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Old 29 January 2008, 05:50 AM   #1
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OMG what have i done to my watch!!!!(cape cod cloth)

I just got in my cape cod cloth and i wanted to polish out a little scratch that i had. So i started polishing it and i wasn't paying attention to the watch(was watching TV while doing it like an idiot!!!!!)...after about 10 min passed i looked at it and it took out a quarter of the metal on the case (see pic below). How is this possible????10 minutes went by. I am ready to cry right about now, i know you guys were right when you told me not to mess with it but i just didn't listen. WHAT DO I DO NOW!!!!?????!!!?????















just kidding guys lol...how do you like my photoshop skills though?
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Old 29 January 2008, 05:52 AM   #2
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Now STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!!! Make us all have heart failure!!!
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Old 29 January 2008, 05:53 AM   #3
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Damn you scared me not bad photoshop skills at all
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Old 29 January 2008, 05:53 AM   #4
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Haha! I was going to say now you just have to polish the other 3 lugs!
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Old 29 January 2008, 05:54 AM   #5
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Was about to say whats wrong with the T Shirt method. You fooled me.
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Old 29 January 2008, 05:54 AM   #6
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Damn you scared me not bad photoshop skills at all
Don't encourage him, Velitsko!!!
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Old 29 January 2008, 05:55 AM   #7
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Old 29 January 2008, 06:00 AM   #8
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Old 29 January 2008, 06:04 AM   #9
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you funny like heart attack.

what is a cape cod cloth anyway? is it like 220 wet-or-dry?
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Old 29 January 2008, 06:05 AM   #10
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http://www.capecodpolish.ca/
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Old 29 January 2008, 06:07 AM   #11
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you funny like heart attack...
Yeah. A real riot!!!
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Old 29 January 2008, 06:07 AM   #12
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haha i really did get it in today though and i got out a small scratch i had, now my watch looks perfect again.
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Old 29 January 2008, 06:09 AM   #13
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haha i really did get it in today though and i got out a small scratch i had, now my watch looks perfect again.
You mean you really didn't take out a quarter of the metal on the case?? Whew! That's a relief!
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Old 29 January 2008, 06:10 AM   #14
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yea haha i cant believe you guys fell for that one so hard, i have planned this since i ordered it last week.
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Old 29 January 2008, 06:15 AM   #15
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yea haha i cant believe you guys fell for that one so hard, i have planned this since i ordered it last week.
Well, I'm glad you had fun with it!

Stuff like that scares the livin' bejesus out of us!!
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Old 29 January 2008, 07:41 AM   #16
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Wow that Cape-Cod cloth works better then my Drexel polisher.
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Old 29 January 2008, 07:42 AM   #17
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And here's another "horror pic". Apparantly, the result of excessive use of Cape Cod which literally made a "Shape Odd" job out of this poor 1530:

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Old 29 January 2008, 07:43 AM   #18
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And here's another "horror pic". Apparantly, the result of excessive use of Cape Cod which literally made a "Shape Odd" job out of this poor 1530:

That's a shame on a very rare watch.
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Old 29 January 2008, 07:45 AM   #19
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I cried out, what the hell, I must of said it in such a way that my wife said, whats wrong in a very anxious voice.
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Old 29 January 2008, 08:18 AM   #20
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i was going to say your cape cod cloth was much more abrasive than mine. i don't have enough strength in my arm to do that with a cape cod cloth.
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Old 29 January 2008, 09:13 AM   #21
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oh man that was a good one
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Old 29 January 2008, 09:18 AM   #22
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i was going to say your cape cod cloth was much more abrasive than mine. i don't have enough strength in my arm to do that with a cape cod cloth.
LOL - more like an orbital sander!!!
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Old 29 January 2008, 09:22 AM   #23
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Your poor watch!!!

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Old 29 January 2008, 09:39 AM   #24
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Old 29 January 2008, 09:40 AM   #25
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LOL - jumping the gun a bit, isn't he Brendan?!?
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Old 29 January 2008, 09:40 AM   #26
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I'm familiar with the problems with Cape Cod Cloths.

This used to be my Air-King..
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I'm familiar with the problems with Cape Cod Cloths.

This used to be my Air-King..
Hahahahahaaaaaa... I am

Good one, Larry!
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Old 29 January 2008, 09:53 AM   #28
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that other watch cannot be from the cloth, i think the owner had that polished out professionally, maybe he just wanted a shiny case with rounded edges. But i cant imagine a cape cod cloth do that.
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Old 29 January 2008, 12:02 PM   #29
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You should use 100 grit sand paper next time and cut down the polish time to just one minute.
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Cute, but so was the boy who cried wolf.

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