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Re: Is there a way to reduce/repair scratches in clear parts?
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Sat, 27 Jan 2001 23:57:07 GMT
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I picked some of this up and it worked great!
It is a bit pricey. It comes in 3 "flavors." - One for fixtures, one for
metal, and another for fiberglass/plastic. They only had the plastic
version in a large, 250ml can for about $10. It was easily located at my
local hardware store (NOT Home Depot, or Target, - a regular hardware
store).
Mookie, what "flavor" did you get? Did you use the metal or plastic
variety. They say that the metal version is heavier duty.
Anyhow, I tried this on several old Paradisa windows. It remove about 90%
of the small scratches, and about 30% of the really big ones. It did not
take an overly long time. The worse the quality of the original, the more
rubing it took.
Technique:
- I applied a reasonable amount of it all over both sides of the part and
let it sit for about 30 seconds. Then, I buffed it with a clean (i.e. not
the one you originally used) paper towel or toilet paper. Once buffed off,
I kept getting little dabs of the stuff on there and rubbing, switching to
new pieces of toilet paper every so often.
- I kept repeating the above process until all the scratches (or at least
most of them) were gone. At this point, the surface looks a bit dull.
- Now, I polished the piece with a clean cloth towel. This brought the
shine back.
Results:
2 3x3x6 Paradisa windows, heavily scratched, some discoloration - I cannot
perceive any scratches on these when I hold them really close to my face.
The discoloration was reduced significantly. Clarity was improved
substantially. These parts now look almost new!
2 6x6x9 Paradisa windows, VERY heavily scratches, very discolored, very
opaque - About 90% of small scratches gone, about 30% of the large scratches
removed. The discoloration and opacity have been reduced significantly
(although not as good as with the other windows). These windows went from
awful to fair-good.
I was also able to use this to get the printing off of pieces. I think it
works about as well as BRASSO. It doesn't smell quite as strongly as
BRASSO.
Mookie <Mookie1@telocity.com> wrote in message
news:3A725B47.870C9CD0@telocity.com...
> I have found that I'm able to get a lot of scratches out of other parts • with no
> ill effects.
> Now I'm not sure about clear or trans parts, though I don't see why not..
> I have a compound we use for cleaning our guns after we shoot them. and it
> works great :)
> it's called Flitz, it's a metal and fiberglass (sink tops, shower stalls • type)
> cleaner, it will also remove paint from printed parts, I think faster than
> brasso does, Though... it's not cheap stuff.. (One good thing is you don't • need
> a lot of it at a time.)
> I'll try it on an old clear brick right now before you might go buy • some...
> (does the proverial hang on a sec ;) )
> well after about 4 mins, I have most of the little scratches out, and few • of
> the major ones, and I have to say, there's NO discoloration of the brick, • it
> actually seems clearer than the other side. I used an old yellowed 2x4 • clear
> brick for the test.
>
> Hope this helps you a bit.
> Tamy
>
>
> Brad Hamilton wrote:
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I have several old Paradisa windows, some of which are well "used."
> > Specifically, they are all scratched up.
> >
> > I have tried cleaning these with soap and water, and also with brasso, • but
> > nothing seems to help.
> >
> > I saw some product advertised on TV (I forget the name, something like
> > scratch-off) that claimed that it could buff-out scratches in glass and
> > plastic.
> >
> > Do these products work? Would they work on clear LEGO? Has anyone had
> > success?
> >
> > If anyone has had something work with this, then I'd appreciate knowing • the
> > name of the product.
> >
> > Thanks
>
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