Polywatch glass polish review 😁
Thought I would try and polish a few scratches, from a 70s Seiko Quartz I just got.
As you can see, the glass (Hardlex) has a number of scuffs and although quite difficult to see with the naked eye, if the light catches them just right, or you take a close up picture they kinda pop.
I decided to try polywatch glass repair, which was around £15 on your friendly neighbourhood billionaire bookshop.
The directions are pretty good, and you basically buff in the repair & finishing compound with a felt covered stick.
This did nothing but give me arm ache. 😣
However not to be put off, out came the dremel & the polishing pads, and the results are more impressive.
Did a couple of passes, and this is the results.
It's turned out pretty well.
I used about half the compound, so cost me 7 to 10 bucks including the dremel pads to restore the glass.
Does anyone have any polishing tips, as this was my first go? 😊
Polywatch glass polish review 😁
Yes
No
- Effective
- Easy to use
- Pricey
- Need other equipment
Love all kinds of watches, especially Seikos Compulsive collector of lots of things
It looks good 👍🏻
I didn't take any pictures of this one, but my next move was a terrible mistake!
I had a few minor scratches in my Seiko EL370 3702-7000 hi beat Electronic UFO Mens 1970
so I applied the same method, unfortunately I hadn't realised is was acrylic, and it melted the crystal with deep gouges. all over the glass.
It looked like sand dunes with engrained carbon polish.
I should have taken a picture but I was in full panic mode.
but i lapped it with some wetndry glass paper to get it flat again & then standard polywatch and I got it back to this.
so glass repairer not recommended for acrylic 😉
Yes sir, I’ve had success over the last 5 years with Polywatch on my Panerai 662 which has a plexi crystal. Scratches easily but Polywatch always saves the day and I also have a backup crystal that came with the watch new. So I’m covered for a while.