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  1. Ralph971 May 14, 2019

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    Dear experts,

    you often see Vintage watches with milled bezels, where the color partially vanished.

    There are posts about how to fill the bezel with color again. I am interested in the opposite: How can you remove the old color completely? (I like ghost bezels ;))

    Any ideas?

    Thanks a lot!
    Ralph
     
  2. ahsposo Most fun screen name at ΩF May 14, 2019

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    Leave it out in the sun for a few years.
     
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  3. Ralph971 May 14, 2019

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    Having an average of 5 days of sun per year in Germany ... that could take too long.

    No other ideas?
     
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  4. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. May 14, 2019

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    Remove bezel.

    Paint remover.
     
  5. Vercingetorix Spam Risk May 14, 2019

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    Ammonia. For anodized bezels.
     
  6. ahsposo Most fun screen name at ΩF May 14, 2019

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    Sand blaster.
     
  7. Dan S May 14, 2019

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    Are we just talking about paint inside recessed numbers in a stainless bezel? Or a colored aluminum insert? Maybe a photo would help.
     
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  8. wsfarrell May 14, 2019

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    You can leave the bezel on and use acetone. Apply tiny amounts very carefully so it doesn't seep into the watch.
     
  9. Vespasiano Feb 5, 2020

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    I have the opposite problem. I have a seamaster 2265.80 and had the bezel insert polished. The idiot seems to have taken some of the blue lacqueur of a couple of numbers and it's driving me crazy. Anyone know what color / shade of blue and paint type I need for the repair (if possible)? Thanks a million for any help! 20200204_114407.jpg