tyrantblade Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 Is it easy? I'm thinking about doing it to my incoming Avenger II as I never really cared for full polished bracelets, brushed seems to look more classy and low key to me. Polished is like "LOOK AT ME" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernow Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Agreed. However, the difficulty depends on the complexity of the bracelet. Personally I’d send it to someone with experience for them to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrantblade Posted August 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 19 hours ago, kernow said: Agreed. However, the difficulty depends on the complexity of the bracelet. Personally I’d send it to someone with experience for them to do it. I used the green side of a couple scotch brite sponges, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, its definitely toned way down now from how it comes from the TDs, which I know is not Gen-Like (its supposed to be a polished bracelet), I just dislike polished unless it's only Polished Mid-Links and I would leave Polished only for Dress watches (or Dress/Sport); but this watch will be an almost daily wear (I'm switching Jobs soon and wouldnt be able to wear it at the new job, but otherwise I will wear the watch a lot), and polished gets scratched too easily as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernow Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 https://www.cousinsuk.com/category/abrasive-blocks That is what you are searching for. I prefer to use coarse, then medium from Garryflex https://www.cousinsuk.com/product/garryflex-abrasive-blocks Bergeon is quite nice too, not as "flakey", but does not justify the huge price difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrantblade Posted August 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Maybe not professional level, but I'm pretty happy and can go over it again if I feel like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Scotchbrite is excellent, the added benefit of abrasive blocks is that it's much easier to stay 100% straight and not deviate. I used scotchbrite for >1 year Before I tested abrasive blocks. It gives a extremely close to gen look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest messinapete Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 I used the green side of a couple scotch brite sponges, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, its definitely toned way down now from how it comes from the TDs, which I know is not Gen-Like (its supposed to be a polished bracelet), I just dislike polished unless it's only Polished Mid-Links and I would leave Polished only for Dress watches (or Dress/Sport); but this watch will be an almost daily wear (I'm switching Jobs soon and wouldnt be able to wear it at the new job, but otherwise I will wear the watch a lot), and polished gets scratched too easily as well.Interesting Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 1 hour ago, messinapete said: Interesting Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Don't.. Green Scotchbrite is too loose. Brown Scotchbrite is ok. Red Scotchbrite is best. However neither are suited for precision work. For the same cost as using a Scotchbrite. Just invest 10-30 USD in a proper abrasive block. 1) it's is impossible to get "straight" lines w/ scotchbrite = looks sloppy 2) it will give brushed look to the upper part of the side of the links. (E.g. Rolex = no go.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrantblade Posted August 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Like I said, for myself i did a decent enough job, this is by no means any kind of a "guide" and there are others much more knowledgable than me, I just wanted to refinish the bracelet to brushed and used what I had, and I'm satisfied for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 39 minutes ago, tyrantblade said: Like I said, for myself i did a decent enough job, this is by no means any kind of a "guide" and there are others much more knowledgable than me, I just wanted to refinish the bracelet to brushed and used what I had, and I'm satisfied for me. I understand you fully.. I did the same thing. I wish someone had pointed me in the right direction back then, therefore my recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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