Any experiences with Cape Cod?

[boychild]

Has anyone ever tried using this successfully and produced great results? Curious. Cheers!

[nigelUK]

Originally Posted by boychild

Has anyone ever tried using this successfully and produced great results? Curious. Cheers!

Not on a Rolex. Used it plenty of times on a Panerai.

It will only remove very fine scratches. Use a light circling motion and keep checking your progress. Tape up any brushed finishes with masking tape.

If you look at what you have done under magnification, you will see a myriad of ultra fine scratches, that create the shine/polish. It's not a factory finish.

[georgekart]

I did use it on PCLs. Be sure to mask the rest well, but it does have good results, it won't remove deeper scratches, but it can definitely remove smaller ones and help blend in deeper ones. If you mask it well, rest of links will remain satin, while, polished part will become smoother. If not, you can mess it up bad. Up to you. I used small scotch tape to mask brushed part of links well. And it does require precision.

[ashokleyland]

Used it on my panerai. Makes luster finish, masking the scratch. Makes you think the scratch is gone.

[fania123]

They are crap! leave it alone until your next service.

[TswaneNguni]

Best .Works great on polished ss and even better on polished gold.
Polished bits of gold on TT .,excellent to remove scratches.

Obviously not for brushed surfaces.

[Annan]

Yes, they can produce good results on polished surfaces. The biggest danger however is overuse. In the short term you can drive yourself crazy pursuing every little scratch and in the long term you can over polish your watch.

[HogwldFLTR]

I've been to P Town a number of times. I love it!!!

[Paul_I]

Originally Posted by boychild

Has anyone ever tried using this successfully and produced great results? Curious. Cheers!

I'm a big fan, especially during the summer. A lot of really historic destinations, beautiful beaches, and great seafood.

[breitlings]

Originally Posted by boychild

Has anyone ever tried using this successfully and produced great results? Curious. Cheers!

Lots of Breitling owners use it and there are discussions on breitlingsource.com which may be helpful for further research. The main complaints I've seen are that too much polishing causes changes in the reflections.

The other less intense option is the yellow/red polishing wipes which are used in museums to clean up pieces from oxidation.

Personally I go with a combination of (Costco) microfiber cloths daily and the yellow red cloths every blue moon.

[KBM]

Yes, and to great results. Btw, it sounds impossible to state that one can over polish a metal case by manually rubbing cape cod on it, unless you plan to do it for years non stop...

[cornerstore]

Not a fan of Cape Cod but really like Sunshine Cloths, great for polishing without the mess.

[Brew]

Only Woods Hole, and that was years ago, to get to MV.

[LuminousMaximus]

Critique at will...

[m j b]

I really don't think you can over polish a watch using a capecod by hand. Not unless you focus on the corners for hours and hours with the goal of rounding them off. As noted, just avoid the brushed finish (I use painters tape to mask them) and be reasonable.

It works on stuff besides watches too. I used it on a copper flashlight with great results. I'm not always about the patina.

[RJRJRJ]

They work well on very light scratches. They are kind of messy though.

[mk2jag]

I have used them for years for small swirls and small scratches. just be careful and don't go overboard by polishing too hard...

[trelane]

Too much traffic on the bourne and sagamore, I prefer visiting Maine nowadays.


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[tng11]

A bit messy and they tend to leave a form of haze on the polished surfaces. I leave it to the pros after some mediocre experiences with some other pieces.

[ArtNouveau]

I’ve had good luck with Cape Cod Cloths for many years on many watches. As others have said, mask anything with a brushed finish, and don’t expect it to take out major scratches or dings.

[illiguy]

Avoid.

[Annan]

Originally Posted by m j b

I really don't think you can over polish a watch using a capecod by hand. Not unless you focus on the corners for hours and hours with the goal of rounding them off. As noted, just avoid the brushed finish (I use painters tape to mask them) and be reasonable.

It works on stuff besides watches too. I used it on a copper flashlight with great results. I'm not always about the patina.

Agree that it would take some effort over a period of time to do some real damage. Regardless, keep in mind that when polishing with Cape Cods you are not removing the scratch itself. You are removing the surrounding metal down to the level of the scratch, equalizing the surface making it appear more uniform and shiny. How much metal?.....I don't know but I do know that it is gone forever. Just something to think about.

[MSchott]

Originally Posted by Annan

Agree that it would take some effort over a period of time to do some real damage. Regardless, keep in mind that when polishing with Cape Cods you are not removing the scratch itself. You are removing the surrounding metal down to the level of the scratch, equalizing the surface making it appear more uniform and shiny. How much metal?.....I don't know but I do know that it is gone forever. Just something to think about.

But that’s how all polishing works. You can’t add metal to fill in scratches. You must remove material.

[rockmastermike]

Daytona PCLs / tape / cape cod

[904VT]

Cape Cods work great for small hairlines. Otherwise they can help reduce some deeper ones, but to completely remove the deeper it would take way longer than it's worth. Polished parts only of course.

[crazycarlitos]

Just be careful around parts u do not want polished.

It’s ez to turn PCL bracelet into all-polished bracelet if not careful. Lol

[visualplane]

As mentioned before, it works well on light scratches on polished areas.

[Foxglove]

Cape Cod clothes work great on all polished surfaces. It's a very gentle polishing and easy to use. Tape off all non-polished parts before you start in and wash thoroughly with water after using the Cape Cod.

[doboy007]

How about typing in cape cod in search field and see all the threads pop up? Magic!

[Chaching]

Meh they work but you will drive yourself batty ... just leave it for next service