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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 16440723, member: 105571"]I find Goo Gone effective at removing the gum residue from stickers. A little bit on a paper towel is all you need and some elbow grease. Don't use much at all as it's hard to remove the last bits of it from the slab and I don't want little pools of it in the crevices. No negative effect on the slab that I have been able to discern.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've had various measures of success (from no success to complete success) removing scratches using several brands of polishing compounds including Mequiars PlastX, and Novus. None seem to have much effect on significantly deep and broad scratches/gouges. Seem to work better on PCGS slabs than on NGC.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I take photos, if the slab has small scratches and scuffs, rather than trying to polish them out I dab on a very small amount of clear mineral oil and wipe off the excess, sometimes having to work the oil into the scratch. The oil fills the scratch making it invisible to the camera. Clean off when the photo session is over.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 16440723, member: 105571"]I find Goo Gone effective at removing the gum residue from stickers. A little bit on a paper towel is all you need and some elbow grease. Don't use much at all as it's hard to remove the last bits of it from the slab and I don't want little pools of it in the crevices. No negative effect on the slab that I have been able to discern. I've had various measures of success (from no success to complete success) removing scratches using several brands of polishing compounds including Mequiars PlastX, and Novus. None seem to have much effect on significantly deep and broad scratches/gouges. Seem to work better on PCGS slabs than on NGC. When I take photos, if the slab has small scratches and scuffs, rather than trying to polish them out I dab on a very small amount of clear mineral oil and wipe off the excess, sometimes having to work the oil into the scratch. The oil fills the scratch making it invisible to the camera. Clean off when the photo session is over.[/QUOTE]
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