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[tzeekin]

Hi, for repainting the bezel numbers. I followed this process below and found it much easier and cleaner than using the tooth pick method to scrape of excess. Although it is a much longer process due to the wait time for the paint to dry.

http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/...res-with-Explorer-2-(bezel-and-keyless-works)

 

[egroegart]

Ummm. Did you read that thread? He used a tooth pick to remove the. Old paint. Same process that I suggested. A toothpick removes the factory paint in less than a second. It wipes right off. Then you clean the surface just like I said. And just like he said. Only difference in his process is he used rubbing alcohol to clean the metal. Which may work but a degreaser is what you should use to properly prepare a metal surface to be painted. And then I follow that up with a degreasing soap. The tape all over the place is not necessary either as you should be using a small 1mm brush and only painting the numbers and going over the edges a little bit. So all that work taping it off is not necessary at all. But yes. He removed the paint with a tooth pick because it's simple to do. His cleaning process may work also but I am an artist and painter by trade. Having painted cars. Tractors. And many metal items. Degreasing then cleaning the surface is absolutely the most important part of the process for longevity of the paint.

 

[JoeyT]

Argh I thought my rep cole toon should be done but now I want one of these

 

[JoeyT]

*collection*

 

[tzeekin]

I will keep the degreaser in mind next time. Thanks for that.

And yes he use a tooth pick to remove the original paint. But he doesn't use a tooth pick to remove the excess after applying the new paint which is what you said you would do. Instead, he uses nail varnish dampened micro fibre cloth. I was using a tooth pick to remove excess after applying the new paint but found that I'm not careful enough. After reading his post, I tried the nail varnish cloth approach and found it much easier for me. But everyone has their favourite way. I'm just trying to suggest an alternate.

You guys are awesome and I'm learning so much from reading all the posts.

 

[karen36]

I used Tamica XF-1 flat black color and a size 000 brush for repainting and a tooth pick to remove excess paint.

Works perfectly for me.


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[egroegart]

I'm sorry. I misread what you said. Yes. You have to be very steady to do the removing afterward with the toothpick. But whatever works best for you is what you should do. Sorry about that again. I've had some people email me about it and are afraid to try it. But its really not that hard at all after you get the hang of it. Did you find it to be that way too after you got started? And the most important part like I said is surface prep and getting that metal clean. Then that paint will last for a long long time.

 

[tzeekin]

Hey egroegart, don't worry about it. Yeah, I found it very difficult to use a tooth pick to remove the new excess paint. But using the nail varnish micro fibre cloth wrap around a flat nail filer seems to do the trick for me. I won't hesitate to do that again now that I've done it once with the nail varnish cloth to remove the excess. But next time I will definitely use a degreaser to clean and prep the metal surface first.