What is everyone's favorite method for polishing plexi crystals?

[ztd125]

Hello everyone,

What is your favorite way/method for polishing plexiglass crystals? (ie paper, wheel [what size?], microfiber, comp, etc)

Does anyone use lacquer for the deeper scratches to 'fill in'?

Cheers,

Zach

[Alastair]

Brasso and soft cotton cloth...

[Cad101]

Pound shop four step nail buffers finished of with autosol metal polish.

[Ishima]

Depends on how deep the scratches are, I've had no problems starting off with medium-fine to fine emery paper or roebuck (garyflex) if it's in bad shape to level out the worst of the scratches, then switch to brasso/polywatch to get the smoothness and clarity back.

[jdm]

I've used Polywatch for the first time today on an acrylic crystal (I'm not sure of the difference with plexiglass). It works for marks and microscratches but it would be a challenge for anything deeper. Beside cost, the tube is very small and goes fast, there must be something better in that sense.

[ro63rto]

Plenty products the car detailers use that would work for our watches.

Initially more expensive but it would last a lifetime.

[oldhippy]

12 hours ago, Alastair said:

Brasso and soft cotton cloth...

That's what I used to do other then that replace the thing.

[Geo]

I use Solvol Autosol metal polish for polishing metalwork and acrylic watch crystals, it does a great job. If the the crystal is badly scratched I flatten it first with 600, 800 then 1200 grit wet or dry abrasive paper before polishing.

[ftwizard]

Same. Wet & Dry, used wet, from 800 through to 2500, then Autosol chrome polish.

[TheFixer]

Autosol chrome polish for deeper marks then Polywatch

Lighter marks just polywatch.