Best way to remove scratch from speedo lens?
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Hi BBers
I've got an annoying scratch on the plastic face of my speedo, it's not deep but bugs me everyt time I look at it.
Thoughts are I may as well use products I already possess and this site suggests furniture polish then toothpaste: http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_4826786_remove-scratches...
Has anybody had good results with either? Or do I need something more fit for purpose?
Thanks in advance for any pointers.
Adam
I've got an annoying scratch on the plastic face of my speedo, it's not deep but bugs me everyt time I look at it.
Thoughts are I may as well use products I already possess and this site suggests furniture polish then toothpaste: http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_4826786_remove-scratches...
Has anybody had good results with either? Or do I need something more fit for purpose?
Thanks in advance for any pointers.
Adam
Vard said:
Hi BBers
I've got an annoying scratch on the plastic face of my speedo, it's not deep but bugs me everyt time I look at it.
Thoughts are I may as well use products I already possess and this site suggests furniture polish then toothpaste: http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_4826786_remove-scratches...
Has anybody had good results with either? Or do I need something more fit for purpose?
Thanks in advance for any pointers.
Adam
I've used metal polish to reasonably good effect on plastic in the past (clouded headlight lenses for example). It depends on the depth of the scratch, I guess (and how long you're prepared to work at it too). I used this stuff...I've got an annoying scratch on the plastic face of my speedo, it's not deep but bugs me everyt time I look at it.
Thoughts are I may as well use products I already possess and this site suggests furniture polish then toothpaste: http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_4826786_remove-scratches...
Has anybody had good results with either? Or do I need something more fit for purpose?
Thanks in advance for any pointers.
Adam
new_bloke said:
I've used metal polish to reasonably good effect on plastic in the past (clouded headlight lenses for example). It depends on the depth of the scratch, I guess (and how long you're prepared to work at it too). I used this stuff...
Ah Autosol, I have some of that! As simple as just working it into the scratch then give it a good buff? Vard said:
Ah Autosol, I have some of that! As simple as just working it into the scratch then give it a good buff?
I think it will likely work by taking the rest of the plastic down the level of the scratch. I once had the pleasure of working with a Scottish contractor who explained at great length how he did a job on a 1000 room hotel in Dubai, who had ordered a load of fancy glass shower enclosures only to find pretty much every glass panel was scratched, so they flew in a load of glass workers from around the world to fix them. As I say, 8 hours with this bloke was sufficient time to go into a lot of detail about polishing...
Depending on how deep it is you will be able to polish it out with a car polish.
A polish a detailer would use will be your best option as it cuts but the abrasive partials get smaller and smaller as you polish so you get a better Finnish.
Have a look on detailing world someone might be selling a half used bottle if you don't want to buy a full one.
A polish a detailer would use will be your best option as it cuts but the abrasive partials get smaller and smaller as you polish so you get a better Finnish.
Have a look on detailing world someone might be selling a half used bottle if you don't want to buy a full one.
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