HOW TO LUME A SANDWICH DIAL. FULL EDITION

[BigChief]

Few quick questions....what do you use to remove the old lume?
What ratio of lume powder to varnish do you recommend?
For the white base coat what did you use?

 

[alvinado]

i used a solvent to soak the base plate to remove the old lume, then the mixture is..

60/40 for hands, 50/50 for dial (Lume, binder)

 

[jcrry2]

i have herd of some peolpe putting a small amount of white paint in the mix, have you done this and if so what kind of paint? thanks

i used a solvent to soak the base plate to remove the old lume, then the mixture is..

60/40 for hands, 50/50 for dial (Lume, binder)

 

[BigChief]

What kind of solvent to remove the lume? Sorry for all the questions..

 

[HIRO]

how to take out the second hand?

Second hand

 

[alvinado]

i have herd of some peolpe putting a small amount of white paint in the mix, have you done this and if so what kind of paint? thanks

White paint is to make the mixture have a white tint, you don't have to do that for panerai watches, you can use c1 if you want it to be white..

What kind of solvent to remove the lume? Sorry for all the questions..

Thinner or turpentine

how to take out the second hand?

Second hand

Using a hand puller

 

[jetrigger]

Thanks for this. I am going to try this in the near future.

 

[alwayslate]

FARK, this is madness! This kind of work should be left to the surgeons. Lately, I tried to PVD one of my pams and I used matte black spray paint. Thats as pro as I get with watches.

 

[moggio]

I think we need a pictures of the binder...i dontknow what is binder actually look like. Wanted to gather all the tools for my first luming practice...but definitely can be good as our master here or goin himself LOL

 

[w@tchlume]

binder looks like the bottle that is pictured below , it is actually a clear laquer like substance.

THe small bottle with a clear liquid on the top right of the picture is the binder solution.

 

[MMs]

bumping an awesome thread!

 

[dimgr]

good read

 

[mroz]

Awesome read.

Just re-lumed my PAM217.

Waiting for it to be dry enough to build back up.

Then it's clicky, clicky time.

 

[justlounging]

unbelievable work done and fantastic read...full of details and ever so tempted to re-lume my dial..

definitely on par with the pros out there..meticulous and very very very patient man..*claps hands*

If only i have less jittery hands...*reminds himself to lessen caffeine intake*

 

[alvinado]

justlouging, nice to know you are a fellow singaporean like me,try luming, it is great fun!

 

[Andy3103]

Thank you for that Tutorial, it was simple in it's telling yet skillfull in it's application.

 

[crushblind]

wah awesome...

 

[boostin20]

@ lan61, I use a matt art varnish, but transparent is better supposingly.. check out my other thread, your answer is there..

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=53271

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[Nectam]

ur the man !

 

[Rick914]

Great write up, Just what I was looking for a confidence booster before I relume a set of hands! Thanks