Okay, the plastic scratch remover I bought works. I don't think I completely solved the problem, but that's just a matter of more elbow grease. Looks like I got about 80-90% of it.
It worked!!! I didn't keep the "before" so I can't show you the comparison, but it would have looked very much like the one above. It's my 1798 One Cent , Second Hair which I'll post shortly. I was a bit nervous about this one.
Looks a lot better! Congrats, and it is good to know that these things actually work on the slabs and remove those scratches
Looks good, made a BIG difference :thumb: What product did you use? Edit: Never mind, just found the other thread, it was "Novus plastic cleaner kit" Thanks
I ordered it through Amazon. You get three types of stuff: - a plastic cleaner - a fine scratch remover - a heavy scratch remover They don't describe the difference between "fine" and "heavy". I used the "fine" twice on the example above and you see the results. There were still a couple scratches that probably could have benefited from the "heavy", but since they didn't significantly detract from the picture I let them stay. I used the cleaner also on another slab. Some crud on the slab. Yep, it works too.
IMO there will be no problems. It's not a chemical process. It's an abrasive polish, like rouge for polishing jewelry. I definitely leaves scratches BUT below the the level that the average camera system to image. I can see the scratches with my 9x loupe but my camera doesn't.
Here is the stuff I've been using for several years now: You can find it at most auto parts stores and Walmart.
I'm going to have to go opposite on this, even with the scuffs your before image shows more detail and color on the coin, the after image looks like there is a haze.
Because of the procedure I've been using, the photographic setup changes somewhat from session to session. I believe that's the cause of the difference between the two. I'm working on stabilizing the whole environment so that I can achieve very close to the same results every time.
