[CUBE] scratches on cube

[Richard Clark]

On Saturday, Feb 1, 2003, at 14:29 Europe/Rome, Tom Hostler wrote:

>> I remember there was once a post about scratches on the cubes and how
>> to get rid of them. When i used to repair planes there was a product 
>> we
>> used on the windshields that worked very well It was called micromesh
>> and basically it was a little kit that came with very fine sandpaper 
>> in
>> various grits up to 15000 i think it was. Anyway thats my 2 euro cents
>
> This come with no warranty, but household metal (yes metal!) polish 
> works
> very well on soft plastic. In the UK we have a brand called "Brasso" 
> which
> is in a liquid form (consistency of pouring cream) and you simply put 
> some
> on a soft cloth and use gentle circular motion around the scratch and
> massage it away. Work on Watch glass too ...

I'll second the Brasso used it myself on plastic. need to rub like hell 
for long but works.
>
> If you rub the liquid between your fingers it has no 'grittiness' that 
> you
> can perceive, so if you try it with whatever you have - do that finger 
> test
> first! It's obviously a very fine abrasive in a liquid suspension.
>
> Never done it on a cube, but have on perspex and similar 'soft' 
> plastics
> that are translucent to great effect.
>
>
>
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