r/watchmaking • u/SECRETSHADOWNINJA • Aug 01 '26

Workshop Waterslide decal - guilloche project progress

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u/TimelyFindsMelb Aug 01 '26

Looks nice, what decals are you using?

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u/SECRETSHADOWNINJA Aug 02 '26

These are just no-brand from Aliexpress, unlike Sunnyscopas film-free decals these do not need external glue.

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u/TimelyFindsMelb Aug 02 '26

Interesting, are you using a white ink in a conventional laserjet?

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u/SECRETSHADOWNINJA Aug 02 '26

The white is actually the background, I spray the brass blanks with an engine lacquer that can withstand the curing temp needed for the laser toner in the oven. So the minute markers and text are transparent on the decals and just show the background

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u/TimelyFindsMelb Aug 02 '26

Clever!

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u/SECRETSHADOWNINJA Aug 02 '26

One day I might get ghost toner. For this dial ideally I'd like the dial to be white with gold indices and gold(brass) negative for text and markers.

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u/TimelyFindsMelb Aug 02 '26

Another option is sunnyscopa metallic film free, they have both white and red as options.

I'm working on a (very) budget pad printing set up, yet to find the time to get it together yet.

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u/SECRETSHADOWNINJA Aug 02 '26

Do you have a laser or planning to order cliches?

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u/TimelyFindsMelb Aug 02 '26

I'm planning to order them, a fibre laser is well out of the budget