Hi Guys and Gals,
Well, I finally bagged a "Corrigan" at a price I could afford. Now, for some reason I've always been under the impression the the bezel was 2 pieces that come apart. I can see the gaps and it should come apart be properly cleaned and polished but I can't get these to separate and I don't want to get agressive........just in case they weren't ment to do so. Your comments??
When the original bands were removed on these the piece of the bezel that held the crystal was left to fend for itself. Some folks added screw type pins to hold it on, others glued it in place and still others just crossed there fingers and wondered one day where the crystal went. Yours is probably glued.
Jay
you may be able to apply a little heat from a propane torch ( Jb has a 600f @ 10 mins heat thresh hold ) which is well below that of the rest of the case (pure gold melts at 1947f and any lower k will be higher melt point, brass underlayment is much higher) and this case doesnt appear to have any soldered points but check it out first. Jb will also soften in gasolene when subjected to heat variations (it gets brittle ) but gas and heat are not good mixes lol. When jb gets warm enough it will become bubble gum like and then after separation could be removed with aceton while its still warm.I would heat the case upside down just in case there is any solder , it would'nt flow out of the case edges. Its a lot to do but if you want it apart...I think I would try soaking it for a week or more in pure Acetone before I tried anything else, Acetone will dissolve most epoxy based adhesives given enough time. Heat will speed up the process, maybe set a small container of acetone with the case on top of your water heater to get some heat fluxuation. Since you dont know for sure what it is I would def try the acetone soak first.
In reply to Thx Shooter, I'll do the soak by bourg01