My zf 15500 bracelet is soft and perfect... I want to ask, many persons say that they put the bracelet in a baby oil bath. How is the correct procedure? Expecially rolex bracelets... which tipe of oil? If maybe better wd40?
I always work on my rep bracelets when they arrive. I usually get good results. But maybe I got unlucky with my R8F bracelet. My procedure:
1) bracelet gets cleaned in my ultrasonic cleaner in a bath of 99.9% isopropyl alcohol.
2) bracelet is left to thoroughly dry.
3) bracelet is bathed for a few hours in a ziplock bag soaked in silicon lube wd40.
4) bracelet is left to dry for many hours to allow the petroleum distillate from the wd40 to evaporate, leaving a thin residue of silicon lubricant on all surfaces of the bracelet including the internal pivots.
5) soak bracelet for several hours in a bath of mineral oil (aka “baby oil” or “castor oil”). This is a heavy oil and will not dissolve away the silicon lube film, but will form a coat on top of it.
6) remove from the mineral oil bath and wipe away the mineral oil. Then rinse away the remaining mineral oil under a gently flowing stream of warm water. Finally wipe dry with a microfiber cloth.
Works like a charm and gets rid of the high pitch rattle / squeek from rep bracelets. But my r8f AP bracelet remained sharp and stiff (although less stiff that it was out of the box).