Diy Lume - Has Anyone Tried To Do It Themselves?

[Tom]

I have a PAM217 and a B&R watch which I would like to get lumed up. I am interested in doing this myself as I have the necessary tools and can get hold of the lume.

I have never tried to attempt it before, but have a couple of PAM's I bought a few years back, which I could practise on, as If it all goes [censored] up it doesn't matter.

My questions is, has anyone else attempted this work rather getting an expert to do it for them? I have searched the forum buy can't find any information.

What do you need apart from a very steady hand and a magnifying glass?

Can anyone help?

PS - my gut feeling is that i'll regret it, but I like to try these things.

Edited December 16, 2006 by Tom

[sssurfer]

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I am currently experimenting with ReadySetGlow (RSG) powders and I can comfirm Shasta's method. You need to crunch/mill/grind them to a finer powder before use.

RSG is even more brightning than Superluminova. Can't tell if it is also that durable, though.

I am also testing different media -- like a low-viscosity UV glue in place of the standard 'Bergeon' medium.

I also tried with pen-like tools to apply the lume, in place of black oilers. No luck so far about it.

I already ruined a dial on those tests, and I'm going to ruin another one.

[swdivad]

I tried..... ONCE

[Devedander]

This may be a stupid question, but whats an oiler?

[Usil]

Has anyone tried using an old fasson ink pen - the kind that has the split tip so ink can run to the tip in small measured amounts?

[sssurfer]

This may be a stupid question, but whats an oiler?

Essentially, an oiler is a needle provided with a handle. They just come in several precise sizes, also very thin.

An auto-oiler is more like a fountain pen with a syringe needle in place of the nib.

Has anyone tried using an old fasson ink pen - the kind that has the split tip so ink can run to the tip in small measured amounts?

I tried using a 'Rapidograph' (I don't know its English name, it was a tool for professional drawers before computer graphics), 0.8mm.

The relume matter obstructed it even when overdiluted.

It seems that the classic method using a thin oiler and hand skills still holds as the best.

I am now just focusing on some new medium.

The usual medium is completely unforgiving, just one single small error and your dial is ruined.

I am now searching for a forgiving one -- one that you may wipe out or clean in case you make a minor error.

Hence, the UV glue I said.