How Do I Get Scratches Off a Watch Face?
You know it's going to happen eventually. After wearing a new watch for a while, you are going to end up with scratches on the watch face. Fortunately, removing light scratches from a plastic or glass watch face is a fairly simple process. The key is to use a light abrasive that will remove the scratch without causing more damage to the watch. Many jewelers use a substance called jeweler's rouge, or red rouge, which contains a fine iron oxide powder. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Purchase jeweler's rouge from a jewelry store or hobby shop. You can get it in powdered form, paste or as a wax bar. If you get the powdered form, mix a little of it with water in a small bowl until it has the consistency of paste. Avoid breathing any dust from the powder.
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Apply a small amount of the rouge to the watch face and polish in a circular motion for about one minute. Apply a fair amount of pressure. Polish the entire area of the watch crystal.
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Allow the rouge solution to dry and wipe it off the watch face. Check to see if any scratches remain.
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Repeat as many times as necessary until the scratches are gone. You may have to polish the watch face several times before the scratch goes away,
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Use a clean cloth and water to clean any remaining rouge from the watch face.
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Tips & Warnings
You may be able to remove light scratches from a plastic watch face using toothpaste. Whitening toothpastes work best. The mild abrasives in the toothpaste will clear up many of the scratches. Make sure you use small, circular strokes.
For deep scratches on glass watch faces, you may first need to sand the watch face with fine sandpaper or fine steel wool. Use the jeweler's rouge to finish it to a polish.
References
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