Pam 382 ZF v1 "Bronzo" Patina project, Journey! Lots of Pics

[droberts]

Seen this thread and picked up a 382 on M2M. Gave it a lemon bath and it looked like this. Followed what OP did here except added a bit of brushed on liver of suffer before I stuck it in the Tupper ware with salt. Really like the way it turned out.

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[jvilla510]

Seen this thread and picked up a 382 on M2M. Gave it a lemon bath and it looked like this. Followed what OP did here except added a bit of brushed on liver of suffer before I stuck it in the Tupper ware with salt. Really like the way it turned out.

Loks good, i may add the LOS as well. The dark patina loks sweet as well.

 

[droberts]

Thanks, It was your thread here that put me over the edge on getting the 382. Glad I did. It was sold to me as a KW V1 but I believe it is the same as yours a ZF V1 now that I have it in hand and can really look at it. Just be careful with the LOS that stuff is toxic. I did the LOS first and then your Salt Water Tupperware trick second. The LOS gave it the really black looking all over so I used a toothbrush and brushed a lot of it off leaving just some around the markers. Then I put it in the tupperware to darken up the case and get a little of the green on it. Really happy with how it turned out. For anyone wanting to clean theirs first, if your watch is waterproofed used sprite and add some lemon juice. It really cleans the case up nicely.

 

[Armcandy]

thanks for posting this. Coincidently, i ordered a mustang strap (for my bronzo) similar to this last week and was searching the forum to see if anyone had reviewed it. Great post. Do you remember where you picked up the Rolko Bronze Shark buckle?

 

[jvilla510]

thanks for posting this. Coincidently, i ordered a mustang strap (for my bronzo) similar to this last week and was searching the forum to see if anyone had reviewed it. Great post. Do you remember where you picked up the Rolko Bronze Shark buckle?

That one my brother picked up off the bay and gifted it to me . But Rolko is a seller in Russia. You can find his site just search Rolko in google and you will find it. I highly recommend it, its an awesome buckle.

Thanks

 

[Islander36]

On the 382 does the bezel line up straight? Does it still have a good power reserve?

 

[Bizi]

Mine has just been cleaned, so it's ready to follow this tutorial into patina journey.

Hope everything goes nice as yours.

Let's see.

 

[watchmaninpa]

Bizi ... nice rosy glow on that bronze there. Good work brother !

 

[jvilla510]

Mine has just been cleaned, so it's ready to follow this tutorial into patina journey.

Hope everything goes nice as yours.

Let's see.

Looks good. Please post pics to see the outcome.