During the operation of the watch, their dialOver time, fading, and on the surface of the glass there are defects. There are several ways that you can return the product to its original attractive appearance. Let's find out how to polish the glass on the watch, eliminate scratches and scratches.
Material type
Is best to be processed cheaporganic material. A little more will have to tinker with a natural glass, which is more stiff in comparison with the previous version. In the case of sapphire bases, it will be necessary to work as neatly as possible, because of their tendency to crack in contact with hard surfaces.
Means for polishing
How to polish the scratches on the watch glass? This will require the following materials:
- Toothpaste;
- special paste for polishing GOI;
- cotton wool;
- alcohol;
- mineral oil;
- pieces of cloth of different thickness;
- polishing wheel;
- Sander.
How to remove small scratches from organic glass?
How to polish the glass on the watch if availableminor scratches? To begin with, a small amount of toothpaste is applied to a prepared piece of cotton wool. You can also use a piece of thin cloth or a felt cloth, which is intended for rubbing the optics.
The glass is laid on a flat, hard surface. Easy smooth movements in one direction, with little or no pressure, polishing the product.
Once the defects disappear from the glass, the lastIt is wiped away from the traces of toothpaste by a clean, water-moistened cotton swab. If polishing has not allowed to eliminate all scratches and scrapes, it is worth repeating the procedure several more times.
The presented method is effective at polishingorganic glass. It is also suitable for removing defects from the surface of a plastic watch. However, resorting to it is irrational for the treatment of sapphire glass, which can only be polished in fairly crude ways.
Polished natural glass
The work is carried out in the following order:
- The glass is removed from the watch case and delicately wiped from contamination with a cotton swab moistened with an alcohol solution.
- The polishing wheel is installed on the grinding machine. The latter is processed with GOI paste of small grain, after which it starts at low revs.
- Glass slightly pressed to the circle. Polishing is performed in the direction from the edges of the product to its central part.
- As soon as the scuffs disappear from the glass,a piece of cloth applied a small amount of mineral oil. With the help of circular movements in one direction, finishing polishing is performed, which makes it possible to achieve complete transparency of the product.
- In conclusion, the remnants of mineral oil are cleaned with a cotton swab moistened with alcohol.
Polished sapphire crystal
As in the previous case, the glass is preremoved from the watch case. Paste GOI large grain is applied to a pre-moistened cotton swab. Next is polished glass in a circular motion for several minutes. At the end, the product is wiped with cloth moistened with alcohol.
If on the surface of sapphire glass are availablelarge scratches, the procedure is carried out using a polishing wheel on a grinding machine. In order not to damage the product, in the process of work it is necessary to remain vigilant when performing delicate surface treatment.
Some sapphire wristwatchescontain anti-reflective coating. In this case, it is not recommended to resort to its self-treatment. To eliminate defects in such a situation, it is better to hand over the clock to the workshop.
Finally
So we looked at how to polish the glass onhours in the presence of damage of varying complexity. As you can see, this work can easily be done at home. The main thing - the availability of the necessary materials and special tools for polishing, as well as careful attention to the task.
