salacak
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Post by salacak on Jan 3, 2007 7:19:38 GMT -6
I have few watches that has very light scratches on them and I was searching around for the ideas how to remove them.
I found 3 products so far.
1-CLEAN LENS (CL) Liquid
Watch Lens Mending Kit, Glass/Lense Scratch Repair Kit
2-Cape Cod Polish Cloths
3- Watchmakers G-S Hypo Cement Polywatch Scratch Remover.
Any idea what to use or maybe other product out there I should know?
Watches I have to touch up has crystal glasses.
Thanks in advance
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CHIP
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Post by CHIP on Jan 3, 2007 9:07:19 GMT -6
nothing like PolyWatch for cleaning the scratches of a watch crystal.
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salacak
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Since: Dec 10, 2006 6:10:34 GMT -6
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Post by salacak on Jan 3, 2007 9:14:44 GMT -6
It says plastic scratch remover, doesn't say anything crystal scratches. Do they have few different model to use?
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Post by Sam on Jan 3, 2007 10:12:53 GMT -6
Polywatch works wonders on acrylic (plastic) crystals. For mineral or sapphire crystals, you're pretty much out of luck on removing scratches. I've heard of some people sanding out scratches in mineral crystal and then repolishing it....never tried anything like that myself.
Cape Cod cloths work great for minor hairline scratches on highly polished metal areas. They won't buff out deep scratches, but swirl marks just disappear. Make sure to tape off any brushed areas so you don't accidentally polish them.
For satin/matte finish metal, I've found the best luck to be with a 320 grit (or higher) sanding sponge or a Bergeon fiberglass pen.
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Post by Warren on Jan 3, 2007 12:25:27 GMT -6
I've gotten good results on lightly scratched arcrylic crystals just using a little toothpaste and my finger.  |
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Post by Adam on Jan 3, 2007 20:51:50 GMT -6
A little bit of brasso on acrylic works really well, if you dont have polywatch  |
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Post by atomic on Jan 10, 2007 12:58:41 GMT -6
There's a new (to me) product out there called the Sunshine polishing cloth. I have one and it's quite good on hairlines. It's not smelly or messy like the CC cloth. It's not as heavy duty as the CC, but like I said, for light hairlines, it does a great job.
I got mine on ebay for under $5.
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