spazthecat Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 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.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Doesn't look THAT bad. Send it to me and I'll dispose of it in a case... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazthecat Posted November 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 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.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 I think I have a few of them left, I turned most of 'em into "dial blanks" to play around with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Ive certainly seen worse. How did you age it, halogen lamp, or oven? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazthecat Posted November 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 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.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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