My Custom Faded Ghost Bezel On 16610

[kwingy]

Hey All,

I might get flamed for this as I know custom faded bezels are frown upon on this forum but end of the day it's just a bit of fun and I don't want to have to wait 30 years for a bezel to fade naturally!

So I sourced an aftermarket bezel from the bay (I wasn't going to try and do this on my original bezel given this was my first time of trying!!)



There wasn't really much of a sweet science other then to dunk it in bleach. I submerged it and with gloves just rubbed the bezel over and over. Nothing happened for 2-3 minutes until around the 5 minute mark where the paint literally started coming off. I rubbed at it and then took it out after another minute. A quick blast of cold water and this was the result!



Quick DIY bezel change later and there you go. 30 years of fades done and applied in 10 minutes. End of the day it's just a bit of harmless fun and I have to say I am happy with my first attempt at this.

Gonna keep the Original bezel mint and wear this for a litte while, I think it looks better then the black bezel if I am honest...