goin6633 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Since I get the relumr information from you guys , I'm trying to get those stuff from internet and I order the pigment from rcTRITEC , luminova C3 pigment . And here's the C3 set So , try to relum by myself........... first step , get the strap away then use the open ball to open remove the CG and the crown remove the hands remove the dial separate the sandwich dial prepare the pigment mix the pigment then............hard work , sorry about forget to take the pic during print the pigment and here's the result I'm not hurry to put it back , so I will post the pic another day after I put them back I'm happy to have the experience for relume , and happy to see it is such bright !! Thanks for all the infos from you guys !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbosas Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Looks good!! congrats.. I'm also building a PAM myself, it's always a joy to wear something that you made.. isn't it.. (specially when a few months back you knew nothing about watches) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalnrg Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 looking great so far. I wish I know how to do this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchturbo Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 WOW! that lume looks great! Make sure you post some followup pics assembled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l3x Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Great job...and thank you for the write up and pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Great job, especially for a first effort. But...now I'm going to have to show you up and take my watch apart while wearing oven mitts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmt Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Wow... you are brave.... and in the arctic with mittens! Thanks for taking the stab publiclly.... lot of fun to see and looks really good so far.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babola Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Good one, mate. Hope you scrapped the old factory lume off before applying the new SL to the under disc. Do I see an old school Eddie Lee 44mm case with no cutout between the lugs and the plastic mov't retaining ring? Great find, short of JimmyFu case that's as good as they get in the 44mm Pam rep world, IMO. Don't forget to show us the pics of the assembled piece. cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clellandm Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 You are fearless - but I think that watch is going to look great. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sander Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Looks pretty good so far. I would only recommend to put something over the movement. You can put a glass over it or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 looking forward to seeing the results of this, looks good so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krayfish Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Nice one!! so your an expert now !! Great work! kray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Very nice....well done mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchpot Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Hope you scrapped the old factory lume off before applying the new SL to the under disc. How important is it to do this? ps. great post, goin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babola Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 How important is it to do this? ps. great post, goin. Very much so, otherwiase the 'sandwich' can end up being to thick for the proper install of the hand-stack. The second hand requires enough clearance so it doesn't brush against the subdial, hour hand again shouldn't touch the second hand etc...all this gets affected if a sandwich dial isn't of correct thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goin6633 Posted January 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) Hi all , thanks for all the reply at first ! I do remove the old lumin on the hands , but not the dial . So the result is just like babola said , the pigment on the dial are too much . But luckly I just get a little dirt on the dial , not effect too much . For the first time , I'm satisfied with the result !!! And I also relume my 127 , and also try to relume for a sausage dial (old one, useless dial) so , here comes the pictures I belive that pratice makes perfect !! So I will keep trying ~~~~~~ Thanks Edited January 4, 2009 by goin6633 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonami Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Great first job. I thought that rcTritec didn't sold to people but only to professional sellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulimblim Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Great job, it looks perfect, the lume definitively makes the difference. Where have you bought the tritec luminova ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Wow...that looks great! Must take a steady hand to do the hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 The two sandwitch dials look great, ok the sausage one is a bit? but as you say practice makes perfect, well done indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rytrilius Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 would getting a spare sandwich dial to use as a template help? as opposed to applying the lume freehand? Just a thought. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goin6633 Posted January 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) the template is on the way to my place . I order some tools from my dealer to do the relume job , so I just do my best with the tools I own now ! These days , I relume two 063 for practice . One is mine , another one is from my friend . And this one is mine , the shape of the number is not so good ! But still satisfied for the result ~~~ And this one is from my friend , the dial before relume Terrible lume on the dial , but the hands are good ! And after relume the C3 pigment , Compare with 111 In the dark So , practice can make the relume job better and better . I will keep trying to make it better till I can relume the dial without any mistake !! Thanks for the suggestion from you guys , I will keep post new pic from my homework . Edited January 7, 2009 by goin6633 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I am glad to see your putting some time and effort into mastering this difficult skill. Honestly, I think the dials look terrible and the watch is ruined. I would not want to wear a watch that looks like this. I am not trying to insult the fact your trying this out, but you should not be applying lume to a dial that is for wearing on your wrist until you are skilled at producing very nice results. You need to buy some old dials for practice, the saussage dials are the most difficult and you should have some of these as spares for practice, it will take you at least 50 or more hours of constant practice before you get the required skills and knowledge to make it look nice. I know this because I started with lume 4 years ago, but I had a good background and was an artist for 30 years and have been working under a loup for a long time. Even with that background, it took me many dials and about 6-8 months of practice to get skilled at applying lume. Until I could make it look acceptable, I didn't do any watches - only practice dials. Applying lume requires two skills, 1. being able to work under a loupe, and 2. having an artistic skill to apply the lume so it looks nice. Keep practicing but please - buy some old dials for teaching yourself how to lume before you do someone's watch. As for a template, this will not work or fix the problems you are having. Practice and more practice is the only way to get good results. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 the template is on the way to my place . I order some tools from my dealer to do the relume job , so I just do my best with the tools I own now ! These days , I relume two 063 for practice . One is mine , another one is from my friend . And this one is mine , the shape of the number is not so good ! But still satisfied for the result ~~~ So , practice can make the relume job better and better . I will keep trying to make it better till I can relume the dial without any mistake !! Thanks for the suggestion from you guys , I will keep post new pic from my homework . i would rather have terribel lume then what you did on the 063, do as The Zigmeister says and practice you have the drive now you need the practice. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweattdogg Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I agree with the others. I would keep these dials as a reference. You can look at these after you are skilled and think "man I have come a long way!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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