Removing scratches from a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal

[Miguel Alvarez]

Hey Guys,

Thinking of chopping in a watch and this one has a small scratch on the crystal. How can I remove it or are there any places that will do this for me? Its a Tag and I can't be bothered to send it to Tag to be done. Well I can be bothered but would like to know how to do it if its going to save me a fortune. I've asked in a few jewelers and they've all said no they wouldn't touch it.

[andy tims]

Getting scratches out of sapphire crystal

[Miguel Alvarez]

Not liking the sound of this

[gary hubbard]

if its a light scractch . go to a double glazer some of them have a paist . mite need a buffing wheel on a drill . be carefull.

[Miguel Alvarez]

i'll give Tag a call tomorrow and see what the damage is. Sounds like I'd mess things up.

Not sure how it happened. I noticed it after about a month of having it. I've clouted it really badly since and not so much as a smudge.

[sparkyhx]

sapphire is second in hardness to diamond - its nigh on impossible to scratch except with a diamond - has wifeys wedding/engagement ring been near it.

I'm sure somone will now prove me wrong about the hardness thing, but even so its pretty hard, they usually shatter before they scratch.

[Miguel Alvarez]

No the watch is her diamond ring

Seriously have no idea how it got there. I'm inclined to say it was there when I bought it because I don't remember clanging it that badly. But then I'm sure I'd have noticed it in the shop.

On glance it looks like a spec of dust or something on the crystal but when you run a nail over it you can feel a very slight indent. Its barely noticeable to be fair but as I want to trade it or sell it on I want to avoid the "its got a scratch I'll give you £50 for it" comments.

[Miguel Alvarez]

Just spoke to them and they have to have the ref number in order to log it. They can't give me a figure over the phone. That and they'd have to replace the crystal.

[johnfm]

I saw a rather incredible post on another forum. Bloke polished out a scotch in 25 minutes with. 8 different grades of some sort of cutting/polishing cloth.

It was nothing short of miraculous. Will look for it when not on my iPhone.

[johnfm]

Here you go:


http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&go...

£16 in diamond paste. Job done.

[Miguel Alvarez]

Cheers John. Much appreciated.

[sparkyhx]

johnfm said:

Here you go:


http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&go...

£16 in diamond paste. Job done.

cool

[toohuge]

That's proper cool.