polishing

[2bogie]

hello everyone. can anyone advise on the best way to polish a stainless/gold submariner, other than sending it to rolex. i have purchased rouge polishing compound but it does not seem to do the job.

[StanGMT]

There has been another thread about this recently. You are strongly advised NEVER to use any abrasive type polish on any of the metal/bezel parts of your watch - it leads to metal wear and loss of detail on the bezel over a period of time. The metal/bezel should only be refurbished by a competent watch technician. Depending upon the material of the crystal you can carefully polish minor scratches out using rouge (I use car paint polish on the acrylic crystal on my GMT).

What exactly are you needing to polish the watch for - is it scratched, or just looking dull for some reason?

Stan.

[scottschoe]

Leave it alone. You'll risk damaging it (like someone on this forum).

[SPACE-DWELLER]

Welcome to TRF!

I will second the advice given, not to start polishing your Rolex. But if you insist, you can use the product "Cape Cod" which can be bought online (do a google search).

Here are two tutorials on how to use Cape Cod:

German tutorial (google translated, so be prepared for mistakes!).

English tutorial (fewer pics!)

NEVER ever use Cape Cod on SATINISED surfaces! It is made to polish lustre surfaces only!

I would also suggest going very easy with the Cape Cod. Less is more.

And here's a "horror pic" to prove it. Apparantly, the result of excessive use of Cape Cod which basically made a "Shape Odd" job out of this poor OQ. Compare to the other OQ with its crisp and sharp edges:

[frostie]

Originally Posted by scottschoe

Leave it alone. You'll risk damaging it (like someone on this forum).

Totally agree with what you said.