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mfserge
PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 7:24 am 
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Yesterday I walked into my kitchen and my Omega PO rubbed on the underside of my granite countertop.....I was scared to look...and it turned out that I had scratched the brushed portion of the case pretty good. Ironically, the scratch was the same exact shape as the Omega logo and I mean EXACT, it looked like I had someone carve the logo into the case. It bugged the crap out of me all day, first thing this morning I ran to the store and got a 3M Scotchbrite pad and with a few gentle full strokes the entire scratch was gone and the finish looks exactly like the Omega case finish. Incredible!!!

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crazy on the scratch looking the same as the logo. it would bug the shit out of me too. glad its fixed
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Wow. That was meant to be. Weird scratch shape but glad you got it out with a scouring pad.

If that had been me, it would have looked nothing like the logo pertaining to the watch make it was scratched onto, and a few gentle rubs with a pad would have made it look even worse!

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Scotchbrite pads are superb for refinishing brushed steel. I've said it here before, but a few years ago I had a fairly scratched Seamaster Pro that I was trading in at an AD for something else. I went to town on the case and bracelet with the scotchbrite, and when I took it into the AD they were appraising the watch (and I kid you not), the guy looks at it for a few mins and says, "Have you ever worn it?"! :thumbsup: It was a daily wearer for around 3 years, so yes, scotchbrite definitely works if you use them carefully.

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mfserge wrote:
.................Ironically, the scratch was the same exact shape as the Omega logo and I mean EXACT, it looked like I had someone carve the logo into the case. ................


You may have devalued the watch by fixing it. :wowzers A few years ago someone Ebayed (for crazy $s) a cheese sandwich with an image of Mother Theresa (or was it the Virgin Mary?) grilled on it. :bow:

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I thought it was Jesus? But I remember hearing something about that. If the Omega Logo just appeared then I woulda listed the watch for a $1mil on eBay but since my stupidness caused it I figured it was best to fix it.

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