How to polish fine scratches from a new screen?
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powerfish_2000
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How to polish fine scratches from a new screen?
Please help!!!
Today I used a glass microfiber cloth to polish the brand new screen. It must have had some dried polish on it. Put fine but obvious scratches all over the screen.
Tried the “plexus plastic polish†with a new micro cloth on the screen. No joy.
Can anyone assist with a few ideas? It took a long time to get this new screen, I am a little annoyed.
Andrew.
Today I used a glass microfiber cloth to polish the brand new screen. It must have had some dried polish on it. Put fine but obvious scratches all over the screen.
Tried the “plexus plastic polish†with a new micro cloth on the screen. No joy.
Can anyone assist with a few ideas? It took a long time to get this new screen, I am a little annoyed.
Andrew.
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Re: How to polish fine scratches from a new screen?
got a scuffmark across the windscreen from the wiperblade.. Do you think this would work on a windscreen also as they state with a bit of elbowgrease or maybe 1600 paper to start??????
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Re: How to polish fine scratches from a new screen?
Try using rubber wiper blades matecobbadiggabuddyblooo wrote:got a scuffmark across the windscreen from the wiperblade.. Do you think this would work on a windscreen also as they state with a bit of elbowgrease or maybe 1600 paper to start??????
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Jewelers rouge mate, that`s what you need:cobbadiggabuddyblooo wrote:got a scuffmark across the windscreen from the wiperblade.. Do you think this would work on a windscreen also as they state with a bit of elbowgrease or maybe 1600 paper to start??????
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=J ... m270.l1313
Or cerium oxide:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=c ... 86.c0.m359
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_pppn= ... &_kw=glass
Then there`s the fine polishing products:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/T-CUT-GLASS-P ... 27bcddd884
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Getf1-Headlig ... 27c12f5e1e
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My Scandinavian biker bus (Volvo) has a quite deep scratch in the nsf window, very likely done by an irate drunk who was wearing a ring with a protruding gemstone in it and tried to break the window by punching it. The ONLY way I could get it out would be to spend some hours with jewellers rouge. Obviously it`s not much of an issue because you can still see through the window but it does ferk me off every time I clean it.
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Re: How to polish fine scratches from a new screen?
Stankflapper wrote:Try using rubber wiper blades matecobbadiggabuddyblooo wrote:got a scuffmark across the windscreen from the wiperblade.. Do you think this would work on a windscreen also as they state with a bit of elbowgrease or maybe 1600 paper to start??????works for me
seriously, once the glass is scratched, its a gonner.....
slipped with the sand blaster once, and even tried to spray clear paint into the problem...Nada..!
the plastic screen is another thing, use a fine compound, visit a panel shop..[we dont eat babies] and ask for a smidgen of swirl remover [its an extra fine compound] to polish the bike fairing, take your own piece of flannel if you like..if you take a six pack, they would do it for you...as its better if done with the machine polisher.
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^ the last time I was in your panel repair business Alex, you had just finished one baby and you were salting and adding sauce to your second!
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Re: How to polish fine scratches from a new screen?
Mincehead,
as soon as I saw ur post, got online and ordered a serving from the UK. Thanks for the quick response mate.
Andrew.
as soon as I saw ur post, got online and ordered a serving from the UK. Thanks for the quick response mate.
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