Tribal Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 This is how it looks now..... I think nobody will think its a complete new gen Insert
alligoat Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 Narly pearl! Is it a 16800 insert or a 5513?
Tribal Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Posted August 20, 2008 It's a 5513 and i want it slightly bleached
ubiquitous Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 I've had some mixed results with bleaching Some good... Some went a bit askew... The best one I had ever experienced was an insert that faded to a nice chocolate brown (Jetsons owns this piece now). Wish I had a pic of that one. Anymore, I just let them fade on their own time I'm going to have a long wait ahead of me...
Tribal Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Posted August 20, 2008 I've had some mixed results with bleaching Some good... Some went a bit askew... The best one I had ever experienced was an insert that faded to a nice chocolate brown (Jetsons owns this piece now). Wish I had a pic of that one. Anymore, I just let them fade on their own time I'm going to have a long wait ahead of me... Nice I like the First one.... Does the Rep insert faded eaysier than the Gen one?
Paneraibob Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 (edited) I need one of these inserts with acry; pearl for my vintage SD Need to find one Edited August 20, 2008 by Paneraibob
ubiquitous Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 Nice I like the First one.... Does the Rep insert faded eaysier than the Gen one? Yeah... They definitely fade easier, but each tends to have it's own characteristic, and strength. Some take as little as 4 minutes... Some require a little longer. The gens that I've done are always more resilient. Those definitely require a little longer, and a more watchful eye to keep them in check.
Tribal Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Posted August 20, 2008 Beautiful result! How about a tutorial? Ok, but I thought everybody knows how it works... So I took Chlorix (its a kind of bleaching stuff based on Natriumhypochloride) I popped the Gen Pearl of the Insert and put it in this stuff for about 10 minutes. After that I cleaned the Insert and thats it.. Easy to do...... For the Pearl I took some wood furniture varnish to become the slightly yellow- brownish color Mask it over the SL pearl... Lets dry and thats it.... Also an easy job Hope this helps....
Stephane Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 Yeah, seems very easy but still well done guys. Would I try that ? oh no
ubiquitous Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 If you're inclined to give it a go, I suggest testing/experimenting on aftermarket first. This will give you a feel for what to expect Personally, I know that the bleach is doing it's job when I start seeing some dark swirling taking place in the solution. When you're ready to pull the insert out, it's best to simply pour the bleach out and run fresh water into the container; touching the insert may produce some uneven color toning on the surface. So, for an even finish it's best to handle as little as possible until the insert is fully rinsed of bleach.
Samurai Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 Rolex Noob question - why would one want to bleach the insert?
jjfesq Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 Bleaching is done to give an aged look to the bezel.
Tribal Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Posted August 20, 2008 Rolex Noob question - why would one want to bleach the insert? Some want it for their Vintage Rollies to become a more authentic look Look here the Insert installed on a great white.....
Guest Schildking Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 Look's like authentic ! great Job Dirk!! verry nice piece! I'am so happy!
Nanuq Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 So the way to age a pearl is to smear wood stain over it? I thought you had to dig its guts out and refill it?! My pearls are new/green and need about 50 years "ageing". Wood stain? Really? :0
Tribal Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Posted August 20, 2008 So the way to age a pearl is to smear wood stain over it? I thought you had to dig its guts out and refill it?! My pearls are new/green and need about 50 years "ageing". Wood stain? Really? :0 Yes Sir, that's the easy way but you can do it also with a needle from the backside. Put a small hole in the pearl to get the Luminova off the pearl. Fill it with some other sort of lume. Mix it with some brownish color to get the vintage effect.
tmg Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 Nice results Tribal! I had a gen SL pearl that The Zigmeister literally could not drill out from the back at all -it was rock hard, so I'll give the varnish a try. I hear the Ofrei pearls are easier to work with.
Nanuq Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 Yeah, think about how small the pearl is on my 6536! I dunno if they MAKE drills that small.
freddy333 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Posted August 20, 2008 I've had some mixed results with bleaching Some went a bit askew... I prefer to keep them looking new (or looking fresh from the RSC), but of all the diy insert vintaginzing efforts I have seen, this is the only 1 that looks like it got that way from overexposure to sun, sea & use (by a diver). Fitted to a 'well worn' case (like some of Nanuq's), this insert would fool me.
iceberg1459 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Posted October 1, 2008 soaked into bleach for about 1min only i got nice shaded brown excuse bad pic
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