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Scratched Up NGC Case

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 Posted 10/31/2013  12:22 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Geohoarder to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I just bought a nice MS 66 Peace dollar off ebay and the NGC case is scratched up pretty bad. Is there a good way to buff it out, or is re-encapsulating the only option?
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Try rubbing it with toothpaste on a cloth. I don't know what the grade of toothpaste is, unfortunately. Don't dilute with water.

10,000 grade tin oxide from a lapidary supplier is the best way to go. 10,000 grade is fine enough not to leave a haze behind on the plastic case. This comes in a white powder form and would be used as a watery paste, when mixed with water.
The case needs to be waterproof, or you will get capillary flow into the slab.

The grading system here is the same used in the automotive repair industry paint shops.

I use up to 100,000 grade diamond polishing paste to obtain a superfine polish, when cutting yellow sapphire.
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 Posted 10/31/2013  03:26 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Geohoarder to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Oh yeah, I actually used that stuff to polish rocks that I made thin sections for in my undergraduate geology research project.
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The product that I use is called Novus.
Comes in three bottles:
-- heavy scratch remover
-- fine scratch remover
-- plastic clean& shine

You have to supply the fourth element -- elbow grease.

It works well BUT some scratches are too deep for even the "heavy" to handle.
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 Posted 11/07/2013  9:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add LowLife to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
there are several good plastic scratch removers....i always buy mine from the auto parts store!
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