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By rjenkinsgb · Posted
For info, fine sanding sticks such as the ones below, in the high grit grades, are excellent for restoring plastic crystals (and some metal casings). I start at 1000 grade on a crystal that has bad scratches, or probably 3000 for one that is just fuzzed with wear, then work up to at least 7000, working slightly more around the curved edge with each increasingly fine grade, so as not to leave scratches or flats/facets from only working on the main face area. Some Polywatch or Brasso etc. after that gets it back to a perfect shine. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09HZZ628K/?th=1 -
By ManSkirtBrew · Posted
My personal preference is to use the finest one (red in your set) for 99.9% of what I do. I can always add more oil if necessary, but it's harder to remove too much. I use the largest oiler to transfer lubricants from their bottles into my oil cups. -
By ManSkirtBrew · Posted
Also what I've found is when doing this sort of fiddly work with your tweezers, less squeezing and more nudging is the way. I feel like I can be a lot more precise with a gentle push than trying to use my squeezy muscles while moving parts at the same time. -
By Terrinecold · Posted
Nice trick I’ll try that. I don’t think you cursed me I think at this point I am so clumsy that everything bad which can happen is bound to. The microscope helps a lot but dexterity with tweezers is not there. -
By ManSkirtBrew · Posted
Oh no, I cursed you! So I found that no matter how much I demagnetized my tweezers, the spring, and the movement (if you try this, make sure the spring is inside a container or it will fly away), it still wanted to stick to my fine steel tweezers. So I stuck some Rodico on the end of a pegwood stick (my favorite tool) and stuck the prongs of the spring in that. I then used my brass tweezers to gently nudge the spring's hinge into the slot in the chaton. I had to do it at least twice on that Omega, but the Rodico-on-a-stick trick really saved the day. It prevents you from pinging it away and really makes it easier to navigate the spring into its slot.
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