IWC 3714 Self-Mod: Creating the "Brushed Look" + Comparison to Gen

[CalABC]

Got my IWC rep today, but the case back was reflective like a mirror (which is a common problem amongst the older IWC portuguese reps)
Tried a quick-fix courtesy of the friendly superconglomerate 3M, what do you guys think? (I also need to rotate it to upright next chance I get....)

 

[higginsd]

Brilliant! What type of 3M product did you use?

 

[CalABC]

Brilliant! What type of 3M product did you use?

Step 1: Scotch tape (Painters tape/Masking Tape would work as well. The idea is to protect the area that you don't want to be brushed. Note that I already started the brushing process, this was the second iteration which is why it already looks a bit brushed)

Step 2: 3M Scotch Brite, unpackaged and cut in half for easier use

Step 3: Line up a box or other perpendicular flat surface in the direction you want the lines to go. The idea here is to create a "guide" for the pad so that your lines are straight and consistent. Use small, deliberate strokes

 

[pippo]

Good job! I need one 3M pad too

 

[higginsd]

:thumbup:

 

[Patsanchik]

Colour me impressed! Your results look way better than I expected.

 

[henry8601]

Very impressed! How deep have you gone with the marks?

 

[BirkinTourbillon]

Thanks for sharing this with us, would definitely be useful for those 3714 owners for sure


"Tienes que correr riesgos, en esta vida"

 

[CalABC]

Very impressed! How deep have you gone with the marks?

When you first start with the brushing, it has only cursory marks and still has some reflectiveness. I brushed it until I had consistent patterns with that of the gen, and stopped after a bit of tiny adjustment (really short strokes)

 

[rhc22]

Nice work, looks good

 

[co-axial]

Nice job. Thanks for posting

* sent from somewhere *

 

[henry8601]

When you first start with the brushing, it has only cursory marks and still has some reflectiveness. I brushed it until I had consistent patterns with that of the gen, and stopped after a bit of tiny adjustment (really short strokes)

Great, thank you for the clarification

 

[carluzky]

It really looks identical to the original one! great job