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clock dial restoration,
painting, renovation, repair, uk
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| Dial
Restoration
Here are three very similar
looking dials in which different methods have been used to
repair them.
Case
Study 1
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This
is how the dial looked when it arrived, a previous attempt
had been made to clean the yellowing varnish from the dial
& in doing so had begun to remove some of the paint
layer as well to the right of the centre. |
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The
first thing to do was to make an accurate tracing of the
dial, in case anymore disappeared when cleaning the rest
of the dial. |
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Here
the rest of the old varnish has been removed & as can
be seen the paintwork is in generally good condition with
just some of the blackwork a bit thin in some areas.
The next stage was to mix a suitably matching white colour
which was then airbrushed over the area where the paint
had been worn away & blended to match the original. |
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Here
is the finished dial with the missing blackwork restored
& the dial re-varnished. |
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Case
Study 2
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This
dial from a reasonably modern clock was originally painted
a horrible dirty yellow colour in an attempt to replicate
a much older dial. No primer had been used & so the
paint was now flaking off from the metal. It was decided
on this occasion to completely re-paint the dial with a
more acceptable colour. |
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Again
the first job was to make an accurate tracing of the dial
so that everything could be put back exactly as it was.
The old paint was then removed & several coats of
primer & top coat were applied & the blackwork
re-painted. |
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Here
is the finished dial, now a much more pleasant colour to
look at. |
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Case
Study 3 (Longcase Dial)
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We
have recently started the restoration of this 30hr
longcase clock dial. The main problem with it being the
varnish has become very yellow & dirty. Other problems
being some of the paint in the centre has flaked off &
rust spots along the bottom edge of the dial. In this
picture removing the old varnish has just begun in the
bottom right corner. |
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In
this picture you can see just how yellow the old varnish has
become, with over half the painting surrounding the minute
ring having been cleaned. |
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In this picture
all the varnish has now been removed, unfortunately
examination under ultra-violet light has not shown any
evidence of any writing on the dial to indicate a maker.
Neither is there a mark on the back of the dial to tell us
who the original painter was. The next stage is to repair
the damaged paintwork & re-varnish it before starting on
the white centre.
Watch this
space....
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Here
is the finished dial. The white centre has been re-painted
& the missing pieces of artwork have been replaced,
along with the gilding around the minute ring & date
aperture.
This dial is now for sale. |
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If you are
interested and have some work that needs doing don't hesitate to contact
us.
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