No Damage Ceramic Bezel Insert Removal - Replacing With LCBI Sapphire Insert (SNZH53 Mod)

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I keep thinking about making a TikTok with Ted and Uncle Jimmy but I'm not sure if I want the negative energy that comes with it. You guys are all so awesome here. I don't even know what I'd do to be honest. It would just be them talking shit lol and all rated R. Would you guys watch that? lol

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@brianward1059 3 жыл бұрын

Best intro ever. Only matched by the maturity and professionalism when poking the alcohol with a q tip. Love it all!

@lockhandle8276 3 жыл бұрын

Dude your channel has come a long way. Keep it up.

@minitwatch 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@minitwatch 3 жыл бұрын

I decided to just not care about being classy for this video :p I don't know what all that blue stuff is on the strap at the end of the video. I think it got melted somehow. I might have put the strap on something really hot. I'm not sure. Anyway. I hope you all have a fantastic week! Also, thanks to Carlos at LCBI!

@FrankLavoy 3 жыл бұрын

Hey there! I suggest viewing Marc's "Watch & Learn" on his Long Island Watch YT channel to see how to make this a seamless as possible w/o taking off the bezel itself: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j8Wqd8ulntbQZYk.html Voila! Enjoy!

@alvarohendrix5149 3 жыл бұрын

i guess it is kind of randomly asking but do anyone know of a good site to stream new movies online?

@zaviershiloh433 3 жыл бұрын

@Alvaro Hendrix Lately I have been using FlixZone. Just google for it :)

@carmelolukas7879 3 жыл бұрын

@Zavier Shiloh yea, I've been using flixzone for years myself :)

@alvarohendrix5149 3 жыл бұрын

@Zavier Shiloh thanks, I went there and it seems like a nice service =) Appreciate it !

@stevenwymor1398 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, mineral spirits is all you need. WD-40 has petroleum distillates in it and will damage your bezel gasket. That’s why your gasket got floppy. Just put some mineral spirits in a glass and toss the bezel in overnight. It can also be used to remove left over adhesive from the insert and the bezel.

@minitwatch 3 жыл бұрын

The gasket wasn't even soaked :p It flew out after I popped the bezel out. It was floppy because It has low T. So, aren't mineral spirits like 100% petroleum distillates? That's my understanding and also that it only causes swelling with EPDM which those gaskets usually aren't made out of. I did look this all up before I did it but I value your info! You've always helped a lot. Cheers!

@stationplaza4631 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent lun test Kurt. That torch is a very nice looking piece of kit. It actually is more like a mini light saber.

@simonwright6882 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers curt, you've just inspired me to spend more money. Ordered a blue ceramic bezel insert for my skx mod. Fingers crossed it goes well 🙏.

@minitwatch 3 жыл бұрын

Oh nice! congrats!! The stock seiko insert is bendy. Be careful!

@simonwright6882 3 жыл бұрын

@@minitwatch I'm doing another project, bought a steel dive skx homage (bracelet is crap) nh35 inside sapphire crystal and ceramic bezel. Going to put in a samurai blue to black dial and maybe swap out the hands all in £170. Hopefully a good result. Trying to decide on bracelet/strap option .

@commentjedi 3 жыл бұрын

I've used Goo Gone for that insert. Never thought of wD-40. Goo Gone takes an hour.

@commentjedi 3 жыл бұрын

Forgot to mention ....Goo Gone method , you can leave bezel installed.

@thenande 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, did you put the watch face down on Goo Gone to soak? does it affect the glass waterproofing?

@commentjedi 2 жыл бұрын

@@thenande Not at all. Just dab a q-tip into the goo-gone and then dab the bezel rim so it goes in the crack, all the way around, then wait an hour. Use a peg wood to push on the insert to rotate it loose.

@commentjedi 2 жыл бұрын

@@thenande If the peg-wood doesn't grab, I would try duct tape to get a purchase enough to rotate the bezel loose.

@thenande 2 жыл бұрын

@@commentjedi Thank you!

@rodpanhard 3 жыл бұрын

You get a solvent for removing grip tape from golf clubs called golf grip solvent, if you soak the bezel in that for a few hours or leave it overnight the insert will just fall off completely undamaged and any old adhesive tape residue will clean off easily. Use contact adhesive to appy it again.

@minitwatch 3 жыл бұрын

If I left the insert over night, the same thing would happen. I have done this before with other things but I got impatient. Still, I like the name GRIP SOLVENT so I'll investigate haha! Cheers!

@patrickmorrissey2271 3 жыл бұрын

Great job on this one!!! You & The Boys were in rare form... Very nice.... Ted: It's LCBI!!! Uncle Jimmy: Lmnop... Ted: my god.... (shakes head in disgust....) Uncle Jimmy: It sounds like bull.... It sounds like a load of crap! Ted: it is... (nods head..) Curt: giggles hysterically as he puts a q-tip into the alcohol bottle..... Heh heh heh heh! Ahhh, such a delight. And that burp at the beginning... Mwwwuuaaah! Chef's kiss. Good tone, good duration, nice resonance and depth.... Very nice... Nice rip... Yeah, those fizzy seltzer things, wow.... Okay okay, sorry.... Very sorry.... Actually the bezel looks great. And you did a great job. Very nice. I feel like the WD-40 did not ruin the o-ring. And it wouldn't.... The O-ring was out before you did the soak anyways, so.... I am sure the WD-40 did loosen the glue....And it clearly did not damage the light blue bezel insert, so that seemed to work great.... Nice job. Nice. I have never had a problem messing with bezels & bezel inserts.... Now, I thank god nobody ever watched me try to put the handset back on that SKX.... Uncle Jimmy would have had plenty to say about my spastic attempts to do THAT..... Ouch.... Brutal. I need some old crappy watches to practice on, before i try that again.... Or drink more before I start... Or drink less before I start.... I'm not sure. Research would be needed.....

@minitwatch 3 жыл бұрын

haha! Thanks for the play by play, Patrick! This is the best! It did a good job. If I let it soak longer, it would have just come off. I've done this kind of stuff before with other things. I was just impatient :p. Have a fantastic week!

@khronokraze 3 жыл бұрын

EDIT to Long Island comment below: Just checked his video, actually Marc used Golf Grip Tape Solvent. He says what's good besides making it easy to remove insert is it won't degrade rubber gaskets. I think a very good thing for a dive watch. I have to do a bezel removal and replacement on an NTH sub. I am trying to avoid removing the bezel. May try something like goo gone.. I think there's another glue/gunk removal that uses citrus oil of some kind.. something I saw Marc from Long Island watch do. Seems easy to just let the face of watch dip in some of that for a few hours... Overnight? And the bezel should just almost fall out. Will see soon. Your videos are always fun to watch.

@wpherigo1 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I just got a new bezel to go with the insert. Placed an order for a sticker!

@minitwatch 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent! And I see that. I'll send that out soon! :D

@wpherigo1 3 жыл бұрын

@@minitwatch Awesome!

@paulx7620 3 жыл бұрын

I don't have interest in buying a new watch, but I still stay a sub cuz your a great content provider regardless of subject 👍

@idletime 3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, kudos to another awesome and hilarious video my friend & I agree, that looks really nice and I like it 🙃🙃 on the flip side of that coin I'll hook up with you for some stickers later ...

@minitwatch 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I appreciate it a lot! Cheers!

@hxrrymoreno2402 2 жыл бұрын

Hi minitwatch I have one LCBI insert and I was wondering if the WD-40 affects the line of the insert Thanks

@herbh9348 7 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks for sharing Ceramic bezels are way nicer than aluminum bezels which should be outlawed.

@terryaustin7140 3 жыл бұрын

Good and funny video.

@minitwatch 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@watchreviews4k 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting content. Regards.

@Jamarkus_Delvonte 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna steal that watch

@tarask8611 3 жыл бұрын

Laughed so hard on 13:00, damn :)

@syedayden4505 2 ай бұрын

What white dial is that? Does it come stock with your SNZH?

@WillyMcCoy50 Жыл бұрын

Original insert matches much better. Your alignment leans left. You need a bud light.

@christianrambissoon1141 3 жыл бұрын

Try acetone for to of the remove insert and residual situations.

@johnholland2825 3 жыл бұрын

how long would you soak it in acetone for?

@christianrambissoon1141 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnholland2825 i think maybe 10-15 mins .... and a good rubbing with cotton to remove the residue.

@ShayVidas 7 ай бұрын

removing your bezel with that sharp metap thing is a bullet proof way to scratch your case and if the bezel is insistant it will do serious demage to the watch juat use bezel removal tool instead.

@Dannyfr33sh 3 жыл бұрын

What watch is that my boy ?

@ZackMorris1 3 жыл бұрын

Lol that stairmaster joke got me. Only do cancer like Tik-Tok if Uncle Jimmy and Ted are only going there to troll the hell out of people. Otherwise it's not worth it.

@robocopvn 2 ай бұрын

13:01 :D :D what a comedy show :P

@andrei-cosmin.popa85 3 жыл бұрын

I clicked Like for that clean burp

@MrRalphRosa 3 жыл бұрын

Get GOO GONE best thing for glue and gonk !!

@minitwatch 3 жыл бұрын

I have tried this with goo gone but it just didn't work so well. I guess it can't get between the insert? I love goo gone for many other things, though. Especially gonk!

@1Raphael 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍Nice..! Next time zippo fuel really helps take off sticker residue.. 🐢

@minitwatch 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting! Have you done that with a bezel insert before?

@1Raphael 3 жыл бұрын

@@minitwatch no I haven't done any real mods to seiko watches yet I just got my hands on a "seiko srpe71j1" last week, was super happy until I realized the bezel needed to be fixed, someone or something before I received it... tried to turn the bezel backwards and bent spring or something.. F'ed it all up cuz it wouldn't spend counter clockwise like it was supposed to '"buttery smooth'".. I had to wrench down on it like the Ninja Turtles🐢 I am to turn that bad boy and felt like it was going to rip my F'ing fingers off so long story short bought new parts and fixed it.... but I do modifications with old nintendo consoles, game boys, and cell phones and electronics an stuff and i use the same 3M adhesive tape an sometimes I got to get that shit off, so i use zippo fuel to get that crap up it kick a$$ and then use 98% rubbing alcohol to clean things up.. wow 😱I ended up writing a lot more than I wanted to well I guess that's how it goes keep up the awesome work 👍👍 🍂🍃

@QMAXIMUS 3 жыл бұрын

Who the fuck are the queefs that are thumbs downing these videos? What the hell? Anyways, thumbs up usual, uhh question, what video has the check the lume song? I love that fucking song lol. Take it easy and love your channel!!!

@Starlord85 3 жыл бұрын

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@nicholasolifant9538 3 жыл бұрын

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@dado380 23 күн бұрын

I will tell you a secret,just turn your watch upside and dip( not much alcohol,just enough to submerge bezel)in alcohol or acetone for 1 hour and you can strip your ceramic without taking of the bezel. P.S don’t ever use any other tool except 1mill screwdriver which is ideal for bezel insert removal!!

@zxcvbnm8141 3 жыл бұрын

you mean... a smooth brain ??

@ImWatchingYou-wu4fd 9 ай бұрын

Just soak the bezel in rubbing alcohol

@jensrb50 3 жыл бұрын

I just put it in boiling water .Just the bezel .

@MrD2108 3 жыл бұрын

Boiling water and sharpened chopstick with rounded end allow even to remove the sapphire insert. You only need to be really careful moving it between insert and bezel to not scratch the paint underside.