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Old 27 January 2012, 11:24 AM   #1
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Icon4 Sexy Plexi

So who here knows, long-term, how the marriage of polywatch and plexi works out? Are there things to take into consideration, limits, etc?

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Old 27 January 2012, 11:49 AM   #2
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Dude, scratches make the watch look cooler!!!!!!!!!!!! Stop with the OCD! ;-)

Let that sucker live a little.
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Old 27 January 2012, 12:10 PM   #3
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Dude, scratches make the watch look cooler!!!!!!!!!!!! Stop with the OCD! ;-)

Let that sucker live a little.


Mik..you know that Bryan is totally OCD about his pieces!

Bryan...being the same OCD that I am..I would think its on par with polishing...less the better but its a necessary evil...
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Old 27 January 2012, 12:16 PM   #4
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Geez. Thanks Mik and Phil for the totally polar opposite posts!
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Old 27 January 2012, 12:53 PM   #5
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Would you polish this



Or this



Give your piece a chance to grow!!!!!!
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Old 27 January 2012, 01:59 PM   #6
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Great point and very well made Mik.
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Old 27 January 2012, 04:35 PM   #7
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Old 27 January 2012, 05:26 PM   #8
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if you dont like the scratches polywatch and some elbow grease works wonders!
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Old 28 January 2012, 03:11 AM   #9
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Give your piece a chance to grow!!!!!!

Hellz no!! But mine is a modern classic, not that delicious thing.
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Old 28 January 2012, 03:12 AM   #10
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if you dont like the scratches polywatch and some elbow grease works wonders!
I know, that's my question. Can polywatch be used indefinitely without issues for years and years?...
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Old 28 January 2012, 03:27 AM   #11
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dont know about indefinately- but it does wrk when needed, I also would like to know w/o issues as well. I use it for my Helson skindiver & it wrkd outstanding
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Old 28 January 2012, 03:34 AM   #12
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I know, that's my question. Can polywatch be used indefinitely without issues for years and years?...
Yeah, you are only taking off micro bits (assuming you don't have a deep gash). Just exactly like sanding wood really.
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Old 28 January 2012, 04:13 AM   #13
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You've got a few millimeters to work with, no worries.
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Old 28 January 2012, 06:14 AM   #14
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I've seen some gnarly acrylic crystals come back to life with polywatch (or equivalent) and a buffing wheel.

Of course, you can only go so far.
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Old 28 January 2012, 01:27 PM   #15
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Patina ...the battle scars suffered by the watch of the urban cowboy in the steel and brick city caves.Its part of daily battles,character markings,accepted,but I will fight it to the end ...I will never surrender !!! Cape Cod,Wenol Red and Polywatch my tools of mass elimination.
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Old 29 January 2012, 02:19 AM   #16
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Patina ...the battle scars suffered by the watch of the urban cowboy in the steel and brick city caves.Its part of daily battles,character markings,accepted,but I will fight it to the end ...I will never surrender !!! Cape Cod,Wenol Red and Polywatch my tools of mass elimination.

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