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| Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 01:35 pm |
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OldeCrow 3T WIS 
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I posted this in a couple other locations but I thought I would share it here. Just so to answer some long standing questions about lume. Genuine Super-Luminova on the homage next to the Seiko which is also obviously Super-Luminova as well. So why doesn't all lume look like this? Cuz watch companies are cheap and they will dilute super-lume or use some other inferior products to save a few bucks. Ya I know you old school guys aren’t happy unless your watch is radioactive, but Tritium never glowed like this! 
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 01:41 pm |
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sleddog218 3T WIS
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Great shot! I think lume is cool, I know I'm a geek, but there's something great about walking down a dim hallway after coming in from the sunshine and seeing my OM glowing like a beacon :cool:
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 01:43 pm |
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jakisbck 3T WIS 
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did you do that yourself or you have someone else to do it for you?
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 01:49 pm |
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OldeCrow 3T WIS
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I did the lume myself, one of the advantages of the sandwich dial is that you can split the dial and you don't have to stay between the lines to lume it ;)
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 02:06 pm |
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jakisbck 3T WIS
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wow thats good where did you get the lume paint from if you dont mind me asking.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 02:43 pm |
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OldeCrow 3T WIS
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I got the lume kits straight from RC TRITEC. http://www.rctritec.com They are not a web friendly business so you either have to mail them a check or wire them money. I wanted to be sure that I got Real Super-Luminova and they are the source. You can get similar kits from domestic supply houses but the kits are not produced by RC TRITEC so there is no way to assure that it’s the real deal. Maybe I am just being paranoid but as much lame lume as there is out there I wasn’t going to screw around!
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 03:15 pm |
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e.avery 3T WIS 
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Great job and pics!!! I would be paranoid also about the product. Have you tried to use the needle applicators yet to do one? Last edited on Tue Jul 11th, 2006 03:15 pm by e.avery |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 03:42 pm |
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jakisbck 3T WIS
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do you have an email address I like to ask you a few more questions and thanks for the link. I saw some other stuff that you did is why i ask.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 03:53 pm |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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OldeCrow wrote: I Love that Watch Chris !...If You Ever Want to Lume 1 of My Sandwich Dials let Me Know :)...If McWright Sees It He Will Want 1...he's a Lumaholic :P:P I posted this in a couple other locations but I thought I would share it here.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 06:22 pm |
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Or Ology Guest
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I bought one of these kits, but it didn't come with any instructions. Could you possibly give me some very minimal instructions for how to mix up the stuff and apply it? Thanks.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 08:52 pm |
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OldeCrow 3T WIS
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jakisbck wrote: do you have an email address I like to ask you a few more questions and thanks for the link. I saw some other stuff that you did is why i ask. sales@rctritec.com They also have a form online for requesting information, they will send you a couple of pdf's with color info etc. http://www.rctritec.com/index.php?id=92 Or Ology wrote: I bought one of these kits, but it didn't come with any instructions. Could you possibly give me some very minimal instructions for how to mix up the stuff and apply it? Thanks. The lume/pigment you need to mix just slightly less than 1:1 with the lacquer/Varnish. I find that if it's exactly 1:1 its just a tiny bit too runny but you may prefer it this way. I also find that the little tiny cup in the cap is a good measure for the pigment and a carefully selected drop of lacquer is about the right ammount for slightly less than 1:1 You can mix them in the mortar that comes with the kit with a small toothpick if the kit didn't come with a pestal. The pigment tends to settle after you stir it together with the lacquer so the faster you apply it the more even the job will be. I have also found that several light applications are easier and will result in a nice even coat rather than trying to get one thick even coat. I haven't needed to use needle applicators yet as sandwich dials are so large a fine model paintbrush that I have trimmed about half the brushes out of works fine. the needle applicators would work great for appling hour markers and dots etc. I am a lefty though and no ammount of practice will ever make an artist out of me so I don't imagine I will be doing too many delicate applications with the needle applicators! :) Some sandwich dials are more difficult to lume than others, I have found some of these dials have the whole back piece lumed. As you can imagine this makes it hard to figure out where to apply lume. Also since the lume uses a lacquer base it will soften whatever paint surface you apply it too so if you screw things up wiping it off will usually wipe it off down to the bare metal! Sandwich dials that have a painted back piece with just the numbers and markers lumed are the easiest to lume because you can see where to apply the lume! I usually sand down the original lume slightly just to take some of the depth out of it so there is room for the new lume to fill without filling the cutout front of the dial. once the lume has tacked but before its completly hardened I usually install the cutout front of the dial and press it together firmly by hand. This flattens out any spoil from the application and ballons up the lume in the cutout to give it a nice definition if its tacked just right. This has a very steep learning curve and is equaly expensive if you wreck something. It is however very rewarding when things work right!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12th, 2006 05:22 am |
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monster623az 3T WIS
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Thanks for posting that link! I have been trying to find somewhere to buy this stuff or something similar, I want to experiment and try doing some stuff.(try lol)
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