Anyone has knowledge to "blacken" watch hands?

[reficul]

Hello folks,

I have a set of hands that needs to be "blacken" and they are in steel color.

The original hands from the gen looks like almost jet black and at certain angles, the hands will show some gloss and appears almost metallic.

I am not sure what process I can try... anyone has done this before and has any suggestion?

Many thanks for helping!

[Dizzy]

Airbrushing them? With an airbrush you should be able to set the spray so fine that it coats the hands without globs of paint on them. You could bake them in the oven then clear coat them? I guess it depends on the exact look you are going for.

dizz

[Seadweller4000]

Well, I got a set of black hands in my BCE that is supposed to be silver... Nah, just kiddin.

You could try to get genuine ones?

[reficul]

Airbrushing them? With an airbrush you should be able to set the spray so fine that it coats the hands without globs of paint on them. You could bake them in the oven then clear coat them? I guess it depends on the exact look you are going for.

dizz

Airbrush sounds like cool.... The watch hands that I need to blackened is a Ladies Patek Aquanaut Luce (white dial). I have seen the gen in a boutique and the hands appears extremely dark chrome to me.

Anyone wishes to try this project? ;-p

[reficul]

Well, I got a set of black hands in my BCE that is supposed to be silver... Nah, just kiddin.

You could try to get genuine ones?

I wished that was available! My project hands are actually for a Patek Ladies white Aquanaut. :-)

Dun think the hands are easily available, unless.... contacts..... but that sounds impossible. :-(

[Baggy]

I think you are talking about blueing?

See http://www.bhi.co.uk/hints/bluing.htm - especially the pseudo blueing section near the bottom of the page.

[takashi]

I see this one on VCO rep, latest edition. The hands looks very nice and not completely black. Doesn't come out too good on this picture::