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lightingball2 · 23 February 2018, 03:26 PM

Anyone have good experience with these? do you recommend using them for light scratches or will this thing tear up the stainless steel?? Just curious if its ok to use on our watches?? I have some light scratches I would like to removed from the lugs.....

Roger Lococco · 23 February 2018, 03:34 PM

I put a decent ding into a brand new Vacheron on week 2. I took the watch to Vacheron and to a few high end restoration guys - all said it would require a full service to fix back to normal. Finally stumbled across Cape Cod.

Note, it is only for polished surfaces and it is not for brushed surfaces. I tried it gently and it lessened the ding somewhat - as you know, you're essentially stripping down the metal on the watch. In the end, I was too concerned about swirls or other 'mistakes' on my end that I didn't push it. It should work great on hairline scratches on polished surfaces.

On my Vacheron, coincidentally mine needed warranty service about a month later. They did a full service in about 10 days, which was incredible. And of course the watch came back looking completely brand new.

enjoythemusic · 23 February 2018, 03:38 PM

It can be good, or ruin your day in a very bad way. Depends on your polishing skillset.

yorkef · 23 February 2018, 04:17 PM

Very useful in polishing light scratches, but do not use on brushed area.

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arcadelt · 23 February 2018, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by yorkef

...but do not use on brushed area.

If concerned, you can mask brushed areas with low-tack tape.

elcompa · 23 February 2018, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkef

Very useful in polishing light scratches, but do not use on brushed area.

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Agree. Dont ask how I know this....

zaratsu · 23 February 2018, 07:08 PM

Worked well the one time I used it. It's quite gentle and takes a lot of effort to strip away relatively little metal.

I watched a few YouTube videos beforehand to get comfortable with it. Highly recommended.

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23 February 2018, 03:26 PM	#1
lightingball2 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Real Name: Jeff K. Location: Sacramento, Calif Watch: Rolex Daytona Posts: 326	Cape Cod Polishing Cloth Anyone have good experience with these? do you recommend using them for light scratches or will this thing tear up the stainless steel?? Just curious if its ok to use on our watches?? I have some light scratches I would like to removed from the lugs.....

23 February 2018, 03:38 PM	#3
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23 February 2018, 03:34 PM	#2
Roger Lococco "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Real Name: Roger Lococco Location: Asia Watch: 126719BLRO Pepsi Posts: 2,980	I put a decent ding into a brand new Vacheron on week 2. I took the watch to Vacheron and to a few high end restoration guys - all said it would require a full service to fix back to normal. Finally stumbled across Cape Cod. Note, it is only for polished surfaces and it is not for brushed surfaces. I tried it gently and it lessened the ding somewhat - as you know, you're essentially stripping down the metal on the watch. In the end, I was too concerned about swirls or other 'mistakes' on my end that I didn't push it. It should work great on hairline scratches on polished surfaces. On my Vacheron, coincidentally mine needed warranty service about a month later. They did a full service in about 10 days, which was incredible. And of course the watch came back looking completely brand new.

23 February 2018, 04:17 PM	#4
yorkef "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Posts: 155	Very useful in polishing light scratches, but do not use on brushed area. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

23 February 2018, 07:08 PM	#7
zaratsu "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: AU Posts: 123	Worked well the one time I used it. It's quite gentle and takes a lot of effort to strip away relatively little metal. I watched a few YouTube videos beforehand to get comfortable with it. Highly recommended. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

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