Just wondering if anyone had experience on how to polish the "polished" surfaces of their watches. Seems to me these highly polished surfaces get a lot of micro scratches. Any suggestions?
I've read cape cod clothes or something called "Shino" clothes, any experience with these?
Just wondering if anyone had experience on how to polish the "polished" surfaces of their watches. Seems to me these highly polished surfaces get a lot of micro scratches. Any suggestions?I've read cape cod clothes or something called "Shino" clothes, any experience with these?
Because scratch removal involves removal of surrounding metal down to the level of the scratch you should be careful not to overdo the polishing. After a while you may find that what were once sharp edges have taken on a slightly rounded appearance.
Cape Cod cloth are the best IMO and are cheap (check on eBay). Just make sure to put tape on surfaces that are not polished (like brushed or other) and just rub it! It will take any superficial scratches very easily.
I was thinking about trying the Cape Cod cloth to remove scratches on my watches that have both polished and brushed surfaces. Are you saying the Cape Cod cloth cannot be used on the brushed surfaces? In that case, can you recommend a product to remove scratches from my watch bracelets that are brush finished?
Cape Cod is somewhat too aggressive for my tastes. I suggest Sonshine Polishing cloth. alot more elbow grease, but more refined and completely dry rather than using polishing agents.
I've been using Cape cod on some of my polished watches quite often without any deterioration of the case lines/edges so far, it's true that I use it for very tinny scratches that require just a few minutes of polishing though, I guess that trying to remove deep scratches would be something else, but it's not what I use it for. I've never heard of Sonshine but will have a look to see. For me, their are never enough products when it comes to watch maintenance |>
Sunshine cloths are good too but it's correct that they are a tad less abrasive than Cape Cods. They have a powdery residue as opposed to the CC's red rouge. Shino cloths are similar to the Cape Cods and some say that they are a even bit more aggressive than the Cape Cod's
To me, the secret to the Cape Cod Cloths, (my favorites) is to apply some of the red rouge to the polished surface locally where you need to remove the scratch with a Q-tip and then polish the surface to your satisfaction with a non-scratching microfiber or nanofiber cloth because IMO, the Cape Cod cloths and others leave behind micro-scratches due to the inherent nature of their own carrier cloths. This way, you get the benefit of the product to (almost) perfection because you are polishing with something that will leave the surface in the best condition possible.
For brushed finishes, I surely agree with DM71. There are several blocks, pens, pads, etc. in several grades that will correct/re-apply a brushed finish. Search "Scotchbrite" and "Cape Cod Cloth's" on this site for days worth of reading!
I use my moto tool w/ the little white felt pad that comes with it along w/ a polishing compound from the same company. It works great and no elbow grease needed. I then wipe off any compound left on the crystal, or whatever part I am polishing. Make sure you don't get any compound inside your watch.
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