How to remove scratches from slabs

Randy, you forgot the spit. Lol

 

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It’s a family site. I was trying to be polite...

 

Well, spit is a 4 letter word.

 

Actually if you are in lapidary area, you can use diamond grit and a moist disposable clean cloth. Probably 20,000 grit diamond would be good, but I wouldn't use emery, tin oxide, or any of the cabochon shaping stuff. Jim

 

Toothpaste works well too. Don't use the gel type - you need some abrasive. It works well to use on your car's headlights too.
I know a dwaler that uses a power drill with a puffy, small buffing pad. Just over the spot over the coin. They look brand new.

 

If I could swear I'd be saying Un%@$#%@$#%ing believable!! I never would have imagined these results on plastic!! I could kiss you guys for this thread!!

I practiced on some broken out slabs and some old plexiglass first.

Here's the before and after.. The below 1943 slab results were just over the top shocking for me!!!

 

If you try to kiss me, make sure you shave really close first... Just sayin'..... LOL.... Man I am glad for you! Spectacular results!!

 

After several weeks of reading posts and researching on-line, you're the one that pushed and convinced me to make the move.

 

So nice to know it worked! I'll have to try it as I have a few scratches slabs but that one headlight of mine really needs it. Glad your pleased with the results.

 

Those are nice results! I plan on using the PlastX polish on an ICG slab I recently acquired:

 

Yep ; didn't know of this thread , when I posted mine - same thing . Missed it by 11 years (as well as inventing Computerized Axial Tomography in 1.5 hours , by 50+ years) .......

 

All the slabs in this thread react very well to some sort of scratch remover, unless the scratch is deep.

Has anyone found anything the works with an NGC slab. Those slabs acquire scratches by just looking at them, yet are impossible to get out with any of these scratch removers.

Any ideas?

 

If the slabs are polycarbonate there robec , I'd surely NOT use an abrasive scratch remover - I think I'd use a wax, or oil . This wouldn't remove scratches , but WOULD facilitate light transmission for pics . And , would also reduce susceptibility to further scratching .

An abrasive scratch remover removes all of the surrounding material , to get it level with the depth of existing scratches .

Just my 2 Lincolns ...............................

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No - NOT my 2 Lincolns. It's fact

 

I just looked up MSDS for product that desertgem posted.

It's like most other 'polishes' - gets the job done , but IN COMMON with even the most expensive polishes, like Adams , Meguires , it is a combination of abrasives and oil / wax.

I spent 10 weeks long ago - 3 to 4 hrs / day , 5-6 days / week , hand polishing a Black vette (have trophy + pics from show).

Shortcuts work - products that have abrasive + wax / oil . But they AIN'T the best .......