PX3 acrylic scratch removal

[n0uk]

Can anyone recommend a safe polish or other to aid in buffing out a minor surface scratch on the plastic (Perspex/acrylic?) screen cover on a PX3?

inTHANKSadvance

Chris, N0UK, G4JEC
______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

[Mike Markowski-2]

I've used Polywatch for similar things in the past, but not on a PX3.
So check product details first, and maybe others here know of better.

Should your sign off be:  adTHANKSvance  ?  :-D

73,
Mike ab3ap

On 4/14/20 1:14 PM, Chris Cox, N0UK wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a safe polish or other to aid in buffing out a minor surface scratch on the plastic (Perspex/acrylic?) screen cover on a PX3?
>
> inTHANKSadvance
>
> Chris, N0UK, G4JEC
______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

[Alan - G4GNX]

Chris, you cab buy Perspex polish, but I'm not sure where from right
now. Perhaps eBay?

73,

Alan. G4GNX


------ Original Message ------
From: "Chris Cox, N0UK" <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email]
Sent: 14/04/2020 18:14:24
Subject: [Elecraft] PX3 acrylic scratch removal

>Can anyone recommend a safe polish or other to aid in buffing out a minor surface scratch on the plastic (Perspex/acrylic?) screen cover on a PX3?
>
>inTHANKSadvance
>
>Chris, N0UK, G4JEC
>______________________________________________________________
>Elecraft mailing list
>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>Post: mailto:[hidden email]
>
>This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>Message delivered to [hidden email]

______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

[n0uk]

Thanks Alan and Mike for the two suggestions.

And, yes Mike, you’re correct about adTHANKSvance!


______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

[ANDY DURBIN]

"Can anyone recommend a safe polish or other to aid in buffing out a minor surface scratch on the plastic (Perspex/acrylic?) screen cover"

Meguiar's Mirror Glaze MGH-17.

I have used it on aircraft and other transparencies.  Deep scratches may require work with increasingly fine abrasives.  MGH-17 will remove the marks left by 1200 grit.

73,
Andy, k3wyc
______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

[Grant Youngman-2]

The “standard” that many other radio restorers use, and I use,  is Novus Plastic Polish.  It comes as a set of two abrasive level liquids and a fine polish.  On some tough problems I've successfully used a product called Micro-mesh … which is a set of cloth/paper abrasives in increasingly fine grits.  Usually use Novus, though, unless it's a really deep scratch.

Novus is sold on-line by Walmart, tubesandmore.com, and other places.  The other obvious option is just to purchase a new acrylic face from Elecraft if it’s a major deep scratch.

Grant NQ5T

> On Apr 14, 2020, at 1:30 PM, Chris Cox, N0UK <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Thanks Alan and Mike for the two suggestions.
>
> And, yes Mike, you’re correct about adTHANKSvance!
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:[hidden email]
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> Message delivered to [hidden email]

______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

[Gwen Patton]

I'll second Grant on Novus. I bought their 7100 kit from Amazon, and a set
of graduated polishing papers for really fine polishing.

The Novus 7100 kit is about $22 at Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UCYRZU/
The Zona 37-948 3M Wet/Dry Polishing Paper is about $14 at Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BHGC7G/

73,
Gwen, NG3P

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:49 PM Grant Youngman <[hidden email]> wrote:

> The “standard” that many other radio restorers use, and I use,  is Novus
> Plastic Polish.  It comes as a set of two abrasive level liquids and a fine
> polish.  On some tough problems I've successfully used a product called
> Micro-mesh … which is a set of cloth/paper abrasives in increasingly fine
> grits.  Usually use Novus, though, unless it's a really deep scratch.
>
>
______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]

[David Windisch]

To all interested:
Plain old white tooth-polishing paste, mixed with a small amount of
dihydrous monoxide, and patiently rubbed into scratches with a decent
moistened chamois, has worked for me on bezels of many kinds, even some auto
windows and paint*. Auto polish and clear auto windshield scratch-filler may
work with, eg, irreplaceable antique bezels.
Hth, and ymmv, naturally. Practice on similar scrap materials first.
Brgds,
Dave, N3HE

* You know, I-don-wanna-do-this-over paint jobs like 50 coats of hand-rubbed
candy-apple red lacquer on a '32 Ford roadster or 3-window coupe show car
body.



-----
Brgds,
Dave, N3HE
Cincinnati OH
--
Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/
______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Message delivered to [hidden email]