Over did it again, dang it

[spazthecat]

Well, another Explorer dial, another mistake made in dial aging. Glad it was a cheap Raffles Dial. Tried baking this one and it went a bit too far. Looks pretty bronze in person....

The more I try this the more respect I have for you guys that do this and it looks good.

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[jmb]

Doesn't look THAT bad.  Send it to me and I'll dispose of it in a case...

[spazthecat]

Doesn't look THAT bad.  Send it to me and I'll dispose of it in a case...

Thanks. I just might take you up on that.

Just curious, but do you still sell budget Explorer dials? I really don't feel like waiting for another one from Raffles and my effort at printing a decal for a new dial is not moving quickly/smoothly either.


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[jmb]

I think I have a few of them left, I turned most of 'em into "dial blanks" to play around with...

[SSTEEL]

Ive certainly seen worse.  How did you age it, halogen lamp, or oven?

[spazthecat]

20 hours ago, SSTEEL said:

Ive certainly seen worse.  How did you age it, halogen lamp, or oven?

Toaster oven. Lowest "toast" setting for 10 minutes. I was really pretty surprised it turned that quick. Other dials that I've baked took quite a bit more time. I had the hands in for the same amount time and they look brand new still....

[SSTEEL]

I find coffee soaking the hands is better for ageing the hands lume.  As to ageing a dial lume, I have recently been introduced to the halogen lamp method, its slow, but controllable.