Guest avitt Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 In my long quest to find the perfect hard surface coating, there were one or two "research projects" which didn't turn out quite as I had hoped (which is understandable, when you realize that most of the coating houses specialize in tools and industrial parts, and not aesthetic coatings...). One of them was this Hamilton GMT case, which I attempted to have DLC coated using the PACVD process. Unfortunately, the result were unacceptable, with uneven streaks and shadows: What to do, what to do? My first thought was to have the entire case recoated, in the hope that the flaws would be covered up. However, I didn't realize that the DLC coating is actually highly transparent, and the flaws continued to show through the second coating. It became apparent that the only way to solve this problem would be to remove the coating, and start all over. Last night, I carefully bead-blasted the case with media which was carefully selected to be aggressive enough to remove the hard surface coating, while doing minimal damage to the stainless steel substrate. I am really happy with the results: With a little additional polishing, followed by a nice, even glass bead blast, this case will be ready for a new, perfect DLC coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Awesome... So this must mean I can send you my PAM 28 with rep PVD for removal and recoating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Awesome... So this must mean I can send you my PAM 28 with rep PVD for removal and recoating? I've got a PAM rep with PVD in house, and will be doing an R & R this week. If everything goes smoothly, I'll probably add the removal service... WARNING: It ain't gonna be too cheap though...There's a lot of work involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 This is cool, great work avitt I would be very interested in this type of modification and service for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 WARNING: It ain't gonna be too cheap though...There's a lot of work involved. Yea, that's a given... Removing AR (cleanly) can be painful enough on some of these crystals... Removing PVD, well, that's a different ball game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Update... Here's the Hamilton case, glass bead blasted, and ready for a new DLC coat: I've also had the opportunity to remove the shiny PVD finish from a replica PAM case. The results were very good. There was no deformation of the case, and the lines stayed sharp: Here you can see the contrast with the old PVD coating: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Ohh nice...can't wait to see the projects people are dreaming up after reading this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbdad Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 nice, Tony! I can't wait to get that PAM case back... you're right the CG pin doesn't look bad. If I ever score a V CG, I might send everything back so you can match it to the case's DLC. *anyone have a V Crown Guard to sell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londongeorge87 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Avitt do you still do PVD coatings? Would it be possible to send you a Franck Muller Crazy Color Dreams to have a PVD coating put on it? If so how much? I am very interested. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Avitt do you still do PVD coatings? Would it be possible to send you a Franck Muller Crazy Color Dreams to have a PVD coating put on it? If so how much? I am very interested. Thanks Thanks for the inquiry. Yes, I am providing coating services. I'd be happy to work on your FM. I'll PM the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I almost forgot to update this thread with pictures of the Hamilton GMT case, now that it has been re-coated using my current DLC process: As you can see, no more streaks, shadows, or blemishes....Perfect recoat. The bottom line: I can now expand my services to offer the stripping and recoating of damaged or replica PVD coatings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Wow, so nice. PMed you for more info (again). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccum Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 It looks GREAT!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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