Has anyone found a way to polish scratches out of slabs??

saintguru

If so...please elaborate??

Scavenger

Deep scratch or surface scratch?

nankraut

There have been quite a few threads on this subject in the past. I use a product called "scratch away" with good results. Polishing compound (not rubbing compound) works pretty well also, but be patient and gentle.

Goldfinger

For minor scratches, I've used a children's baking soda-free toothpaste with a shammy you might use to wax your car. For deeper scratches, go for Scratch Away.

saintguru

where do you get scratch away??

mgoodm3

toothpaste works pretty well. I use 3m rubbing compound - found at auto stores.

Goldfinger

Scratch-Away was sold by Pushkin, a poster here. I had bought a bottle on eBay a while ago, but it doesn't seem to be posted there now. Maybe the 3M compound works just as well.

Numismanic

Brasso works well on light surface scratches, but not on deep scratches.

21Walker

Here's a link to Capitol plastics coin holders...If it doesn't work go to capitol's home page....Rick


http://www.capitalplastics.com/coins/accessories.htm

originalisbest

The Novus polishing system Capital Plastics sells works quite well on most scratches. You can also pick up the stuff in local Chicagoland hobby shops.

CarlWohlforth

I have Scratch Away and Brasso here. They help polish up the slabs. I think Anaconda used a fancy buffing wheel or something for deep scratches. I follow up my application of Scratch Away or Brasso with a round of CoralLife Acrylic Buffer which doesn't work as well but helps remove any residue.

shylock

I've tried some commercial products with mixed results but Rick Snow's toothpaste suggestion worked the best. This PCGS holder was so bad you could barely see the coin, looked like someone buffed it with sandpaper.

originalisbest

THAT is a cool coin Shylock!

Toothpaste can work fine, but it's pretty gritty, so you could follow with some of the other suggestions and get it even smoother.

pursuitofliberty

Shylock, That is an AWESOME Indian!!

oh, and please elaborate on the toothpaste ...

coinlieutenant

Good hijack Paul!! LOL

shylock

It is a cool error but I wish I had taken a "before" image so you could see how abused the slab was. The seller's image on EBay was so obliterated with scuff marks that I thought the coin had 2 dates on it

Todd - I just buffed a generous amount of toothpaste into the plastic with cheesecloth. Toothpaste is pretty gritty so it may work best in extreme cases like this.

There was a thread here a couple of years ago about a high-tech product, found in auto parts stores, that was originally designed for aircraft windshields. Wish I could remember the name.

PhillyJoe

Novus Plastic Polish #2 and "Bluemagic" (which is for plastic or plexiglass) were two solutions in previous threads.

Another solution is a reholder - $5.

Joe