Zodiac Talk => General Zodiac Discussion => Topic started by: jon p on September 18, 2009, 12:20:12 PM

Title: restoring scratched brushed finish
Post by: jon p on September 18, 2009, 12:20:12 PM
 :o :o ;D   i just discovered a restoration aid that REALLY WORKS! the scotch brite green pot scouring pads from the grocery store work like a miracle on scratches on s. steel and titanium.a friend put me onto this and it is fantastic. a little "elbow grease"and you get a perfect brushed finish again. if you want a little more shiny finish once the scratches are gone simply polish with a metal polish. i use blue magic and mothers--both are made for aluminum and mag car wheels and work great. just keep away from gold PLATING--they will remove it. i have removed badly worn plating( over s. steel,NOT over BASE metal) with them to end up with a nice stainless steel finish. i thought you all might be interested in these tips.by the way-the metal polish works great on plastis crystals also.   JON P
Title: Re: restoring scratched brushed finish
Post by: JDS (Ohio) on September 19, 2009, 04:17:19 PM
I'd steer clear of the metal bezels on the Sea Wolves too, those are plated as well (some form of chrome).
Title: Re: restoring scratched brushed finish
Post by: Cobra Jock on September 27, 2009, 03:56:17 PM
I've been using those green pads to restore the finish of the clasp on my Omega Seamaster (yes, I do have other-than-Zodiac watches) from time to time - works great. 
Title: Re: restoring scratched brushed finish
Post by: jon p on September 27, 2009, 05:56:05 PM
 ;D another quick resto trick i use on bezels with paint missing from the numbers---a sharpie fine point marker works great. just rub over the number and wipe the excess--nice black filled numbers once more. worked great on both my SW and GMT. paint is fine also-just more work and more messy to do.
Title: Re: restoring scratched brushed finish
Post by: Cobra Jock on September 27, 2009, 10:48:28 PM
Hey!  That works great!