Soapy water with 50% lemon for 20 hours. Not perfect,but good! On the other hand, I have destroyed other dials with the same procedure. tamura
Brilliant......until I read the last line I was reaching for the lemons. Good result! Thank you for sharing this - always valuable
The dial was in a condition that permitted a little experimenting. As Spacefruit wrote - good result. It would be interesting to see long term result. One wonder if the top coat varnish/lacquer is still there.
Lovely result! Please remember that the varnish you removed should be reapplied. In order to do this correctly the indices, numerals and logo should be removed from the dial. New varnish should then be applied before the dial furniture is installed back. Since the result was so good I would strongly recommend doing so. If you do not want to do it yourself, I assume any good dial restorer may do it for you.
Thanks for your comments. @ Northernman Thanks for your advice. I have used a little bit light protective coating, without removing the indices.
That might work too. Normally it is not easy to get it perfect that way, but seeing the pictures I have no objections
Still good after 3 months. But now take this! Auction picture.. Pure dish soap for 12 hours. Carefully cleaned with a soft sponge Pure lemon cleans it after minutes. Result Tamura
I think reapply of a clear varnish is highly recommended for long time sustainability! There is a reason why it was there in the first place. The Swiss don't make stuff for fun I know it can be done using an airbrush kit and a very thinned out varnish.
