Watch Clasp Scratch Removal
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- This is how I restore a badly scratched watch clasp to a brushed finish.
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Great tip with the scotch brite. Did the job fast. Fixed a piece to my workbench and moved the watch the full length of the pad.
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I usually don't mind these types of scratches at all because I think they help give a well-worn watch its unique character. But I have been curious to know whether something like this is doable. Nice video.
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Like the idea of using the clamp & dremil has a polishing mop!!!! I went to school in neuchatel!!!but since watching channel! I've bought a cheap (non runner/parts sale)king Seiko off eBay!!! looks in excellent con!!! so hope I can get parts!?! I enjoy your channel 👍
Will your method work on a gold pendant?
@@octaviussludberry9016 I have removed George from the comments. Thank you for taking my side in the argument. Not sure why he wants to be so abusive but thats his problem . You can decide to polish a watch or leave it alone. I know a few Rolex approved watchmakers who offer a case and bracelet refinish as part of the service, as you are removing only 0.001" at a time its hardly ruining the watch in my opinion anyway. each to their own.
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He really had an issue with polishing scratches.
The end result is INSANE. This certainly blew away my expectations on how much yoh can bring back a vintage watch. There are a few I am eyeballing RIGHT now and this video has given me the go ahead.
It's only because one of the five characteristics that the 5 in Seiko 5 represents, is a durable bracelet or strap hence the bracelet is a high quality steel bracelet. You may not be able to do this with all watches as the bracelet may have a base metal under a decorative layer, so it may be best to leave the scratches alone if it's not a true Seiko 5.
Not a bad job! I really like how you used the rotary tool but went back to touching it up by hand. Great video thanks bud.
Change your name,invicta are rubbish mate
Very nice! For me, my first line of approach is to use a simple pencil eraser. It works wonders for very superficial scratches. Excellent video!
I've polished mine with green Scotchbrite then finished it with a couple of treatments of "Brasso" liquid metal polish. It looks brand new.
I also use the green Scotchbrite pad, and it works perfectly!
FYI, this technique will work perfectly (maybe even easier) for brushed titanium watches as well as brushed stainless steel. I was very happy to see the results on a Seiko I have. It looks like new!
Hey Bill, are you sure this would work equally well on brushed titanium? I was shocked to discover they are actually more prone to scratches.
YES!!! works well on brushed Titanium.
This is the great think about polishing with abrasive finish, it doesn't have to be perfect and remove all scratches/dents as the bracelet will only get scratched again as soon as the watch is worn, brilliant video
That's an amazing finish you have got my friend. I appreciate the way u demonstrated using the scotch Brite home diy option.
Rohit Arvind thank you sir
@@MyRetroWatches Going to be trying the scotch Brite method very soon on one of the old swatch I bought recently ! Thank you . Respect for your skill !
@@MyRetroWatches where are you from , can you do this for me?
Thank you for sharing your experience here. Much appreciated.
Excellent! Thanks for sharing
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Nice job done
Well, it looks perfect to me! Very well demonstrated and explained video! TFS
+Pink Marshmallow thank you !
very nice work thanks for you
Excellent Mike, an impressive demo! 👍😊👏
Hey Mike. I find the assortment of the wooden assortment of Ladies nail files kit from the Dollar store works well on stainless steel to. The kit has various grits and the files are nice and flexible.
I used 180 grade normal sandpaper on a 1960’s Seiko clasp, followed by the purple abrasive pad just like seen in this video. End result is a clasp that looks almost brand new. Had some deep scratches in certain areas but the 180 grade sandpaper removed that and the abrasive pad made it into an excellent brushed finished just like factory look.
ScotchBrite pads are amazing for refinishing brushed finishes to bracelets. Been using them for over a decade, worth every penny for the actual Scotch brand rather than cheaper scouring pad alternatives which do not last very long.
Wow! Amazing finish!
Very informative & helpful , have used fine steel wool for polishing on an old Seiko & a few other old well worn watches, works great.Thanx P.S. Tx.
Good job!
Thank you for this great video, well done! What a fantastic result!
Great job! Thanks for sharing
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Wow. That's amazing result! Good to know this is achievable without having to bring it to a watch repair shop. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching!
Really nice job!
Nice job. Now it has new brushed look.
This is very nice, thanks for sharing, was interesting to look on the process and detailed feedbacks about things
Great work!
Beautiful job
Very interesting and helpful.
Brilliant video thank you very much for posting this I’ve just bought a stainless steel coffee machine and I just wanna remove a couple of scratches this video was perfect thank you
Nice watch! I have the exact same one I inherited from my grandpa.
thank you, just removed clasp scratch in 5 mins ..a happy bunny..
Makes me wish I would have kept my very first Seiko I bought in the mid 80's.
Thanks for this one. I was bumming because I scratched my new Citizen bracelet buckle and I tried a Scotch Brite 4X extreme scrub (purple) on it and it looks like new in about 5 minutes of very little effort. I also restored another one of my watch bracelets with the same pad and I am so happy! Thanks again for the tips!
Thank you thats great you restored yours.
That was very helpful mate 💪🏻
Thanks 🙏🏻
Thank You!
Great video and one of many now ive watched . Thanks for making them. I have a Titanium watch needs a little TLC. So thanks for the info. BB
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You did a great job there
This video was a big help !!! Thanks 🙏
good job! I'd just take off the watch first so that vibrations don't mess up the movement.
good tip
Nice work! Very simple
That's awesome.
Very nicely done!
Thank you very much!
Looks clean!
Well done!
Wow. That was badass. Very impressive.
Wow. I am astonished at the after as compared to the before. I will definitely be purchasing the products you have used. I hope to run a watch repair shop when I grow older.
And a particular request, can you upload more watch restoration videos please. I would be most appreciative.
Good day sir.
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beautiful design
Muito bom, obrigado.
Nicely done sir
Thank you
Great job
Great result! That raised logo made things more difficult. I don't know anything about watch repair, but I have experience with getting scratches out of metal. I would have used 150 grit sandpaper to start. If that was going too slowly I would have dropped to 100 grit. After all the scratches were gone I would have worked through the grits perhaps 220 next, followed by 400, and then gone over it with the scotchbrite to get the desired finish.
Fantastic demo, I'm surprised by how god the results were DIY.
Amazing, now I have the courage to take my favourite watch to my local watchmaker for polishing.
Well I have collect watches for a while and some really cheap crap. Now I have dwindled to only my good stuff. And stuff I can afford. I have been stricken with the watch repair and refinish bug. I have a cheap set of beginners watch tools and just got my first vintage watch. A Gruen precision 510 . A movie buff too and James Bond. So anyway. I subscribed!!!! Great video and I will definitely be using your technique. Thanks again.
3M also make some nice and flexible polishing papers that are very useful.
My watch has scratches on its crystal, will def try this method.
Be careful with the glass. Make sure you don't polish for long periods of time with a motorized tool. It can heat up quickly and shatter the crystal. Be conservative with time. If you're doing it manually with Scotchbrite, you can be a bit more aggressive.
Great video,nice watch.
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Awesome video. I was looking for something like this as I need to restore a watch that is all scratched up. I am going to try the scotch brite...and then use my Dremel tool if it doesn't work. Can you tell me the names of the wheels you used. I am looking to buy them from eBay. Thanks
Very nice!
who knew you could save stainless steel watches ?? wow, iam going to start looking for a project watch rn lol amazing end result there
Thank you for this video! 🙏
I thought it looked great with the scratches, but completely understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea…. And have to admit it does look like a brand new clasp on the right side. Pretty incredible video.
Cool, use some flitz Polishing compound you can get it off Amazon
Its very great
Great! Thanks!
Ps: If anyone wants to buy the same G clamps for thier rotary/Dremel, eBay sells them, just brought it now from eBay UK for £7.25, 3-4 days shipping so will get it by Friday.
Awesome!
I just used 3k grit sandpaper on my clasp left it chrome
Fantastic video! I will be doing this to my Breitling. It's long overdue!
Thanks mate 👍
Personally I use wet and dry paper with increasing grit to remove large scratches first. Then I place the scotchbrite pad on a table and move the bracelet or clasp lengthways along it, using the edge as a guide to maintain a straight grain.
Stephen Phillips hi that is how I started out but stainless is tough stuff and I work in the abrasives industry where there are some good products for doing it quicker.
I made this video a while back and can’t quite believe the hit rate on this one against all my others.
I have since changed how i do clasps and just use one large 1” unitised wheel and then a type of Scotchbrite to finish. Takes minutes to perform and I have recently removed someone’s name engraved on a clasp.
I do plan to do another video showing this method as this one was in my early days and in my opinion not my best work.
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I recently found myself in the same situation and I plan on buying an electric solution. Do you already have plans on making said tutorial?
Doesn’t the bracelet scratch or get marred when you keep sliding it front and back on the table?
@@AdamSmith-fe9jf I pinch the bracelet together behind the clasp first so only the clasp has contact with the scotchbrite
40 year old Seiko 5! That's cool.
nice work
Good vid MB
Thanks Mike. I have a rotary tool just like that one. I'll give it a try. The 2 abrasive wheels, do you recall their abrasive level?
Nice detailed video! While I appreciate your technique for removing surface scratches on the bracelet clasp, a method I have used with excellent results is using a foam nail file.
por favor, qual número da lixa que você usou?
Nice diy .... if you're working with more than handful, look into a Foredom rotary tool, far superior, in quality, capabilities, and flexibility.
Nice work again, i have recently discovered that when using a coarse bosch sponge im getting a result like factory made, uniform deep and shallow lines, i then smoothes them out a bit with a fine steel sponge it gives the nice finish with deep and shallow lines like a new watch
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Can you make a video showing how to do it?
I need to do my omega seamaster where Did u get this sponge from?
@@granto6738 from a hardware store Its like the green ones used in the kitchen aso. Just coarse
And the steel sponge are made from long steel chips and curled together but you need to try on some scrap steel and see the result before going to town on your seamaster just sayin ...it took me several attempt with alot of products before getting it right
I just tried the Scotch Brite Pads, Maroon (Very Fine, rated at 320 grits), and the Light Grey (Ultra Fine, rated at 800 grits) on one of my pocket knife blades that had a lot of scratches on it... worked really well... after that I used a 4-sided Nail buffing sponge block that has 4 different fine levels of grit to really polish up the knife blade... the blue Scotch Brite pad is rated at 1000 grit, usually used for dish washing.
Hope you added some spit as well.
@@emeraldhill8294 I used a little Ballistol lubricant/cleaner.
Very nice video my friend
Great job! Thanks for sharing this 👌 But there are now polishing agents that can be use to remove scratches. This is I think an old school trick but definitely works 👏
Okay like what please explain
Ok I understand and did enjoy the video
Especially when using scotchbrite it helps to rub the metal perpendicular to the run of the grain first… that will help pick up scratches across the metal… then you rub following the grain…
In engineering , especially lathe work, we use "Minky" abrasive wash up pads,, cheap as chips and last ages, will polish all steels in the lathe and or by hand!! But that said, I would never abrade a Rolex, or any part of it, the "wear marks or "patina" only add to the value!
I don't have the power tools, I use a dishwashing sponge instead lol, it works fine
yes that will work and its the same stuff only slightly lesser quality to what I used at the start of the video. The machine is to get under deep scratches that hand pads will struggle on or at least take a long time to cut under a scratch.
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Just started my hobby of restoring old watches. This is brilliant and easy. Do you have more detail on the drimmel bits you used? Awesome Video
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seikos vintage polishing was so fine and heated it almost looked like it was painted on ..
Awesome man! Do you know of any way to remove small dings? Like a tiny dent? Not sure if this can be done or not? Cheers
Nice
My 22 year old Pulsar definitely has a few scratches on the band/bracelet.
My plan for some metal accents on my shoes is to go from about 60 grit to 600 then use some Flitz to finish it off.