Is this 001 dial fixable?

[Hongkytonkman]

Hi everyone,

I've acquired a couple of ol' school dials,

but has some minor scuffs and scratches..

I'm lookin' to get the dial matte sprayed and lumed,

but before that, I would like to get some opinions from our mates here.

1 of the dials has some paint scraped off at the 9 o'clock position.

seem somewhat exaggerated by the high def. pics, but you can clearly see the scratch...

since it doesn't full cover up when adapted to the case, it needs some work.

do you think this can be fully covered out by the matte spray,

or does it have go through some repair work prior to the spray job?

Plus, is the matt spray mod accurate for a L swiss L 001B dial as well?

(I have another 001 dial getting ready for a tritium lume mod w/ the T swiss T coversion,

and gathered some info that the tritium dials certainly have a matt finish to it)

Thanks,

HKT

[RWG Technical]

Spray alone will not cover up that damage, and even painting the damage and then clear coating will not hide the damage.

Think of it like a car, a big dent and rust, you can spray paint over it all, but it's still visible...

RG

[Hongkytonkman]

thanks Z for the info.

was planning to send this one to canada for the fix and lume, but now I'm thinking again

[RWG Technical]

I have done these types of repairs in the past, mostly on genuine dials where you can't replace them. It is next to impossible to not have your repair visible, so if you can source another dial with no damage, that is your best value. If this dial is irreplaceable, then attempting a repair is probably your only option...

RG