Lume Material Question

[Gary]

Hi All!

I have purchased some cheap lume and it is rather difficult to mix. Grainy and the binder is super thick. Any suggestions for some that may night break the bank. Would like to try the Bergeon but not in the budget for now.

As always thank you !

Gary

[Geo]

Hi Gary, if it is the same as the stuff I have been using the binder will be water based. I suggest you just keep adding water a drip at a time from a small screwdriver until I get the density I want. The last Lume job I did was the hands on the Mondaine watch that I recently posted on the forum, and that is how I went about it.

[Gary]

Hi,Geo,

Thank you. The package reads "Anchor", I think. Thank you again!

[Geo]

Give it a try Gary, you've got nothing to loose. :)

[rogart63]

I like the Anchor lume .It's has a very bright lume and works nice . Only thing that is bad is the binder . I use "humbrol" model paint instead . Matt  or semimatt varnish . Or do you call it laquer?  I am not a great lumemaster but prefer the Anchor before the Luminova . You could mix it with other colors to . The binder in Anchor is thinner or something like it based . 

[Gary]

Geo, Rogart63:

 

Thanks..this is what I have but I haven't found any information on the binder. Checking with the seller.

 

Thanks again!

 

Gary

Anchor Lume.htm

[rogart63]

Same shop i bought mine . Smell it ! if it's waterbased it doesn't smell much .

[Geo]

Hi Gary, I sent for Anchor lume originally, but returned it for the same reason you gave.

The stuff I am using now is http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Glow-In-The-Dark-Watch-Clock-Hands-Re-Lume-paint-kit-/280631638578?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4156f2fa32

As I said earlier, it is water based and is easy to modify the viscosity.

[Gary]

Same shop i bought mine . Smell it ! if it's waterbased it doesn't smell much .

Smells like model airplane, car glue!

[rogart63]

Then it's not waterbased . Thinner , Naptha or Aceton . Found this the other day . Haven't tried it yet . A good video on how to apply lume . http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun.cgi?10&ranfft&b7&1usem&1456959601

[ro63rto]

Then it's not waterbased . Thinner , Naptha or Aceton . Found this the other day . Haven't tried it yet . A good video on how to apply lume . http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun.cgi?10&ranfft&b7&1usem&1456959601

The stuff they are using looks really gooey. Not like anything else I have seen or used.