First attempt at lume painting
I have had this watch for a while now and it never worn, the main reason there was no lume on the dial, only the hands
So I figured I would give painting some lume the dial a go.
Before
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a6c84b392c.jpg
After
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2b6811e4fc.jpg
And it does glow
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e89434da7f.jpg
It’s not the neatest job but it will do for me and will likely mean the watch will get a bit more wear than before.
For reference I used one of the lume kits with syringe applicator, the paint was a bit more fluid than I thought it would be so I am glad I gave it a bit of practice on some card before attempting the dial.
First attempt at lume painting
Ok so this morning I had a go at reluming the bezel pip of my new watch.( See the bear pit moan and rant thread)
The lume on these often falls out as it’s was just a tritium plot of paint in the steel bezel
After initial set back I mixed a dollop of lume with the Mrs clear nail varnish and painted a thin layer in recess. I let it dry and then added a few more layers each time letting it dry
One last coat of clear nail varnish over and this is the result.
I have no idea if it will stick in the recess, but I think it was worth a try.
It a pretty good match with the original so tritium lume and it glows at about the same rate when exposed to light it also fades quite quickly
Before
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c3292faab7.jpg
After (I need to clean it up a bit)
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...cb2d0db7fd.jpg
In the dark
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...497a4b3756.jpg
I am quite happy with it