oysterinfosince 2006

Workshops

Removing Micro Scratches

Cape Cod polishing cloths bring polished surfaces back to a high shine fast.

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Polished surfaces are big in watches right now (on Panerai or the current Rolex models, for example). Everyone knows those annoying little micro scratches that come from simply wearing a watch and can't be avoided. Until now, the only way to get rid of them was a polish at an authorized dealer or during a service. That polish costs a lot and eats into the watch, since losing material is unavoidable.

With Cape Cod polishing cloths you can quickly bring polished surfaces back to a high shine. It's very easy, and here's a quick demo.

Step 1

Cape Cod polishing cloths

Cape Cod Metal Polishing Cloths
Cape Cod Metal Polishing Cloths.

The piece with light wear marks. It looks worse here than it really was.

Bracelet before polishing
Bracelet before polishing.
Step 2

Tape off the satin-finished surfaces

First, tape off the satin-finished surfaces.

The satin-finished surfaces are taped off
The satin-finished surfaces are taped off.
Step 3

Polishing

Polish with the pink cloth. The Cape Cod tin comes with gloves. One direction, two directions or circles, it doesn't matter which way you move.

Polishing carefully
Polishing carefully.

Here's the result.

You can see what came off on the cloth
You can see what came off on the cloth.
Step 4

Buffing afterward

Then buff with the white cloth from the tin or any other soft cloth.

Now the fine finish
Now the fine finish.

Some black "dirt" here too.

Visible discoloration here too
Visible discoloration here too.
Step 5

Result

The result looks pretty good, doesn't it?

The bracelet after polishing looks perfect
The bracelet after polishing looks perfect.

Here's another picture after polishing.

The result looks good from the side too
The result looks good from the side too.

I put this workshop together with Jörg, a friend from the R-L-X forum, and I'd like to thank him again for his help.