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DIY: GMT Master II BLNR bezel fix

kennycoder

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So, I've got this watch today, overall its pretty stunning except for that shitty bezel transition on 6 and 18. At first I thought that sharpie silver pen would fix it but then I saw the real problem with it.. seems like this bezel is made out of 2 parts and the "soldering" point is exactly where 6 and 18 are. They are not leveled. Bottom blue part is slightly higher (inside the cutout of the numbers of course) and that creates this annoying line. It's easy to see, just grab a needle and go through the cutout, you will see that its uneven. At first I tried to use some kind of very liquid glue to even the surface out but it didn't work and sharpie pen on top wouldn't dry properly. And then I found an old tube of chemical metal. And voila... really tiny amount to fill the unevenness, let it dry, paint 2-3 layers of sharpie on top and it's pretty fucking perfect. I'll take some daylight pics tomorrow cause I just did the number 6, will do 18 tomorrow since it takes some time to dry and I'm already half shitfaced from G&T and beer.
Sorry for the crap pics, but you'll see what i mean.
Not modded "18":
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Modded "6":
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Expect more updates tomorrow.
 
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Soldier2304

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Subscribed! I receive my Batman this Sat so I need all the info I can get on this mod. Looks good btw
 

kennycoder

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Sorry, no "before". Just the non modified 18. I'll do the same tomorrow on 18 with better "how to" pictures.
 

efthimis

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Thank you very much for this, waiting to see the modded "18"!
 

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What is chemical metal? Is there a brand name?
 

kennycoder

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What is chemical metal? Is there a brand name?
Google for plastic padding chemical metal. Its some kind of a glue that reassembles metal. I applied it with a toothpick and evened it out when it was half dry with an empty rollerball pen. Ball size is perfect to fit inside the cutout. When it dried completely i painted with two layers of Sharpie Silver. Same color as on the other numerals. Perfect match to be honest.
 

JohnnyBe

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Nice thinking man..really looking forward for the how to pics


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ryantunna

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Even if you fix the 6 and 18, I still think the blue color is totally wrong. Noob really did a poor job on the batman insert. Way more important than the CHS


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ryantunna

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Here's my gen. Color really different

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kennycoder

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there is a rep vs gen of blnr. blue is very close. check zockers thread