GhostfaceZX Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 I should be receiving my Bond SMP any day now, and one of the first things I wanted to do was a relume. Checking ebay, there are tons of glow in the dark paints/powders, and also a variety of colors. I was thinking about trying this with a blue colored glow paint - anyone have any feedback about whether these glow paints are appropriate for reluming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finepics Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Absolute waste of time - and if you have never done one before it's not a case of just painting it on. You stand a real risk of ruining the dial in one go. The proper lume comes as powder with a varnish and a diluting liquid. The mix of these allows you to control the flow to achieve a smooth finish. There is no substitute for the real thing (and that is what is used on the gen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roommate Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 And what about this powder: http://readysetglo.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Sc...ory_Code=GPPrDI or paint: http://readysetglo.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Sc...egory_Code=GPDI The Relative Brightness is very similar to Super Luminova. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracker Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Finepics has some of this powder and is trying it out. It is a crystaline base so it is a little bit grainy. you cannot grind it finer either or it will no longer glow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostfaceZX Posted April 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Tried it this weekend, and it doesn't work. The main problem is the strength of the glow. With the amount of the powder that's able to fit on the actual markers, there's barely any glow. I coated all the hands except the GMT on my watch and charged it with a light source, then looked at it in the dark. All of the hands (including the GMT) were glowing with the same color and intensity. Didn't try to lume the dial, so the watch still looks great The graininess of the product is also an issue as cracker mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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