![]() ![]() Time of day, time of year and weather can all have an affect on the outcome of your finish. The second is depending on when an area was painted and activated can also have an affect on the look of your finish. If you have a heavier coat in one area and a thinner coat in another you will see a difference in your patina color after it has been activated. The first is you want to keep your paint coats as uniform as possible. When using our Metal Effects Reactive Paint and Patina/Activators you will want to remember two key tips. You need to apply two coats one base coat, which should be allowed to dry fully, and a second coat for the Patina Solution to react with as the Solution will only work on the Bronze Paint while it is still wet. Recoat time for Metal Effects Reactive Paint is approximately thirty minutes with a total drying time of approximately one hour, though this can vary depending on temperature. The Metal Effects Reactive Bronze Paint can be applied using a brush, a roller or a spray gun with a compressor. When you use a regular primer/sealer under Metal Effects, you risk the finish being pushed off, the substrate reacting, or an undesirable finish colour.īrushes as well as other tools and equipment can be cleaned with warm, soapy water. Metal Effects Primer has been formulated to handle the Aging Solutions in the Metal Effects line. ![]() Primers other than the Metal Effects Primer cannot be used. We recommend leaving your items overnight after priming before applying the Metal Effects Reactive Paint, as the Primer must be completely dry before application. Recoat time for the Primer is approximately thirty minutes and the drying time is approximately twelve hours. If you are using a brush on smaller items, we recommend the Ox Hair Size and Lacquer brushes. You can apply the primer by brush, by rollers appropriate for water-based primers, by spray gun or by quality airless spray equipment. Apply at least two coats of Primer to the substrate. ![]() What it is, however, is a terrific Tudor wristwatch (with the caveat that you have to be into the whole patina thing) and one that offers a delightfully different take on the Black Bay's vintage inspired vibe.Stir the Metal Effects Primer well before use and occasionally during application do not thin. The Black Bay Bronze, in this context, is I think a great addition to Tudor's lineup – it's not, after all, a lesser version of a Rolex, as it's a watch I don't think Rolex would ever do. ![]() What the two do have in common, however, is fantastic fit and finish at their respective price points, and, in the tool watches, a very compelling technical value as well. Obviously, Tudor offers a different, more affordable, and in some ways, more down-to-earth kind of watch than Rolex. It raises, also, some interesting thoughts about where Tudor stands with respect to Rolex, especially with the in-house movement starting to find its way into more and more Tudor watches. And at $3,975 I think it's a fantastic value. It's a large, bold but not garish, very well made watch with just enough of a different feel to stand out from the rest of the Black Bay crowd and offer its own, unique proposition. I had a lot of fun wearing the Black Bay Bronze. There seems to be a little bit less of a tendency for discoloration to stain the skin on the fabric strap, which holds the case edges up a bit higher from the wrist than the leather strap. The fittings on both straps are made of marine-grade aluminum bronze as well and will darken along with the case. You really do get the feel of having a purpose-made instrument for marine exploration on your wrist, and even (or especially) if you're not a diver, you feel a bit closer to the undersea world than you might with a conventional stainless-steel dive watch. The darkening of the bronze also starts to give the case a very interesting contrast with the pristine gold of the lume plots and the hands, and the whole watch takes on a very different kind of appeal than it did fresh out of the box. I really enjoyed watching the patina develop As it does, you might occasionally notice a bit of green on your skin – from my experience, this happens mostly in the early stages of the formation of the patina, while the stable outer layer is developing, and it tends to diminish as time goes on. ![]()
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