Let the Patination begin PAM 382 Bronze

[astonjenks]

As you may have read I received my PAM 382 Bronze this week from Toro and after polishing yesterday have commenced the Patination program using Amonia (Rabbits urine in this case) red wine vinegar and some fertilizer and sawdust.

 

The attached photo is before and after 1 hour, I will continue with the process and if time allows and I remember, will add to this periodically.

AJ

[Legend]

Its going to end up looking like a World War one souvenir by the time you are done with her.

[astonjenks]

After 3 hrs Wonder if i should replenish the rabbits urine

[astonjenks]

6 hours and we have a quite dark brown and definite aged look.

[Jkay]

That rabbit has great aim

[astonjenks]

I knew a girl that said that:)

 

AJ

[Jkay]

I knew a girl that said that:)

 

AJ

 

WOO HOO!!

[panermaniac]

Looks awesome!

Keep us posted

[astonjenks]

So last night I removed the Bronzo from the 'solution' washed her and left her to air and here we are this morning and this is how she looks.

AJ

[panermaniac]

Looks great but I want to see some green crusty stuff on there!

[DuDro]

I think the hard boiled egg method is rather ingenious ...Your bronzo looks great!

[astonjenks]

You will do, patience Panermaniac

AJ

[swdivad]

So many questions!!!

 

Where did you get rabbit [censored]?

 

And how did you get the rabbit to let you squeeze it, or are you just a patient guy?

 

Wouldn't it have been easier to just [censored] on it yourself??

 

Great watch! I gotta get one... Methinks I'll just put it on a string and dangle it in a canal here in Bangkok for a few minutes, no need for a pissing contest LOL

[sei]

382.....awesome!

[esco]

mmm toasty

[astonjenks]

My daughter has a couple of House trained rabbits who pee and poo in a litter tray which has sawdust in it. I simply collected the urine drenched sawdust and added some fertilizer to make a really moist mix in the bottom of a plastic bottle and placed the watch upside down in and under it.

AJ

[astonjenks]

Morning All

 

So a few days has passed and further pee dipping has taken place. I now have a wonderful Bronze buckle ready to fit to my new Orloff rubberised green strap that is en route (photos of watch with strap and buckle will follow next week) but lets stay with the Patination.

 

AJ

[astonjenks]

Ok, so today we have made some further progress with the bronze buckle and the watch head!

AJ

[astonjenks]

And just to show that after a several days of being dipped in various solutions you can, with a little elbow grease and some autosol or similar, you can simply reploish all of the watch or parts to look worn as required.

AJ

[specialvat]

Hey AJ,

With autosol is it just apply then rub off with a cloth or is it more involved? Also is it ok to get it on the Pearl and painted minute track ?

Cheers

[elcid1968]

Yes you can obviously but you polished of the brushed case finish!!!

[fraggle42]

I assume you must mask off the crystal or is autosol not that abrasive? (Does it have external AR?)

[Jkay]

I noticed the same thing .. a bronze watch and a polishing cloth .. I bet you can remove all the factory brush patterns in a heartbeat.

[astonjenks]

Autosol is a metal polish, simply put on, polish and buff with a clean cloth, any polish will do I guess. The pearl has been subjected to the entire process and still looks great. I did lose the black minute track markers, however have easily reapplied those with a permanent marker pen.

AJ

[astonjenks]

I assume you must mask off the crystal or is autosol not that abrasive? (Does it have external AR?)

Single AR on the inside I believe, no masking required.

The pearl and crystal have taken all the abusive in the process totally unmarked.

AJ