1978 5513 Submariner modification review

[bc1221]

nice.
i ended up just re-luming mine and matte sprayed the dial.
its amazing how much texture a quick spray gives the flat dial.

heres how mine turned out

luming a painted dial is a pain in the ass.
xanax def helps with the shaking :lol:

my cartel insert is made of plastic and wont fade
have a clarks on the way though. tryin to get the faded look like yours.

 

[hautehorloge]

Looks good mate! I know - the faded bezel look is gorgeous and i tried all the stuff i found at home spending hours waiting in front of the bowl with the soaking bezel. The mold cleaner was the hit! 10 minutes and the look was perfect - it is some extremely aggressive shit!

 

[sanankid]

I want one of these grrrr

 

[bc1221]

Looks good mate! I know - the faded bezel look is gorgeous and i tried all the stuff i found at home spending hours waiting in front of the bowl with the soaking bezel. The mold cleaner was the hit! 10 minutes and the look was perfect - it is some extremely aggressive shit!

Thanks

So your insert is plastic too?
I had mine soaking deep in 100% bleach. Even tried to scuff it up a little with sand paper but nothing. It's still black as night.

 

[hautehorloge]

Thanks

So your insert is plastic too?
I had mine soaking deep in 100% bleach. Even tried to scuff it up a little with sand paper but nothing. It's still black as night.

Sorry for the late reply!
No, mine is Aluminum.

 

[bc1221]

yea.. not sure what the deal was with mine.
ended up getting a clark insert and moving the acrylic pearl from the cartel insert.

 

[hautehorloge]

Already bleached it? Show me show me!