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New Member
United States
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I recently purchased a PCGS-slabbed SE and it's got some light (not deep) scratches on the obverse face. I was wondering if anyone has any experience or suggestions about how to remove the scratches.
I found products on the internet for removing scratches from plastic, but not all plastics are the same. And not sure if the plastic that PCGS uses is compatible. I suspect that the plastic PCGS uses is polycarbonate, but I could be wrong. I'd hate to use a product only to make matters worse.
I have a Dremel tool with buffing pads, along with their No. 421 polishing compound that is said to "bring a high luster to metal and plastic". But again, not sure if this product is safe to use on a PCGS slab.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1298 Posts |
I use either Meguiar's PlastiX, or Meguiar's X2.0. Always 'buff' in a light circular motion! Only works on light scratches.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a Dremel tool with buffing pads, along with their No. 421 polishing compound that is said to "bring a high luster to metal and plastic". But again, not sure if this product is safe to use on a PCGS slab.
Do not use your dremel as it will destroy the slab with the friction from the buffing wheel (I know this personally). I've purchased SLAB-RENEW a number of years back, as it was advertised as being made for PCGS holders, and have had good results. Check out the link below, I think you'll like it. http://www.slabrenew.com/Edited by Broken-Coin
03/26/2013 11:43 am
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New Member
 United States
25 Posts |
Thanks for the great suggestions. I'll give the different products that were mentioned a look. And if all else fails, I could have the coin re-slabbed. I think the cost is only $12.00, plus the $8.00 handling fee. So if I don't have good results removing the scratches, that will be my safety net. But they are light scratches, so hopefully a scratch removal product will work. And no Dremel!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@Broken-Coin I just ordered some slab-renew. Its supposed to do the trick with no residue or damage to slab. I suppose I will find out ...yes.
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Valued Member
United States
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Does anyone have any experience using these products on proof set cases? I've got a set or two that have minor scratches.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
I have used the Novus products (its a 3 stage product) and it does work pretty well on PCGS slabs, it is a little harder to get scratches out of NGC slabs though. If you use Novus and the scratches aren't deep I would use #2 followed by #1 but with NGC slabs I have had to use #3, #2 followed by #2 and still have to work pretty hard on getting scratches out
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Pillar of the Community
United States
624 Posts |
Before you buy anything to remove superficial scratches on plastic try peanut butter. Yes... peanut butter works very well on scratches to CD's or to most clear plastic covers. The oil will provide a cosmetic healing of light scratches and even give the surface a little sheen. Just take a small dab of creamy peanut butter (not the crunchy/nut kind) and rub the scratch gently with your finger tip. Apply only enough to put a generous coat on the surface. After you work the peanut butter across the scrath, clean the excess with a lint-free cloth (dry swiffer or a used laundry dryer sheet will also work fine).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just got my slab-renew and I must say it works pretty good but I will say what marks I had were very minor.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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my experience with slab renew has been bad..i made the mistake of trying to remove a decal of a hologram...bad news ..i had to get the coin reholdered as the hologram disintegrated. They do warn about that on the bottle so I tried to remove a light scuff mark from a plastic coin disc holder to no avail....they advertise it as a sure bet but I'm not impressed
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You could always resubmit to PCGS for 10 bucks, but 10 bucks adds up because you might have other scratched slabs. Plus you might not be a PCGS member and have to pay the expensive fee to be one.
Yes, I would suggest using slab renew.
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New Member
Italy
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I would reslab - it's definitely worth the while and cost, should the coin be of value. Somewhat time consuming, as it take a while for them to return, especially if you live outside the US, but it's the more effective way of solving annoying scratches. I've done a few times and wouldn't waste my time with home remedies or special pastes. Just my opinion.
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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The bulk of bad slab problems can be removed with Novus plastic polish. If that doesn't work, reslab. There is only so much of my time I'll spend to save $10.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I use either Meguiar's PlastiX, or Meguiar's X2.0. Always 'buff' in a light circular motion! Only works on light scratches. My suggestion too. And you can use it on your headlights of your car and many other plastic things. As to a Dremel, some have variable speed settings so if your is like that, keep it on a slow speed. |
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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Before you buy anything to remove superficial scratches on plastic try peanut butter. Yes... peanut butter works very well on scratches ... Add some grape jelly to that as well. Once the scratches are removed, lick clean. |
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