Just got this Hamilton in today, so I decided to clean it up a little. It still looks kind of beat up, but better than when I opened the package! Before: After Cape Cod, polywatch and lemon juice for the dial: Anyone else try the lemon juice trick? http://omega-constellation-collecto.../dial-restoration-cleaning-degraded-dial.html
Question I've always had is does the lemon juice have any long term negative effects after a few more years or decades
Any solution treatment, be it lemon juice, Tarn-x or what ever, should be thoroughly bathed with successive baths of distilled water and then dried.
I've had great luck with Tarn-x. Since most silver tone dials are either silver (Hamilton dials are actually sterling) or silver plated Tarn-x does just what it is intended to do, remove tarnish.
Welcome to the Boone Club, Kyle: My only concern regarding the failure to properly rinse the dial is that the acid in the lemon juice would eventually eat through the dial paint and/or attack the silver in the dial. Using distilled water ensures that no residual chemicals are created from additives generally added to tap water such as flourine and chlorine. Nice pick up, gatorcpa
The hands need to be removed first, preferably with a proper hand remover. Dials are held in place with two tiny screws on the side of the movement, appropriately called dial screws. Once the screws have been loosened releasing tension on the dial feet, the dial will lift off.
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Have you guys ever tried solutions of Hydrochloric acid? Could be diluted as much as necessary. We used it on the yacht to eat away rust from stainless. It was very fast/cheap/effective. Compared to any retail product, it was far superior. It's available from most places selling pool chemicals. Just be careful with it and rinse the parts thoroughly