Polishing Scratched Turntable Lids

[Lord Hawthorne]

We've discussed this much before, and I've been in the camp that advocates Novus plastic polish. Today I used a product I think is better, "Gel Gloss". It's much more effective on taking out scratches in hard plastic, and takes less time, although it still takes some elbow grease.
I found it in my local hardware store.

[rockclassics]

We've discussed this much before, and I've been in the camp that advocates Novus plastic polish. Today I used a product I think is better, "Gel Gloss". It's much more effective on taking out scratches in hard plastic, and takes less time, although it still takes some elbow grease.
I found it in my local hardware store.

:thumbsup: Thanks for the tip. I have a couple of TT covers that are in need of this.

[jligon]

I see a lot of different Gel Gloss products. Which one in particular did you use? I've never used any of these before. Do they work without changing the original appearance of the cover? Are they at all abrasive?

[JoelDF]

Oooh, nice tip. I seriously need to use something like that to polish my TT cover. I try to keep my TT clean, but the top with some 26 years of abuse needs real help.

[Lord Hawthorne]

I see a lot of different Gel Gloss products. Which one in particular did you use? I've never used any of these before. Do they work without changing the original appearance of the cover? Are they at all abrasive?

I'll have to answer that when I'm back at work, but I do recall that it mentioned it was for fiberglass, acrylic and marble.

[bluesky]

Go to the auto store and get 'Meguiar's Plastx'. It's pure magic. Finally something that works as advertised!! You will have to rub for a few hours but your turntable cover will come out like brand new, except the deep scratches of course. It's great stuff.

[dmt]

What can I get to get my wrist watch's scratchest removed? would one of these you mentioned do the trick?

[Glen B]

Go to the auto store and get 'Meguiar's Plastx'. It's pure magic. Finally something that works as advertised!! You will have to rub for a few hours but your turntable cover will come out like brand new, except the deep scratches of course. It's great stuff.

I second the use of Meguiar's Plastx. Its what I've used on my TT dustcover to remove fine scratches. I don't know about the hours part though. :D It took me just a few minutes of rubbing.

[hifi_nut]

Plain & simple regular toothpaste, slightly diluted in water, will do the job, too.

Takes some hard circular rubbing, though, and it won´t remove the deepest ones.

I kid you not.

Jorge

[Mike from NYC]

For deep scratches I use Mothers Aluminum Polish followed by a cleaner-wax. I've been using this combo successfully for many years when restoring cars for the convertible back windows and for tail light lenses.

I also use a buffer with 10" wheel and special plastic compound run at low speeds but not many of you will have such a machine, but it is the best way to remove scratches.

Use circular motions with any compound you chose to use when doing it by hand.

[bonjo]

I think the problem with all of these polishes is that while they remove the old scratches, they replace them with new, finer scratches and swirl marks. You can see these in brighter light (e.g. sunlight) and they bug me to no end.

[Frumious B]

One of the indicated uses for Brasso is polishing watch crystal. I've used the stuff on my watch, my cell phone, my mp3 player screen, my car headlights, black plastic car mirror casing and the occasional scratched CD with great success. I've also read anecdotal accounts of Air Force personnel using it in the cockpits of planes. If I owned a turntable and wanted to polish the lid then I would probably reach for the Brasso once again.

[rsub8]

For deep scratches I use Mothers Aluminum Polish followed by a cleaner-wax. I've been using this combo successfully for many years when restoring cars for the convertible back windows and for tail light lenses.

I also use a buffer with 10" wheel and special plastic compound run at low speeds but not many of you will have such a machine, but it is the best way to remove scratches.
That Datsun in your attached photos is a beauty! :agree: