513, the dial lume has been redone by bigdazza and looks great, however the text is a sort of grey colour. The lume is very similar to this pic - How can I get the text to match the lume as it does on this watch? I loathed to change the dial as this one is nice, but I can't live with the greyish text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 You can't really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilseam Posted May 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 You can't really Bugger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopy12 Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 While you can't completely change the color of the text, you can use an acrylic wash (aka watered-down paint) and create a yellow tint slowly, being careful to let each layer dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 A yellow matte varnish spray will yellow the lume (along with the rest of the dial) or a plain (non-yellow) matte varnish will slightly whiten it. Search this forum for 'matte varnish' for pics & additional details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptTripps Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 I did this yesterday with brown shoe-polish and my shoe-brush. The trick is knowing when to stop! I put the brown on, brushed lightly...added a little more....brushed lightly again. It looks almost gilt! The paint on the dial was completely white when I started. Just used regular old Kiwi Brown Paste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 I stand corrected that is quite effective!, would be difficult to do with non applied markers though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptTripps Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Not if you taped them off.I only pulled mine because I'm spraying them tonight. I'd tried to go puffy, but it was too tall for the hands to clear.This project is a LOT of work, but it's been fun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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