Removing stubborn scratches from slabs - the solution.
Russ
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So, I get this group of coins in and some of the slabs have deep clusters of scratches. My 3M plastic polish isn't even making a dent. I went to Home Depot and bought a buffing kit that mounts in a drill. This kit has several sizes of cloth buffing wheels, and different colored sticks of stuff. Rub the white stick all over the area of the scratches and the scratches buffed out with the wheel. Then polish the plastic with a cotton cloth. Took a little bit of pressure, but it works!
Russ, NCNE
Russ, NCNE
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Russ, NCNE
How about the product brand, name & item number for those of us not inclined to spend an entire weekend at home depot.
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Russ, NCNE
I know that store is very good at making me feel like a confused idiot....
<< <i>Do you have to buff in the buff? >>
In your case it is recommended.
<< <i>Do you have to buff in the buff? >>
He better not! I think those are some of my coins and I don't want them scarred for life
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<< <i>Removing stubborn scratches from slabs - the solution. >>
Remove the slab.
Is there any risk of any of these compounds permeating the plastic and damaging a coin?
never! those slabs are airtight and dont allow anything from the outside in,,,,,,right yall?
What was not a breeze was getting the scratch out without causing an optical distortion in the plastic. You had to work a small scratch over a large area to keep from causing visible distortions.
John
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<< <i>I have a world of scratched slabbs.
Is there any risk of any of these compounds permeating the plastic and damaging a coin? >>
Don't polish the edges.
<< <i>Is there any risk of any of these compounds permeating the plastic and damaging a coin?
never! those slabs are airtight and dont allow anything from the outside in,,,,,,right yall?
I believe it is well established that slabs are NOT airtight, but the risk of damage from a polishing compound is small.
Like the creator, this method is flawed. You easily can distort the plastic, and ruin the slab. Put too much pressure on the drill and the slab will melt.
If only a few then why?
<< <i>Like the creator, this method is flawed. You easily can distort the plastic, and ruin the slab. Put too much pressure on the drill and the slab will melt. >>
Gawd, you're a dumbass.
Russ, NCNE
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<< <i>Like the creator, this method is flawed. You easily can distort the plastic, and ruin the slab. Put too much pressure on the drill and the slab will melt. >>
Gawd, you're a dumbass.
Russ, NCNE >>
I would agree that was a dumass comment. The average home electric drill does not spin anywhere near the RPMs required to generate enough heat to 'melt' a hard plastic slab. Even distorting the plastic would be pretty unlikely.