Watch Luminizing Tutorial

[angelo]

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video tutorial about watch relume




How to remove old lume
















How to apply new lume









































techniques to safely remove old lume from dials:











to prevent scratches on the chromed borders, start from the middle to remove slowly and carefull the lume.










thank you for reading!

Angelo

[miro6666]

thanks for sharing this.

[J.D.B.]

Excellent use of gravity, thank you!

Josh

[Dakota2cSRT4]

I will probably never have the means or the need to do this but it was fascinating. Thank you for posting this!

[nuj]

i have a question, the binder or varnish you are using, can i use nail polish varnish instead or clear glue?

[nuj]

hi angelo,
thank you for that very informative topic on how to re lume. i'm meaning to re lume my watch that i bought just a few weeks ago. i was wondering if you are willing to sell your re lume kit to me. i'm having a hard time looking for a seller at ebay that is willing to pay thru western union. i have also had contact with noctrilume but they dont sell their product to the philippnes only in the usa and canada.
the lume that i bought here in the philippines easily decays and it doesnt come as a kit just the lume. yours seems to run for a long time. its okay if your lume has already been used as long as it comes as a kit.
hoping to hear from you soon and help me in my problem.

regards,
nuj

[Watch@Sea]

I'm assuming that the reluming of more complex shapes is accomplished purely with patience and fine motor skills? Does anyone have any suggestions for combating hand-shake (besides taking propranolol) when doing super-fine work under a magnifier? Actually, to relume some of the markers around my chapter ring, I think I'd need a microscope. How the heck do people do such small work and make it look so good?!

[surbarbro]

Nice tutorial! Gave me some really good input :)

How the heck do people do such small work and make it look so good?!

Practise*10000? No kids/wife/dogs in the house may also be good i belive. Im no expert but the times ive accomplished some dial im more pleased about i often did some more physical work before the luming, That makes it easier for me to focus than if ive been doin paperwork for 8 hours.

[surbarbro]

Nice tutorial! Gave me some really good input :)

How the heck do people do such small work and make it look so good?!

Practise*10000? No kids/wife/dogs in the house may also be good i belive. Im no expert but the times ive accomplished some dial im more pleased about i often did some more physical work before the luming, That makes it easier for me to focus than if ive been doin paperwork for 8 hours.

[angelo]

i have a question, the binder or varnish you are using, can i use nail polish varnish instead or clear glue?

professional binder is the best to work with, but you can start by using clear varnish from hobbyist stores (make sure it's acrylic and not waterbased).