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Poly watch is not an abrasive which is why you won’t find a micron content. It works with the heat produced by rubbing in moving the molecules of the plastic so as to fill the scratches so you don’t loose material, but rather move it about. It works best on hairline scratches so I tend to do what you have shown here, reduce the material around the deeper scratches with abrasives the finish off with polywatch to melt gently on a molecular level the plastic to fill in the micro scratches. It’s wonderful stuff!
I agree, I have just removed serious scratches from my vintage Rolex, using wet and dry sandpaper and finishing off with Polywatch. The result is astounding,, the crystal looks like new. Truly amazing stuff.
Excellent, I have badly scratched my Rolex crystal and the dealer wants £100s to replace it. I will have a go at copying what you have shown here. Wish me luck. Thank you.
@@MyRetroWatches It is a 1969 Rolex which i bought new. It has just come back from a full Rolex re-furbishment with a 2 year guarantee, I managed to scrape it along a wall, so I do not want to pay for a full services again so soon.
I found metal polish can be a good short cut with some acrylics, only thing though is with gold plated stuff to be a bit extra careful as abrasives will munch micron thick gold plate for breakfast lol
Jeffrey Albarando Rivera thanks for your comment. Pastes are called diamond lapping paste and cheap versions can be found on eBay . The last one I use and is most common is called Polywatch which again a search in google will find this product. rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F162588144626
Does anyone have a suggestion on how to polish Porcelain? I found some 1920s light switches that I really like, but they have 100 years of grime, slime, paint and what I would guess is skin oil? (from fingers) .
@@MyRetroWatches Glad to hear you are doing better after Covid! Yes, have checked out the other casing videos, but was interested in how to manage the gold plating.
Hello. Sorry this will only work for acrylic. So far there is no real solution for glass as its so hard that nothing really touches it by hand. Diamond paste will improve but you will be there for a very long time. Best solution is to replace the crystal.
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Poly watch is not an abrasive which is why you won’t find a micron content.
It works with the heat produced by rubbing in moving the molecules of the plastic so as to fill the scratches so you don’t loose material, but rather move it about.
It works best on hairline scratches so I tend to do what you have shown here, reduce the material around the deeper scratches with abrasives the finish off with polywatch to melt gently on a molecular level the plastic to fill in the micro scratches. It’s wonderful stuff!
I agree, I have just removed serious scratches from my vintage Rolex, using wet and dry sandpaper and finishing off with Polywatch. The result is astounding,, the crystal looks like new. Truly amazing stuff.
Absolutely Incredible!!! TH-cam should be placing this video on homepage recommendations! BRAVO sir!
You might consider putting the sand paper on a flat surface to maintain the crystal's flat top.
Nothing less than amazing...thank you so much for sharing your technique!
Amazing how much improvement can be had with just a little elbow grease and a little amount of time.
Excellent, I have badly scratched my Rolex crystal and the dealer wants £100s to replace it. I will have a go at copying what you have shown here. Wish me luck. Thank you.
If it’s modern watch then it’s glass which this method will not work.
@@MyRetroWatches It is a 1969 Rolex which i bought new. It has just come back from a full Rolex re-furbishment with a 2 year guarantee, I managed to scrape it along a wall, so I do not want to pay for a full services again so soon.
I found metal polish can be a good short cut with some acrylics, only thing though is with gold plated stuff to be a bit extra careful as abrasives will munch micron thick gold plate for breakfast lol
Excellent job very useful
Thanks for sharing. It is very useful.
Nice job Mike, that is impressive! Might have to get me some diamond paste!
Well done 👏
very good video, thanks.
Thanks!
Criss cross never circular motion! Cutting back and forth across its own cut marks
Is this method useful with glass and plastic. And what is the number of sanding paper
Hello gentlemen, I have a 7009A 3181 F vintage Seiko 5, Does it have an acrylic crystal or a mineral one ?
Btw did you ever do the stripping of the plating and redoing for this watch?
What are those two pastes you are using sir Michael?.Can you please mention?.And where to usually buy this items?.
Jeffrey Albarando Rivera thanks for your comment. Pastes are called diamond lapping paste and cheap versions can be found on eBay . The last one I use and is most common is called Polywatch which again a search in google will find this product.
rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F162588144626
Can we use that for a hardlex crystal glass?
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Does anyone have a suggestion on how to polish Porcelain? I found some 1920s light switches that I really like, but they have 100 years of grime, slime, paint and what I would guess is skin oil? (from fingers)
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I'm told I could use tooth paste too.... , or is that an urban legend again, well it would make it smell nice and fresh at least ;)
apparently so.
Did you ever do the job on the casing you mention in the video?
Not on this watch no but I have done other cases on my channel.
@@MyRetroWatches Glad to hear you are doing better after Covid! Yes, have checked out the other casing videos, but was interested in how to manage the gold plating.
Michael Bolton can we use that for a hardlex crystal?.
Hello. Sorry this will only work for acrylic. So far there is no real solution for glass as its so hard that nothing really touches it by hand. Diamond paste will improve but you will be there for a very long time. Best solution is to replace the crystal.
Absolute beginner here. So how do you tell the difference between acrylic and Hardlex crystals?
I have a similar question. What type/era of watches should we NOT try this on.
wow
why do you not wet the emery paper?
Its wet and dry paper by name, I never bother with wet
So polywatch is finer than 1 micron
I dont know. Using poly you are just creating friction with the cotton wool and burnishing the acrylic rather than actually removing anything.
okey
:)
Please do be careful with glass powder, remember it killed Baruch de Spinoza, the famous philosopher..
The VietCong found the innards of bamboo stalks made a very effective and rather dastardly means of dispatching US forces by mixing it in with pro-offered food where it literally caused hundreds of tiny pricks inside the stomach and intestine and pretty much unstoppable once ingested :(
Da te vidi sta radis serviser Rolex satova za glavu bi se uhvatio..oduzimas mu posao.haha