Radium safety alert

[Emilio]

Has anybody tried mixing the radium with the new luminous material to relume a dial or hands?

I was thinking about reluming these hands filling just the gaps with regular lume but after reading this thread I might just get new hands

If someone tries reusing the old radium lume, it will be necessary to grind the old stuff completely before using it so the results are homogeneous.

[VanSong]

Has anybody tried mixing the radium with the new luminous material to relume a dial or hands?

I was thinking about reluming these hands filling just the gaps with regular lume but after reading this thread I might just get new hands
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Yes, it is for the long-term health concern and is better to be wise! After all, we all want to have many more years to enjoy this hobby.

I Had packed up my two A190 yesterday and was thinking to send it to the pro for the whole dismantling & servicing instead of me doing it myself.

[mykeos]

Has anybody tried mixing the radium with the new luminous material to relume a dial or hands?

Its very probable someone has tried this in order to make the build more convincing (gen like) and "pass" the geiger test,but I'd advise against it, any manipulation with such hazardous material is dangerous and any watch is absolutely not worth damaging your health,imo.

[Delaforce]

I’ve reused radium and tritium with mask and gloves, sure be careful.


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[AstroW]

Radium is nasty, period!

With that said I have handled many radium watches and hands throughout the years and Im almost certain that I never contaminated myself. I have equipment to check for any contaminations. Its a good idea to have if one has to handle a lot of radium watches.
The best thing to do if you have to disassemble a radium watch is to do it over a disposable cloth that is plasticised on one side, using gloves and if you are extra paranoid use some kind of respiratory protection. Since the lume often is very dry and falls apart, small particles of it can easily be inhaled or float away and lay on your evening snack. Lume particles can for example get caught in the lungs alveoli, alternatively the radium can be ingested and deposited in the bones.
The lume must be handed in at the local waste facilities as dangerous goods, at least here in Sweden.
Stay safe!

[Luminor]

What kind of equipment do you use to check for contamination?

[AstroW]

What kind of equipment do you use to check for contamination?

Handheld radiation detector, either a Geiger or a scintillation detector! They are fast and easy to handle!

[leeyewfei]

Gen Angelus radium hands.................

[Emilio]

Gen Angelus radium hands.................

Beauty

[limp]