How to mix tritium coulor Lume?

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·Thurs. 4:35am

Hello guys
I want to try myself in reluming watch hands. I bought c3 Superluminova as i really like the brightnes of it. Do you have a Special mixture to fit the coulour and maybe Even texture of old tritium?
I would try it with enamel orange paint (a tiny bit) and mix it with the Binder.

Thank you in advance

 

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JimInOz

·Thurs. 5:13am·Melbourne Australia

I've used white Bergeon lume with an enamel binder and a tiny amount of enamel model paint in an orange to brown colour.
It came up like aged tritium.
I'll see if I can find a photo of the dial.

 

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JimInOz

·Thurs. 5:15am·Melbourne Australia

PS: The paint was Humbrol 24 TRAINER YELLOW MATTE 14ML.

It looks yellow on screen, but IRL it has more of a tan hue.

 

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JimInOz

·Thurs. 5:54am·Melbourne Australia

Original radium lume.

After re-lume

 

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TIMElyBehaviour

·Thurs. 2:09pm

I have used tea and coffee before with a touch of yellow food colouring but that is more for radium.

Coffee and tea would do it but you would have to experiment and slowly add it to the lume as you mix it in.

 

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·Thurs. 2:20pm

You mean the coffee for the texture?

 

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TIMElyBehaviour

·Thurs. 2:23pm

I mean mixing brewed coffee and tea mixing in very small amounts into the lume as you are getting ready to apply. A drop here and there to adjust the colour