Scuffed holder....

Cam40 · August 6, 2003 8:17AM

Is there a good way to clean the scuff mark(s) off your PCGS slabs?

Any household methods good or do I need to buy so special plastic cleaner for this?

I have a VERY light scratch mark on a slab I just got. What to do.

Thanks

cherrypickincoin · August 6, 2003 8:20AM

I've tried and tried and tried, they don't come out. Better to send them in for reholdering.

Cam40 · August 6, 2003 8:22AM

send them in for reholdering.

THATS what I DIDNT want to hear.

jbsteven · August 6, 2003 8:22AM

most supply shops sell a slab cleaner that takes the scratches off of the holder. I use it and it works. It is called Novus fine scratch remover. White bottle with a red label.

jonesy · August 6, 2003 8:22AM

I reholder mine. I have some green slabs I'd like to keep. Is there a way to polish the scratches off??

lordmarcovan · August 6, 2003 8:23AM

I have heard that there is some sort of polish made for plexiglas that supposedly works well, but I don't have any specific info.

You should be able to have a coin reholdered for $5 or so with most services, if it really bugs you. But if the scuffs are minor, there may be a way to polish them off. ]

Edit: maybe the stuff jbsteven mentioned is what I was thinkin' of. Might be worth a try.

jbsteven · August 6, 2003 8:23AM

cam

the supply guy at the Bellaire show will have some.

cherrypickincoin · August 6, 2003 8:23AM

Novus fine scratch remover, I'll remember that. See, ya learn somethin' every day!

tjkillian · August 6, 2003 8:25AM

Someone recently recommended brasso to remove light to moderate scratches.

WD40 to remove the goo.

Tom

RonMan · August 6, 2003 8:28AM

I've had good luck with Meguiar's Clear Plastic Cleaner #17.

Picked it up at my local auto store.

RonMan

jbsteven · August 6, 2003 8:29AM

here is what the bottle looks like (middle one)

jonesy · August 6, 2003 8:32AM

That will help me a lot!!

haletj · August 6, 2003 8:34AM

I know dealers whose main problem with slabbed coins is that the slab gets scratched up. Although it is easy to see the scratches are not on the coin, they say it still makes the coin not look as nice and makes the customer not as likely to buy it.

Cam40 · August 6, 2003 8:36AM

Cool

Thanks JB, all

I guess I only need one little application. Could I give someone a couple bucks at the show and do it there?

Its a super small scuff mark that looks like a line across the cheek of my newp Peace $ I won on Ebay.

MS62 looks 63-64 to me , 1927 P. I,m pretty happy with the coin. Its just alittle annoying with the scuff
in the focal area on the slab

paigowjohnny · August 6, 2003 8:37AM

Brasso.....

coinlieutenant · August 6, 2003 8:50AM

jewelers rouge... I've heard that works

keets · August 6, 2003 8:55AM

there's a product called "Blue Magic" that works fine for light hairline scratches. it won't remove a deep scratch and probably not the scuff you mention, but then neither will anything else. "Blue Magic" is readily available in automotive stores; i got mine from Auto Zone at about $6 for the 8 oz. container and it leaves the slabs looking very clear and clean with about 2 minutes worth of elbow grease.

al h.

NoGvmnt · August 6, 2003 9:20AM

Actually, you can have those nasty scuffs removed at no cost. All you have to do is go to any coin show where Brian Osborne from Texas Bullion Traders is attending and ask him if the coin will upgrade.

He will buff the slab with Novus before offering his opinion.

Hell, he did it for me.

LOL, thanks Brian.

Jim

RGL · August 6, 2003 9:49AM

Agreed, Brasso does the trick!

Blackhawk · August 6, 2003 10:18AM

Try rubbing the scratch with a soft cloth with Pledge or another furniture polish on it. It works to cover the scratches on snowmobile and motorcycle windshields, so it might work on the slabs. It doesn't get rid of the scratch, just makes it harder to see.

millennium · August 6, 2003 10:51AM

I use Ultra Brite toothpaste. It will get the scratches off, provided they are not too deep. I also use it on CD Rom disks that have become scratched. Make a thick paste and go to it with a finger....(whoa...that sounded bad)

291fifth · August 6, 2003 11:35AM

A product called" Plastic Polish by Bare-Metal" is sold at hobby shops. It is used by plastic modelers and works very well on slabs. I use it all the time. If the scratches are deep, however, you will have to get it reholdered.

Oldtrader3 · August 6, 2003 1:25PM

I have used Jeweler's Rouge on a soft cotton wheel with a Dremel tool and have had good results.

Trooper · August 6, 2003 1:32PM

A lot of telephone collectors use Novus to take the scratches out of old
telephone plastic bodies. I have seen some junk turn into primo sets.
Buffs them up into a like new state.
Tom

ms70 · August 6, 2003 1:33PM

<< <i>Agreed, Brasso does the trick!

>>

Yes it does! Rub in a circular motion with a soft cotton cloth, allow to dry, buff off with a clean part of the cloth.

joejeweler · August 6, 2003 1:52PM

John......not really. Normal jewelers rouge gets the plastic too hot and can burn some lines in it.

.....but, what works great is a product called "Fabuluster", and is available from most jewelry supply shops. It's more of a combo cutter and polisher built in. All that's needed is a soft 6 inch or so muslin wheel and a motor to spin it. I only give my slabs a second or two hit on the wheel with a few seconds break in between to keep the heat down. Works great and they look like new in the end. A quick wipe down of any residue and that's it! There are also some commercial plastic watch crystal polishers that should work, but i haven't found the need to try elsewhere.

Coming back from Baltimore i couldn't wait to tackle that great looking 1857-O PCGS MS65 H10C monster! It looked like someone had hammered or chewed on it! About 5 minutes later and it looked new again! This took a lot longer than removing the regularl fine scratches we usually get on the holders.

Surprised every serios collector doesn't get set up with a motorized wheel.

<< <i>jewelers rouge... I've heard that works >>

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