thomasng Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 [censored]....... I was able to remove the bezel from my Fiddy finally, but this made matters worse. Removing the bezel, scratched the matte finish of the dial. Now I'm f***ed. Is there anyway to restore the matte finish? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris5264 Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 Man, I'm sorry, that sucks. I actually totally screwed up my dial trying to put the bezel back on. In the end the dial was fubar so I ordered another one from davidsen. However, my dial was really messed up, if the dial only has a few small marks on it, you can try some flat black paint. I've done that with another dial and it really worked well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 How bad is the scratch? Is it down to the base metal? Or just a surface scratch? I have repaired several vintage matte black Rolex dials- An example: Before: Note the scratch at the date window- After: The secret- I use a matte spray on varnish. Works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 thats the reason why i dont work on watches anymore everytime you try something, you mess something else up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 (edited) triplepost Edited May 28, 2006 by slay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 (edited) triplepost Edited May 28, 2006 by slay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasng Posted May 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 Thanks ubiquitous! That's exactly the problem on my dial, it's just a light surface scratch on the matte finish. It went over the "L Swiss Made L", but it isn't as serious as going down to the base metal. I owe you one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgjav Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 (edited) u can try spraying the dial with a thin coat of semigloss clearcoat..worked well for me. Edited May 28, 2006 by azgjav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Made an enquiry about a dial. Will let you know when I know. I asked for PAM127 (1950) dial for genuine Swiss ETA "Unitas" 6497 movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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