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Last week I was horrified when I scuffed my Navi 806s crystal. I did some searches and found a suggested product to remove scratches. I was spectical as I didn't want to make it worse but this afternoon I took the plunge and IT WORKED!!!! I used a car scratch removal product called Quixx. It was $16.99 at my chain auto parts store. It's a three step system. I skipped the first step which was to sand with 3000 grit paper and moved to step two. The first paste you apply and buff for 1-2 minutes at a right angle to the scratch, and then apply the 2nd paste and buff in a circular motion for 1-2 minutes. I cleaned the crystal and the scuff is gone!

After basking in my success, I thought it would also work well on metal so I did my buckle too which also turned out great. Great product!!!

Did it work on your bracelet as well as cape cods?

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NAVITIMER WORLD (SILVER)
PATEK PHILIPPE 5980 (BLACK)

I think that I'll stick to Polywatch!

I think it did about as good or a bit better than cape cods.

IMHO the risk with car products would be to get white residues btw Crystal and bezel . Personaly I use Polywatch for crystals and Cape Code for metal parts , with good results .

I am glad it worked for you.

In another thread, I recently extolled the virtues of a certain museum grade polish for watch cleaning, and surprise, surprise, I have also used the same polish in place of Polywatch. I suspect that any liquid polymer solution (within reason) will do the same thing as Polywatch. We all buy Polywatch however, because it works and it does what it says it will do on the box. We are secure in repairing our precious watches without fear of further damage.

Your car polish must have a similar formulae to Poly and its good to know you can use other products in its place. The heat generated by using a circular motion with Ploywatch (as indicated) must liquefy the solution to a point that it will lay down in scratches and fill up the damaged areas. When the heat from rubbing is removed, the Polywatch must solidify slightly and dry clear. That’s the trick of course; that it dries clear.

Polywatch is so cheap and easy to apply that a few tubes of it should be on every watch owners list. But if you run out, other polishes maybe possible. But be careful though using anything else.

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Jim

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