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    Seiko Monster Bezel Painting

    Got this:



    and this:



    did this:



    ended up with this:



    put it on an Isofrane:



    I like it!
    Last edited by vinstink; 23rd April 2013 at 09:22.

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    Nice job, but now I think you need an orange Isofrane!

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    Nice job! Couple of questions before I try to do this myself....

    - did you remove the black paint first?
    - how long did you wait before removing the exces paint?
    - what did you use to remove the exces paint?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco-T View Post
    Nice job! Couple of questions before I try to do this myself....

    - did you remove the black paint first?
    - how long did you wait before removing the exces paint?
    - what did you use to remove the exces paint?
    Ive done if before when I did a snow monster



    For that one I removed all the paint from the bezel, that was hard going.

    For the Orange one above I did not remove the existing bezel paint. If it didnt take I was going to remove it all and start again but it did.

    If you use the enamel paint when it first goes on it looks glossy, I just waited until it dulled a bit, around 30mins - 45mins - it becomes tacky. If it just wipes off easily when you try it you need to wait a while longer

    To remove the paint I used just regular nail polish remover.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vinstink View Post

    I like it!
    Hmm, so do i think ill give that a go.
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    Whats the Humbrol paint colour?
    "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."

    'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by number2 View Post
    Whats the Humbrol paint colour?
    Gloss 18

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    Quote Originally Posted by vinstink View Post
    For the Orange one above I did not remove the existing bezel paint. If it didnt take I was going to remove it all and start again but it did.

    If you use the enamel paint when it first goes on it looks glossy, I just waited until it dulled a bit, around 30mins - 45mins - it becomes tacky. If it just wipes off easily when you try it you need to wait a while longer

    To remove the paint I used just regular nail polish remover.
    Thanks for the info.... especially the bit on the nail polish remover is very helpfull.

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    Is this color used for ship models?

    Great job...

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    Great jobs - both of them. I'm rather tempted to give this a go myself.

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    seiko

    I will have to try this too. Need to test my imagination a little.

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    Quote Originally Posted by short_dog View Post
    I will have to try this too. Need to test my imagination a little.
    Nice!

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    Great job! Thanks for the extra info.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Great job! Thanks for the extra info.

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    looks very nice

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    Excellent I am off to find some paint

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    Those monsters look fantastic what a great mod thanks for sharing.

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    Perfect for those faded Explorer II bezels as well - nice job!

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    Quote Originally Posted by learningtofly View Post
    Perfect for those faded Explorer II bezels as well - nice job!
    Indeed!

    I did the bezel on my Mothers Omega too, turned out pretty good!
    Sorry for the poor pictures, wasnt going to upload them.



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    Great work Vinny :)

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    Great work vinstink,looks great (and no need to replace this expensive bezel or send the watch to Omega)...

    What kind of paint did you use?Same one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by igorRIJEKA View Post
    Great work vinstink,looks great (and no need to replace this expensive bezel or send the watch to Omega)...

    What kind of paint did you use?Same one?
    yeah, just standard enamel. Only cost about £3 a pot and you don't need much at all

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    That's bloody great, thanks for sharing the process.

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    Quote Originally Posted by storm9 View Post
    That's bloody great, thanks for sharing the process.
    I tried "Revel" paint. Works also fine.

    men

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    For the excess paint removal, how did you prevent the nail polish remover from getting into the grooves for the markings where you actually wanted the new paint to stay?

    --Matthew

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    I wiped very firmly with the cloth tight around my fingertip.

    I found wiping across the bezel, ie from crystal to bezel edge had the best outcome.

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    Ahhh...I see. Makes a lot of sense. Perhaps I'll try this method on one of the watches I own that could use some fresh paint in one of the numbers on the bezel.

    --Matthew

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    Has anyone tried this with Red Enamel on a Black Monster bezel ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by song1818 View Post
    For the excess paint removal, how did you prevent the nail polish remover from getting into the grooves for the markings where you actually wanted the new paint to stay?

    --Matthew
    if using nail varnish remover be careful to keep it off any plastic parts, especially the crystal, as it will attack the surface.

    Kev

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    looks great, i'm off to get some paint:)

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    Really changes its whole appearance. I have exactly the same Orange one (well, without the modded bezel, at least for now).
    Thanks for sharing it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vinstink View Post



    I like it!

    Me too

    I should try it with my Orange Monster.

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    Looks brilliant!

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    Just goes to show what you can achieve if you have the time and patience

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