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<p>[QUOTE="FlyingMoose, post: 162225, member: 6572"]I just tried a technique I've used to partially fix scratched plastic eyeglasses, and it worked quite well on some PCGS slabs I have.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first thing you need to do is get some furniture wax. You have to make sure you get real wax, and not one of the "non-wax" versions. It's the Carnauba wax that does the work.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then, you just wax the clear parts of the slab, you rub a small dab of wax into it with your finger, and then polish it with a cotton cloth.</p><p><br /></p><p>It makes the scratches and scuffs about half as noticable, and it gives the plasic a more water-clear look.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm surprised none of the grading services offer optically-coated slabs, it would make it much easier to see the coins, and it might prevent some outgassing of the slab on the inside. It would also make them much more scratch resistant. This could really give one of them a competitive advantage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FlyingMoose, post: 162225, member: 6572"]I just tried a technique I've used to partially fix scratched plastic eyeglasses, and it worked quite well on some PCGS slabs I have. The first thing you need to do is get some furniture wax. You have to make sure you get real wax, and not one of the "non-wax" versions. It's the Carnauba wax that does the work. Then, you just wax the clear parts of the slab, you rub a small dab of wax into it with your finger, and then polish it with a cotton cloth. It makes the scratches and scuffs about half as noticable, and it gives the plasic a more water-clear look. I'm surprised none of the grading services offer optically-coated slabs, it would make it much easier to see the coins, and it might prevent some outgassing of the slab on the inside. It would also make them much more scratch resistant. This could really give one of them a competitive advantage.[/QUOTE]
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