Remove scratch from PCGS Holder

Zohar

I have a couple of slabs with scratches. I have been told that there are ways to remove/polish them rather than reholdering. Any advice is appreciated.

Aethelred

There is a product, I will try to find the name of it.

Used it before and I have found that it works well on minor scratches, but not on deep ones.

SmEagle1795

Plast-X works quite well. It just takes some diligence and rubbing effort but has polished away superficial scratches in minutes for me.

Aethelred

Novus #2 is the product I was thinking of.

Zohar

Inexpensive - let me try.

LINK

Aethelred

That is the stuff!

Zohar

Thank you guys.

Aethelred

Please tell us about your results.

mnemtsas2

I wrote a blog post about removing scratches from slabs a while back. You can read it here. I still use the same method today to renew crapped out plastic.

Zohar

Thank you. Does this work for PCGS and NGC?

NeoStar

I use Slab-Renew or Past-X. Both work fine.

mdwoods

I just tried some Kit "Scratch Out" I had on hand. For all auto finishes plus plastic and plexiglass. Safe for clear coat it says. It took out one small scratch I found with just a bit of effort. Went over it twice. It also cleaned and brightened the slab surface so I went ahead and cleaned about 10 slabs. They all look much fresher now.

mnemtsas2

<< <i>Thank you. Does this work for PCGS and NGC? >>



I have used it for both.

brg5658

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<< <i>Thank you. Does this work for PCGS and NGC? >>



I have used it for both. >>



In general, PCGS slabs are much easier to remove scratches from. NGC plastic tends to hairline, and from a photography standpoint can at times become next to impossible to photograph with direct light. You can get around scuffy slabs in images by diffusing your light, but then coins tend to look dead.

mnemtsas2

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<< <i>Thank you. Does this work for PCGS and NGC? >>



I have used it for both. >>



In general, PCGS slabs are much easier to remove scratches from. NGC plastic tends to hairline, and from a photography standpoint can at times become next to impossible to photograph with direct light. You can get around scuffy slabs in images by diffusing your light, but then coins tend to look dead. >>



Make sure your final polish is in the same direction that your lighting comes from. So, in my case my lights are primarily always at 10 and 2 and I make sure my final polish is vertical. This way the hairlines on the slab are parallel to the light and largely invisible.

ms70

If you're near an auto store just pick up a bottle of Meguiar's PlastX. It works great with a terry cloth or micro fiber.