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.
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.
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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.
<< <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.
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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.
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Used it before and I have found that it works well on minor scratches, but not on deep ones.
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Asheville, NC 28803
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<< <i>Thank you. Does this work for PCGS and NGC? >>
I have used it for both.
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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.
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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.
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