rionrlty Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Platinum paint mod on Rolex ceramic bezel SubC and GMTIIC. Hey Guys, My main purpose here is to gage demand, to see if enough folks need this sort of service to make it worthwhile. I am located in Southern California. So if you have an interest either respond here or PM me and let me know. I will check the thread daily to get the results. At first, when I saw the standard white paint in the inserts of these watches it seemed ok, but then I saw my first Platinum Paint mod and there was just no comparison. So I set out to have it done my watches. While I located a couple who could do this in Europe I had difficulty finding someone here at home in CONUS. As a result I decided to figure out how to do it myself. How hard could it be after all? I began by removing the bezel from one of my watches. I’m a car restorer so I began by testing various automotive finishes, but none of them seemed to work well. Either, the texture was wrong, they wouldn’t adhere properly or they wouldn’t hold up during normal use. Finally I’ve managed to find a coating that works quite well and I’m including a couple of pictures here of the final result. It is permanent, has not faded for several months and seems impervious to soap and water or simply wiping with a soft cotton cloth. Like the original white paint it can be scratched and will not stand up to lacquer thinner, enamel reducer, acetone or ammonia cleaners. The watch in the photos is an inexpensive MBK rep from Stan. I’ve heard criticism of the pearl, but I believe the engraving on the ceramic bezel is quite nice and shows off the mod to good advantage. The finish I'm using also comes in a gold metallic color that I think would work well on the gold watches, but I haven't tried one yet. If someone wants to be a test subject I will do it for free except for cost of shipping. The reason I write this is because I’m considering trying to offer this mod as a service to members. I’ve never done this before, but I’ve been a member here for a fairly long time and believe I’ve built up a fair amount of good will amongst the other members. I’m not going to state a price at this point as I believe I will need to get approval from the administrators. I will only state that it will be very reasonable compared to prices others have charged. There will be two prices, one based on receiving bezel only and a slightly higher price if it is installed on the watch. Rionrlty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mule play Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 I am interested. Does my hulk v6s need this application? Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rionrlty Posted June 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 It's hard to say. In the photo the numbers appear to be grey instead of platinum silver so I can't be sure if it would be an improvement. You can see in my photos above that mine looks more metallic silver like the gen. A great many of these came with white numbers and the platinum silver is a huge improvement on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonbaylee Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 I am interested. Does my hulk v6s need this application? Not sure. Mate.seems like u got a v5/v6 bezel bcos the v6s bezel is not this green buy lighter. Maybe, it is due to the lighting. More than 1 road to Rome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mule play Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 It absolutely is a v6 bezel. It is light, angle and background that are throwing you off. My office is dark with indirect light from a far window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonbaylee Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Im glad it is an absolute v6s bezel, mate. Cheers More than 1 road to Rome... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themannier Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 On 09/06/2016 at 3:51 PM, mule play said: I am interested. Does my hulk v6s need this application? Not sure. This thing is gorgeous... Just ordered the same from Toro, i hope to get a true v6s ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mule play Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 6 hours ago, themannier said: This thing is gorgeous... Just ordered the same from Toro, i hope to get a true v6s ! Thanks...I was at a concert last night and received a few compliments. The green in the sunlight is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themannier Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 45 minutes ago, mule play said: Thanks...I was at a concert last night and received a few compliments. The green in the sunlight is amazing. Look forward to get mine...i will try to post a small review with some nice pics under the sunlight. ..when i receive it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emdeevee Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Okay, back to the real topic here...i think your mood looks amazing and way more gen than the even the newest inserts. I also live in socal and had to send my subc to the UK to smoke to get the insert modded. I would definitely want this and am going to pm you cuz I've got a good candidate. Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Your mod, not your mood:) though I'm sure you're in a good one! Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emdeevee Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 I'm excited to get my SD back from Mike! Will post pics as soon as I can! How long have people been waiting for someone in the US to nail this important mod, even with the new bezels. Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 PM incoming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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