for anyone with scratches on their slabs....

JTMC

i was going thru some of my slabs tonight when i noticed some scratches on the back of one of my slabs. upon closer inspection i noticed that the scratches were so bad that i couldnt see the VDB on the reverse of the coin. so i remembered this scratch removal kit i have that i used to get rid of the scratches on the pick guard of my 1974 fender telecaster custom. i figured if it worked on that it should work on the slab. it did. removed about 99% of the scratches. beats cracking it out to reslab it.cost of kit is 12.00.its called NOVUS POLISH AND SCRATCH REMOVAL SYSTEM. a company called THE SPA DEPOT carries it. they are in olympia washington. phone # is 360-956-3997. i have no connection with this company. just figured i would post this info in case anyone needed a solution to this problem.
john

joejeweler

Being a jeweler i have no problem getting out the scratches on my slabs. The same polishing wheel i use for gold rings and chains works great with a compound called "Fabuluster". Takes all the scratches out in a few seconds (works on plastic watch crystals also). A little wipe with a clean cloth or tissue paper to remove a bit of residue and it looks like it came right from the grader!

I swear this could be worked as a business...... to work the larger shows! I'd think a lot of shopworn slabs could be vastly improved and more coins sold if someone set up a small booth to refinish these at say, $2.00 each. I just don't have the time to travel, but during the slow periods some of the larger dealers could run a side business for the benefit of all.

airplanenut

No need to crackout a bad slab- just send it for a reholdering... $5 and it's in a new slab, no regrading... $12 would be for a new grade, as well.

Jeremy

Bulldog

Just about any motorcycle shop will carry the Novus product as well!

Bulldog

bumpy

I use a little rouge on a small buffing wheel that fits on my Dremel tool. As Joejeweler said--works well on plastic watch crystals, too.

michael

ttt

FinallyHere

Brasso works superb!! It's cheap, easy to find, and unless you are really brutal with your slabs, will last a lifetime....or it should anyway. I've been using it for years and it really does the trick. WD-40 will take off the residual glue left behind from stickers.

Mike Printz
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Lakesammman

Jeremy:

Some of us like the old slabs and the coins fingerprint free....