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| watchmaker:
This is a very small repayment against what I have gained from this board. Below is a pic of my DMM displays after I polished out the covers. Watchmakers use Polywatch to remove scratches from watch crystals. I clean it up with the cloth, then use IPA or eyeglass cleaner, and then wipe off any streaks with Kimwipes. Deep scratches have to be removed with a polishing wheel, but you need a plastic cutting compound and have to be careful to avoid distortion or burns. Here is a link to the product on Amazon: (I hope). https://tiny.cc/bmievz Regards, Dewey |
| coromonadalix:
:-+ :-+ in some case you have to use an plastic filler .... even polishing will not help for the bezels i used some 1000 2000 grit compound for slightly deeper scratches i covered the front panel with green tape and used water plus 1000 grit sand paper and finished with a fine scratch compound |
| edpalmer42:
I looked at Polywatch, but decided it was too expensive. I use Meguiar's PlastiX polish. You can buy a big bottle for not much more than the tiny tube of Polywatch. Meguiar includes it as the final polish for their headlight restoration kit. It worked great to polish the Acrylic crystal on my watch. Ed |
| watchmaker:
--- Quote from: edpalmer42 on November 15, 2023, 08:05:54 pm ---I looked at Polywatch, but decided it was too expensive. I use Meguiar's PlastiX polish. You can buy a big bottle for not much more than the tiny tube of Polywatch. Meguiar includes it as the final polish for their headlight restoration kit. It worked great to polish the Acrylic crystal on my watch. Ed --- End quote --- Ed, So now I am learning watchmaking here. THANKS. I will look it up. Regards, Dewey |
| edpalmer42:
You're welcome, Dewey. Hope it helps. I should have mentioned that PlastiX is available as both a part of Meguiar's Headlight Restoration Kit and by itself. The kit includes a small bottle while the stand-alone version is a large bottle. Both are available at your favorite auto supply store. Now that I think about it, the Restoration Kit might allow you to recover a deeply scratched crystal that would otherwise be a write-off. Just follow all the steps instead of just using the final polish. Ed |
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