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  1. Mark
    For quartz watches I would stick to what you are doing. Be careful with benzene and Isopropyl Alcohol as they are really quite toxic. Lighter fluid is bad enough ;) make sure your workshop is well ventilated and try not to breath too much of it. Your health is more important than getting a watch movement running!
  2. Hiren
    I agree with the changing of a movement outright. However as a watch tech, I'm forced to repair small parts (circuit, wheels, levers etc..). I'm doing batch servicing for swiss quartz brands so constantly busy. Would be a dream to streamline my cleaning services let alone replace a movement! Sadly the big boys don't like replacing movements as, believe it or not, it's not cost effective for them. As quoted above with the technique of brushing lighter fluid/benzene, this is what I have been doing and it's working pretty well so far. I was using isopropryl alcohol which worked equally as well. I think the long and short of it is that there is no real way to sprint through this with an ultrasonic tank. And dare I say it... It's not **BLEEP** worth it... Especially for the money! :growl:
  3. Mark
    I agree with Lee - it's more cost effective to replace the movement. However, if you are doing it for fun/challenge/practice then you should be fine using lighter fluid as a degreaser to clean the top and bottom plate, and the wheels. The stepping motor (magnet) can be cleaned in rodico.
  4. number98
    Hi mark, I have a tip for you. Instead of scraping the old lume, you might wanna soak the hands in a acetone or any lighter fluid to soften the lume. I used to do your method until I try this. Its quite good though. The risks of scratching the hands is slim. If after soaking it still remain some, no worries just use a toothpick and scrape, use a rodico or the blower that you used to blow the old lume. Thats just my two cents :)
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