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Re: Show us your Lume Shots!
Posted: May 6th, 2020, 1:24 pm
by hako
UV gel is great because it will give you these smooth surfaces.
In my experience you need more Lume powder in the mixture as with other binders. White background is very important.
Finally, to get the lume more yellow you can try a compatible yellow UV resin/laquer or you go to special pigment shops and look for a dark yellow pigment. A first trial could be done with ground solid water colors. Take care with the grain size. Should be as fine as the lume powder. Otherwise you see it in the finished lume.
Re: Show us your Lume Shots!
Posted: May 7th, 2020, 8:41 am
by wwwEvgeny
hako wrote: ↑May 6th, 2020, 1:24 pm
UV gel is great because it will give you these smooth surfaces.
In my experience you need more Lume powder in the mixture as with other binders. White background is very important.
Finally, to get the lume more yellow you can try a compatible yellow UV resin/laquer or you go to special pigment shops and look for a dark yellow pigment. A first trial could be done with ground solid water colors. Take care with the grain size. Should be as fine as the lume powder. Otherwise you see it in the finished lume.
waiting for the light yellow lume shipment. I will cut the lume until metal, then paint white color thin layer, then add thin layer of new lume. test on piece of metal first ofcause. for me more important how it looks like at normal lighting.
Re: Show us your Lume Shots!
Posted: May 7th, 2020, 8:44 am
by wwwEvgeny
Re: Show us your Lume Shots!
Posted: May 8th, 2020, 12:07 am
by VanSong
The orange lighted lume got my attention. May I know what is it daylight colour?
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Re: Show us your Lume Shots!
Posted: May 8th, 2020, 12:41 am
by hako
BTW, I found that UV hardened lume dissolves after a while in ultrasonic bath with acetone. Most of the time it comes off in one piece.
Of course, when your dial is painted, you have to repaint it.
Re: Show us your Lume Shots!
Posted: May 8th, 2020, 12:54 am
by wwwEvgeny
VanSong wrote: ↑May 8th, 2020, 12:07 am
The orange lighted lume got my attention. May I know what is it daylight colour?
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close to condensed milk color
now i'm waiting for same color but in the dark it should be greenish
Re: Show us your Lume Shots!
Posted: May 8th, 2020, 1:14 am
by VanSong
wwwEvgeny wrote: ↑May 8th, 2020, 12:54 am
VanSong wrote: ↑May 8th, 2020, 12:07 am
The orange lighted lume got my attention. May I know what is it daylight colour?
Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk
close to condensed milk color
now i'm waiting for same color but in the dark it should be greenish
Nice!
. This color will definitely look good with some added touch to make it more vintage. I believed growing Green is Brighter and last longer.
Re: Show us your Lume Shots!
Posted: May 8th, 2020, 1:38 am
by wwwEvgeny
VanSong wrote: ↑May 8th, 2020, 1:14 am
wwwEvgeny wrote: ↑May 8th, 2020, 12:54 am
VanSong wrote: ↑May 8th, 2020, 12:07 am
The orange lighted lume got my attention. May I know what is it daylight colour?
Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk
close to condensed milk color
now i'm waiting for same color but in the dark it should be greenish
Nice!
. This color will definitely look good with some added touch to make it more vintage. I believed growing Green is Brighter and last longer.
As promised, the one I wait will be more strong then the one i tried on my dial. orange is a little less intense
Re: Show us your Lume Shots!
Posted: May 8th, 2020, 4:45 am
by wwwEvgeny
hako wrote: ↑May 8th, 2020, 12:41 am
BTW, I found that UV hardened lume dissolves after a while in ultrasonic bath with acetone. Most of the time it comes off in one piece.
Of course, when your dial is painted, you have to repaint it.
thank you, just share my experience. i use UV gel for other purposes and it can be softened in liquid for cleaning toilet or bathtub, strong one, usually blue bottle
Re: Show us your Lume Shots!
Posted: May 8th, 2020, 6:12 am
by Emilio
Oh, and guys remember, UV resin can expire and it won't set.
Sometimes you can help to cure the UV resin dropping some rubbing alcohol on it (that also can destroy it, be careful).