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Purple Protective Watch Polishing Lacquer. Where to find?


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I've been watching a lot of watch polishing videos and in some of them parts are coated with a purple lacquer (picture attached). It's purpose is to protect logos, sandblasted finished etc from being removed by polishing. In one video this was called "Swiss secure lacquer". I'm unable to find this online. Does anyone know the name of his product or where to buy it? Thanks.

 

 

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6 hours ago, MechanicMike said:

this is really interesting. does this stuff do the same as the tape that is sold for this purpose? i forget the name...

I'm not sure to be honest. I think it might be like a varnish that can be dissolved in water but I'm not sure how well it will hold up when exposed to abrasive. I'll find out in the next few days. One of the advantages of tape it if you need to mask a strait line you get a strait line. Painting one on could be next to impossible.

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13 hours ago, MechanicMike said:

this is really interesting. does this stuff do the same as the tape that is sold for this purpose? i forget the name...

Kapton tape is what you are thinking of.

It is also used for insulation  of electrical wiring in aircraft, insulation in space crafts and more importantly on the hot bed of my 3D printer to help the plastic stick to the bed.

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To review the Horotec stuff it's crap. It forms an almost elastic coating that does not stick strongly to the metal (not like a varnish). If you were doing a brushed metal effect and was worried abrasive dust might come into contact with polished parts then this might work but if it comes into direct contact with say sandpaper it will flake of work piece.

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