Rolex light polish
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Gregmitchell

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1,773 posts

140 months

Friday 29th June 2018
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Hi all,

My 2015 BLNR has some scratches on the side of the main watch that i'd like lightly polished out, don't really want to go to Goldsmiths etc to get it done, any recommendations in the Oxfordshire area or has anyone had similar done and if so what did you pay?


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Chessers

745 posts

235 months

Friday 29th June 2018
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Buy a cape cod polishing cloth and DIY.

Very simple and easy to do, will take out all light scratches.

Gregmitchell

Original Poster:

1,773 posts

140 months

Friday 29th June 2018
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Chessers said:
Buy a cape cod polishing cloth and DIY.

Very simple and easy to do, will take out all light scratches.
Yeah i did look at some you tube videos of that technique, just blooming worried about ballsing it up....

detee

662 posts

172 months

Friday 29th June 2018
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Greg, mine did the same and my local Fraser Hart did it FOC and it looks fab. I think your local AD will be happy to help.

Snubs

1,372 posts

162 months

Friday 29th June 2018
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For professional advice, drop a message to RiggaTheMighty on these forums. No doubt he'll be able to point you in the right direction.

Guycord

744 posts

196 months

Saturday 30th June 2018
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Gregmitchell said:
Chessers said:
Buy a cape cod polishing cloth and DIY.

Very simple and easy to do, will take out all light scratches.
Yeah i did look at some you tube videos of that technique, just blooming worried about ballsing it up....
Polish a mirrored SS surface with Cape Cod and look at it with. x5 loupe. Not nice. Good at 20 meters but not up close.

rog007

5,818 posts

247 months

Saturday 30th June 2018
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Guycord said:
Gregmitchell said:
Chessers said:
Buy a cape cod polishing cloth and DIY.

Very simple and easy to do, will take out all light scratches.
Yeah i did look at some you tube videos of that technique, just blooming worried about ballsing it up....
Polish a mirrored SS surface with Cape Cod and look at it with. x5 loupe. Not nice. Good at 20 meters but not up close.
The analogy could be it’s like taking your Aston Martin or Ferrari to the local £5 wash & go or paying £150 for a high quality valet by a reputable detailer. Some might say that you get what you pay for.

Pupp

12,854 posts

295 months

Sunday 1st July 2018
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rog007 said:
Guycord said:
Gregmitchell said:
Chessers said:
Buy a cape cod polishing cloth and DIY.

Very simple and easy to do, will take out all light scratches.
Yeah i did look at some you tube videos of that technique, just blooming worried about ballsing it up....
Polish a mirrored SS surface with Cape Cod and look at it with. x5 loupe. Not nice. Good at 20 meters but not up close.
The analogy could be it’s like taking your Aston Martin or Ferrari to the local £5 wash & go or paying £150 for a high quality valet by a reputable detailer. Some might say that you get what you pay for.
Some might. But I don't get many people coming up and examining my watches with a loupe... and I like wearing them.

Chessers

745 posts

235 months

Sunday 1st July 2018
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Indeed.

I have a BLNR and used a cape cod polishing cloth very lightly to get rid of a few marks. It looks absolutely fine by naked eye.

I don’t see the point in having it polished professionally only to have it polished again.

Each to their own.